Author Archives: Greg Fry
David Eby to be sworn in as B.C. premier at Vancouver Musqueam centre
VICTORIA - David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin in Vancouver next week, breaking with tradition. The Nov. 18 ceremony will be held at the Musqueam Comm...
Nov 08, 2022
Prince George RCMP issue 54 driving prohibitions in October
PRINCE GEORGE - Staggering.The response of the Prince George RCMP in relation to the 54 driving prohibitions police issued in October.Here is a breakdown:7 x 24-hour driving prohibitions, with all rec...
Nov 08, 2022
Reconciliation a 'call to action to all of us,' Jody Wilson-Raybould says in new book
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould says she wants people to see reconciliation as "a call to action to all of us." The former Independent member of Parliament and justice minister explores the topic in a n...
Nov 08, 2022
Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost
VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and today expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counter...
Nov 08, 2022
Mayor and Council sworn in
PRINCE GEORGE - "We want to roll up the red tape and roll out the red carpet."The words as part of newly-sworn Mayor Simon Yu during his inaugural speech during the swearing in ceremony last night, in...
Nov 07, 2022
Arctic chill, more snow for parts of B.C., following powerful weekend storm
VANCOUVER - Repair crews have made progress restoring electricity to the hundreds of thousands of British Columbia homes that were blacked out during powerful weekend storms, but Environment Canada sa...
Nov 07, 2022
Veterans' parade returns to national Remembrance Day after two-year hiatus
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is welcoming back one of the most iconic aspects of Canada's national Remembrance Day ceremony following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: the veter...
Nov 07, 2022
Health ministers meeting, Emergencies Act inquiry continues : In The News for Nov. 7
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 Nov. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 07, 2022
Provincial and territorial health ministers meeting with federal counterpart in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Canada's health ministers are set to meet in British Columbia this week, four months after premiers from across the country gathered in Victoria to show a united front of frustration over ...
Nov 07, 2022
Prince George unemployment lower than national rate
PRINCE GEORGE - The unemployment rate in Prince George was 3.5 per cent in October, , up from 3.4 per cent in September, but lower than the national rate of 5.2%.Statistics Canada says October was a g...
Nov 04, 2022