Author Archives: Greg Fry
Update: RCMP investigating 'suspicious' death
PRINCE GEORGE -Update: Prince George RCMP are investigating a suspicious death. They say it stems from an altercation at an apartment building on the 1500-block on Queensway shortly before 9 p.m. last...
Mar 08, 2023
In The News for March 8: How many women are in CEO positions at Canadian banks?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, March 8, 2023 ... What we are watch...
Mar 08, 2023
B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016
VICTORIA - The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 211 people died in January, bringing the number of deaths to at least 11,195 si...
Mar 07, 2023
In The News for Mar. 7: Why are Canada's grocers making so much money?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023 ... What we are watching...
Mar 07, 2023
RCMP says it is investigating recent leaks on alleged foreign interference
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has opened an investigation into possible violations of the Security of Information Act concerning recent media reports about alleged foreign interference. In a statement to ...
Mar 06, 2023
Three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician will stay in caucus
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says three members of his party who met with a German politician from a far-right party will stay in caucus. Speaking to reporters today in Ottawa, Poilie...
Mar 06, 2023
Two skiers, buried in weekend avalanches in B.C., saved by friends: Avalanche Canada
VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada confirms two skiers have been caught and injured in separate slides east of Pemberton, B.C. The Avalanche Canada website says both events happened Saturday and each one in...
Mar 06, 2023
CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue
MONTREAL - CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees. Unifor announced Sunday that workers with Local 100 are 98 per cent in fav...
Mar 06, 2023
Trudeau 'surprised' that B.C. firm talks about selling cocaine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "as surprised as" British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine. Trudeau says ...
Mar 03, 2023
Three men killed in southeast B.C. avalanche were from Germany: news agency
INVERMERE, B.C. - Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been identified as German citizens. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur says the mayor of the mun...
Mar 03, 2023