Author Archives: Greg Fry
PG Cougar named WHL Player of the Week
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Cougar Chase Wheatcroft has been named WHL player of the Week. The forward scored four goals and added seven assists in four games last week. He'll enter tomorrow night's...
Feb 13, 2023
Major parties support quick passage of Liberal law delaying assisted dying expansion
OTTAWA - All major parties in the House of Commons are signalling they will support a Liberal bill that would further delay the expansion of medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is ...
Feb 13, 2023
PG Chamber of Commerce appoints new CEO
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Chamber of Commerce has appointed Quynlan Young as its new CEO.She's been with the Chamber since 2018 when she started as executive projects coordinator. Young was bo...
Feb 13, 2023
Weekend 'anomaly' over Montana first detected in Canadian airspace: Norad commander
WASHINGTON - An "anomaly" that military officials were tracking through the weekend before fighter jets downed an unknown object over the Great Lakes was first detected in Canadian airspace. Norad com...
Feb 13, 2023
In The News for Feb. 13 : Just what are these "objects" flying above North America?
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 Feb. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 13, 2023
Suspicious death now considered a homicide
PRINCE GEORGE - A death that occurred February 4 that was first considered suspicious, has turned into a homicide investigation.The woman was found dead in a home on the 500 block of 17 Avenue shortly...
Feb 10, 2023
Quesnel RCMP cleared in fatal 2021 shooting
QUESNEL -The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) will not be recommending charges against the Quesnel RCMP in regards to a fatal shooting that occurred there on August 31, 2021. Quesnel RCMP say t...
Feb 10, 2023
PG sees slight growth in January jobless numbers
OTTAWA - The numbers out of Statistics Canada show a slight uptick in the January unemployment rate for Prince George, at 5.9 percent compared to 5.4 percent in December and 3.4 percent in January of ...
Feb 10, 2023
B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its m...
Feb 09, 2023
Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier John Horgan says he is leaving politics, and gave an emotional farewell speech in the legislature. While he didn't give a specific time for his departure, he...
Feb 09, 2023