Author Archives: Greg Fry
Habs' Price apologizes for timing of pro-gun post, honours 1989 massacre victims
Montreal Canadiens star Carey Price is apologizing to the victims of the 1989 Montreal massacre after he made a social media post in support of a firearm rights group in the days leading up to the ann...
Dec 06, 2022
B.C. children's representative urges immediate help for children with special needs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent children's representative says too many youngsters with special needs are being shortchanged by government support and assistance programs. Jennifer Charleswo...
Dec 02, 2022
Little change on the jobs front in November
The economy added a modest 10-thousand jobs in November,making for little change in employment across the board. Prince George's jobless rate climbed to 4.2 percent last month from 3.5 percent the pre...
Dec 02, 2022
Feds won't help provinces for disaster compensation if housing built in flood areas
The federal environment minister is warning that Ottawa will not provide disaster compensation where a province deliberately allows housing to be built in areas prone to flooding. Steven Guilbeault's ...
Dec 02, 2022
Some $20,000 in damage in a house fire on Sanderson Road
PRINCE GEORGE- Fire crews from two halls were called to a house fire on the 2600 block of Sanderson Road just before 5:30 last night . Crews arrived to find smoke coming from an open door .The fire wa...
Dec 02, 2022
Windchill explained
PRINCE GEORGE - Northerners hang on everything about the weather, especially in the winter. We need to know what's in store. And when we check out the prediction for the day, you can't help but notice...
Dec 01, 2022
Icy cold, wind and chance of more snow forecast for parts of B.C.: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - A high pressure system over British Columbia is pushing arctic air and bitter cold to several areas of B.C. along with the potential for snow and wind on Friday. Environment Canada says an...
Dec 01, 2022
B.C. teachers strongly approve three-year contract with pay boost, added benefits
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public school teachers have ratified a new three-year contract. Nearly 50,000 members of the BC Teachers' Federation were eligible to cast a ballot and a statement from ...
Dec 01, 2022
Woman wanted for drug trafficking
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties need your help in locating a wanted woman.RCMP say 37-year-old Wakine Taryn Fox is wanted for trafficking in a controlled substance.She is described as:Indigenou...
Nov 30, 2022
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people, prompting a renewed call for Premier David Eby to introduce a widely accessible safe supply of drugs....
Nov 30, 2022