Author Archives: Greg Fry
It's official. Meteorologists say this summer's swelter was a global record breaker for high heat
GENEVA (AP) - Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Met...
Sep 06, 2023
Evacuation alert issued for fire south of Noonlang Lake
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and Regional District of Fraser-Fort George have issued an evacuation alert for a wildland interface fire south of Noonlang Lake (approximately...
Sep 05, 2023
Some evacuation orders to lift in B.C., but wildfire disruptions drag on
VANCOUVER - Residents of British Columbia's Shuswap region must wait another day for evacuation orders to lift in wildfire-ravaged areas of the community, complicating the return to school for some st...
Sep 05, 2023
Students head back to school with climate change, AI and affordability top of mind
TORONTO - Students across much of Canada are packing lunches and slinging on backpacks today as they bid farewell to summer vacation and gear up for another school year. Parents and teachers say they'...
Sep 05, 2023
Yellowknife evacuees hopeful they'll be allowed to return home tomorrow as planned
Yellowknife residents are crossing their fingers that tomorrow's scheduled lifting of a general evacuation order will go ahead as planned and they'll be allowed to return home. The lifting of the orde...
Sep 05, 2023
New COVID variant no cause for parental panic, says doctor, but kids need flu shot
VANCOUVER - A pediatric infectious disease doctor says there's nothing to suggest that British Columbia parents sending kids back to school next week need to make big changes in how they manage COVID-...
Sep 01, 2023
Work on Shane Creek Bridge replacement to be delayed another two to four weeks
PRINCE GEORGE - Work on the $1.2 million dollar Shane Creek Bridge Deck resurfacing project on University Way will last an extra two to four weeks. The City blames the delay on further deficiencies th...
Sep 01, 2023
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Economy pulled back in Q2, revises Q1 growth lower: StatCan
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy appeared to stall in the second quarter as Statistics Canada says the economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.2 per cent in the second quarter. The agency also revi...
Sep 01, 2023
What happens when you give 50 homeless people $7,500 each? A B.C. study found out
VANCOUVER - There's a stark contrast between public perception and the reality of how homeless people spend money, says a researcher who gave 50 homeless people in British Columbia $7,500 each to do w...
Sep 01, 2023
B.C. Premier Eby calls on Bank of Canada to halt interest rate hikes
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is calling on the Bank of Canada to halt further interest rate hikes. In a letter today to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, Eby urges him to consider...
Aug 31, 2023