Author Archives: Greg Fry

CP NewsAlert: Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
OTTAWA - Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employers' offer for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The process will be led by the Canada Industrial Re...
Jul 16, 2025
July 15, 2025, On Demand
One Prince George family is facing a serious challenge regarding the health of their five-year-old daughter, but because of new federal laws, the family faces returning to the Philippines, and with th...
Jul 16, 2025

Air quality alerts issued for much of Central Canada, Manitoba amid wildfire smoke
TORONTO - Much of Central Canada and Manitoba are under special air quality statements or warnings today amid smoke from wildfires burning in parts of the country. Environment Canada says swaths of On...
Jul 14, 2025

Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says 10 people are hospitalized with measles in the province, with one active, contagious case as of July 8. It says the infections are among 102 confirme...
Jul 10, 2025

Government extends temporary tariff relief measures for employment insurance
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain wo...
Jul 10, 2025

Downtown power outage affected over 200 hydro customers
PRINCE GEORGE - Update (11:30): Power has been restored. Update: According to BC Hydro, the outage was caused by a motor vehicle incident near Quebec Street and Fourth Avenue. No further details have ...
Jul 10, 2025

NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say...
Jul 10, 2025

Canada continuing to lag in the number of EV charging stations needed to meet goals
OTTAWA - Canada still doesn't have the network of public charging stations it needs to meet its electric vehicle goals, researchers say. With a little more than 35,000 charging stations in service acr...
Jul 09, 2025

Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers
EDMONTON - Canadian summer camp organizers say they expect a ripple effect of bolstered emergency plans and preparations this summer after more than two dozen campers and camp counsellors were killed ...
Jul 09, 2025

Fire sparked by RCMP trailer near Lytton, B.C., is being held and will be downgraded
A wildfire near Lytton, B.C., that ignited when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer and prompted evacuations is now classified as "being held" and is no longer likely to spread. The BC Wildfire Service s...
Jul 09, 2025