Author Archives: Greg Fry

Nisga'a Nation celebrates return of totem after it was taken almost a century ago
LAXGALTS'AP, B.C. - A ceremony will be held today by the Nisga'a Nation in northern British Columbia for a memorial totem that has gone to Scotland and back over the last century. The 11-metre totem w...
Sep 29, 2023

PG RCMP recovered over $465,000 in stolen property
PRINCE GEORGE-Over the past three months Prince George RCMP's Street Crew Unit has focused their energy on targeting individuals involved in property crime throughout the Prince George Community.In Ju...
Sep 28, 2023

B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions. A statement from the office says a new tool has been cr...
Sep 28, 2023

Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires has been sentenced. Angela Cornish was charged with four counts of arson, related to numerous fires set bet...
Sep 27, 2023

Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada. The federal governm...
Sep 26, 2023

Two killed, four injured in Helicopter crash near Purden Lake
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: Emergency Health Services confirm that four people were transported to hospital this morning's helicopter crash. . Six ambulances and a supervisor responded. Earlier: North Dis...
Sep 26, 2023

In the news today: NDP and Bloc ask Rota to resign, Quebec daycare crash
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Here's what else we're watching ... NDP, Bloc say Speaker should resign after h...
Sep 26, 2023

PG Fire Rescue douse two weekend fires
PRINCE GEORGE - A busy weekend for Prince George Fire Rescue.The City says crews doused a pair of fires - Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning.On Saturday, eleven firefighters from three halls ...
Sep 25, 2023

Canfor's Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says a Swedish company in which it owns a 70 per cent stake has signed a deal to buy a sawmill for $6 million. The Vancouver-based forestry company says Vida AB will acquire t...
Sep 25, 2023

CP NewsAlert: NDP says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
OTTAWA - NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to step down after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. A...
Sep 25, 2023