Author Archives: Greg Fry
WestJet union should apologize for trying to 'silence' free speech, Poilievre says
VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize for trying to silence free speech. Poilievre used the public announcement system to giv...
Sep 14, 2023
16th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive underway
PRINCE GEORGE - A food drive has been launched to help out those in need this upcoming holiday season. The 16th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is looking for either monetary or non-perishable food don...
Sep 14, 2023
Man walked naked out of shower, found Mountie in his bedroom: lawsuit
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom. Kirk Forbes says the encounter in hi...
Sep 13, 2023
McBride residents invited to drop off scrap tires at upcoming recycling round up event
VICTORIA - Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), an environmental not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia, announced today (Wednesday) that they will be...
Sep 13, 2023
In the news today: Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, Trudeau to meet MPs in London
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... More questions arise in daycare E. coli outbreak A report detailing critical he...
Sep 13, 2023
B.C. aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, docu...
Sep 13, 2023
The Exploration Place to offer free programs for northern schools
PRINCE GEORGE - Thanks to an $80,000 grant from the Drax Foundation, The Exploration Place will offer free school visits and programs for northern B.C. elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools...
Sep 12, 2023
What's at stake for the Assembly of First Nations in the upcoming election?
OTTAWA - The next leader of the Assembly of First Nations will be tasked with unifying hundreds of chiefs at a time when reconciliation appears to be less of a priority in Canada, says an Indigenous p...
Sep 12, 2023
B.C. caps allowable rent increases at 3.5 per cent, 2 points lower than inflation
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has set the allowable rent increase for next year at 3.5 per cent. The rate is more than two percentage points below the 12-month average inflation rate of 5...
Sep 11, 2023
Evacuation order area expanded and evacuation alert area added for Great Beaver Lake wildfire
PRINCE GEORGE - We may be closing in on mid-September, but wildfires in this region are not letting up.The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has expanded the evacuation order and an evacuation a...
Sep 11, 2023