Author Archives: Greg Fry
Mining going green
PRINCE GEORGE - It was during the Natural Resources Forum that the head of BC Hydro announced plans to seek expressions of interest in the possibility of more than doubling the amount of power on the ...
Jan 23, 2023
B.C. Green Party names Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as second deputy leader
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Green Party has named a second deputy leader in a move leader Sonia Furstenau says is key to preparing for the next provincial election. Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi is the forme...
Jan 23, 2023
Death toll from LA-area dance hall massacre climbs to 11
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) - The death toll from the dance hall massacre blamed on a 72-year-old gunman has risen to 11 on after one of the 10 people who were wounded died. The Los Angeles County Depa...
Jan 23, 2023
In The News for Jan. 23 : Will inflation-driven prices ever go down?
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 Jan. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 23, 2023
Simon Fraser Bridge rehabilitation project to resume this spring
PRINCE GEORGE -The Simon Fraser Bridge rehabilitation project will resume this spring and will be completed by September 2023. The southbound lanes on the bridge have been closed since the start of co...
Jan 21, 2023
Suspect in two armed robberies arrested
QUESNEL - A suspect in a pair of armed robberies this month in Quesnel has been arrested.Thirty-year-old Thomas Philips has been charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of disguise with intent,...
Jan 20, 2023
In The News for Jan. 20 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its interest rates again?
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 Jan. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 20, 2023
Police to release their findings of B.C. bank shootout where two suspects died
SAANICH, B.C. - Police will release the results of their investigation into the dramatic shootout last June in which two gunmen were killed outside a Victoria-area bank branch. The Vancouver Island In...
Jan 20, 2023
BC Hydro looking for Expressions of Interest
PRINCE GEORGE - Plenty of announcements out of the Natural Resources Forum over the past three days, including one from BC Hydro.BC Hydro announced it will issue an Expression of Interest in the comin...
Jan 19, 2023
Eby promises $50M to help get fire-damaged wood to B.C. mills
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby is promising $50 million from the upcoming budget to help transfer fire-damaged wood from remote areas to pulp mills. Eby told the Truck Loggers Associat...
Jan 19, 2023