Author Archives: Greg Fry

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa to miss deadline for $10 child care: report Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $...

FORT ST. JOHN - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the province is facing fewer active wildfires this year compared with last season at this time, but a forecast of thunderstorms and lighting will "certai...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports but did not say when it will take effect. More coming. The Canadian Press

NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's infrastructure minister, Bowinn Ma, says there was a "frightening" security incident at her constituency office in North Vancouver early Friday. Ma says in a state...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged down 0.1 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector slowed. The agency also says its advance estimate for May points to another 0.1...

KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's Interior health authority says it has confirmed additional cases of measles in the region spanning the province's southern Interior. A statement from Interior Health says...

OTTAWA - The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill. The legislation gives the federal government the power to fast-track projects to boost the national econ...

OTTAWA - The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversial major projects bill - legislation that would give the federal government the power to fast-track projects it hopes wi...

PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial government is providing $469,480 in funding to improve runway lighting at Prince George Airport.It's part of $6.2 million the government is investing in regional airport...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions and sentencing for some crimes, particularly those involving organized crime, human trafficking, home i...