Author Archives: Greg Fry
Northern View - Is it time to do away with MSP premiums for international students?
In the 2017 BC Election the NDP promised to do away with MSP premiums, the monthly fee British Columbians use to pay for healthcare in the province. It proved to be a popular policy as the NDP secured...
Dec 21, 2022
Senior Environment Canada climatologist's top weather stories of 2022
From "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave to "hotumn" for the fall that never came, Canadians got a whole new vocabulary for wild weather this year. Here is a list of Canada's top 10 weathe...
Dec 21, 2022
Canada's population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan
OTTAWA - As 2022 draws to a close, Canada's population has already grown more than in any other year since Confederation. Statistics Canada says the country's population grew by 362,453 people, or 0.9...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21
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 Dec.21 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 21, 2022
Southern B.C. snowstorm halts flights at Vancouver airport, creates travel chaos
VANCOUVER - Most of British Columbia is covered by weather warnings as snow, extreme cold and arctic winds grip the province, forcing the suspension of all flights at Vancouver International Airport a...
Dec 20, 2022
CP NewsAlert: 'Freedom Convoy' protesters chosen as 2022 Newsmaker of the Year
OTTAWA - The thousands of protesters who gathered in the streets around Parliament Hill and at Canada's border crossings to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions were chosen as The Canadian Press New...
Dec 20, 2022
18th annual Spirit Game between PGSS & CHSS a huge success
...PRINCE GEORGE- Elementary Schools and Hockey Fans from all over the community of Prince George were packed in the CN Centre Friday afternoon to watch the 18th annual spirit game between the PGSS Po...
Dec 19, 2022
Royal couple's three-day visit to Canada for Platinum Jubilee cost at least $1M
OTTAWA - Canadian taxpayers spent at least $1 million hosting King Charles III, who was then Prince of Wales, when he visited Canada earlier this year. The RCMP provided a breakdown of the nearly $450...
Dec 19, 2022
Here are the main points in the global biodiversity deal adopted at COP15 in Montreal
MONTREAL - Negotiators in Montreal have adopted a new agreement aimed at halting the destruction of nature and beginning to repair the damage. Here are six of the main commitments in the Kunming-Montr...
Dec 19, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' protest voted The Canadian Press news story of the year
OTTAWA - The "Freedom Convoy" protest over COVID-19 health restrictions has been voted The Canadian Press news story of the year. The protest was by far the top pick in a vote by editors from newsroom...
Dec 19, 2022