Author Archives: Greg Fry
B.C. firefighter numbers increase to more than 2,500, with 100 Brazilians here today
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expecting the arrival of 100 firefighters from Brazil today, adding to the province's growing international wildfire force. BC Wildfire Service spokesman Cliff Chapman s...
Jul 21, 2023
B.C. firefighter numbers increase to more than 2,500, with 100 Brazilians here today
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expecting the arrival of 100 firefighters from Brazil today, adding to the province's growing international wildfire force. BC Wildfire Service spokesman Cliff Chapman s...
Jul 21, 2023
Serious crimes unit takes over case of two missing B.C. children named in Amber Alert
SURREY, B.C. - Police have released more information about the woman alleged to have abducted her two children, who are the subject of an Amber Alert. RCMP say Verity Bolton was spotted by closed-circ...
Jul 20, 2023
Families get boosted Canada Child Benefit through sizable cost-of-living adjustment
OTTAWA - Families eligible for the Canada Child Benefit are getting their July payments today, which includes a hefty cost-of-living adjustment. Most federal benefits and credits increased by 6.3 per ...
Jul 20, 2023
Ottawa working to prevent further wildfire tragedy after deaths: environment minister
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after wildfires claimed three lives last week. A nine-year-old boy fro...
Jul 20, 2023
RCMP investigate suspicious death at North Star Inn
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties are investigating the suspicious death of a woman.Prince George RCMP say they discovered the female's body on Monday July 17 at the North Star Inn, located on the 1500-b...
Jul 20, 2023
In the news today: continuing fallout from labour dispute at B.C. ports
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... B.C. ports in limbo as union removes strike notice... The fallout from the labo...
Jul 20, 2023
Zellers pop-up store coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Zellers Canada announced that 21 pop-up stores will be opening across Canada in August, including one here in Prince George.The pop-up store will be located at the Hudson's Bay store i...
Jul 19, 2023
More military expected to deploy to help B.C. wildfire fight, minister says
VANCOUVER - More soldiers are expected to be deployed today to help firefighters battle the nearly 400 active wildfires in British Columbia. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says 75 military me...
Jul 19, 2023
B.C. ports shut down again as union rejects tentative deal, resumes strike action
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's ports are facing an uncertain future after the longshore workers union rejected a tentative mediated deal and resumed strike action that had been put to a temporary halt...
Jul 19, 2023