Author Archives: Greg Fry
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
Conditions improving after snow and windstorm hammers southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - A fierce storm blanketed Vancouver Island and much of British Columbia's south coast with 10 to 25 centimetres of snow, causing traffic gridlock, power outages and airport delays. Environm...
Nov 30, 2022
Western Forest Products to temporarily reduce lumber production levels in December
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says it will temporarily reduce its lumber production levels for the rest of the year. The Vancouver-based forest products company says the reduction will amou...
Nov 30, 2022
Traffic mayhem, power outages, plane off taxiway as snow hits B.C. south coast
VANCOUVER - The first major fall snowstorm to hit British Columbia's south coast paralyzed traffic, cut power to thousands of homes and even affected Vancouver International Airport as a plane skidded...
Nov 30, 2022
Blowing snow advisory issued for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a blowing snow advisory for Prince George.The national forecaster says poor visibility in snow and blowing snow is expected or occurring in some locations...
Nov 29, 2022
Mechanical issues force temporary cancellation of garbage collection in Quesnel
QUESNEL - Bad news for garbage collection in Quesnel.The City says residential garbage pick-up has been cancelled for the rest of the week due to mechanical issues. A City news release says this week'...
Nov 29, 2022
Bank of Canada lost $522 million in third quarter, marking first loss in its history
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada lost $522 million in the third quarter of this year, marking the first loss in its 87-year history. In the central bank's latest quarterly financial report, it says revenue...
Nov 29, 2022
Williams Lake checkstops nab five impaired drivers, including two at once
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake got two impaired drivers for the price of one at a recent checkstop.In a news release issued Tuesday (Nov. 29), RCMP reported the results of a series of che...
Nov 29, 2022
Thousands of plants, animals at risk of extinction in Canada: wild species report
OTTAWA - A new report assessing the status of wild species in Canada says more than 2,200 plants, animals, fish and other wildlife are at risk of dying out. The latest Canadian Endangered Species Cons...
Nov 29, 2022