Author Archives: Greg Fry
Candidate Questions: The Mayoral Race
Get to know more about the candidates running for mayor of the City of Prince George. Watch as the CKPG News asks in-depth questions to each mayoral candidate, and find out where they stand on the iss...
Sep 22, 2022
Missing teen located by police
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: RCMP say Lafontaine has been located and is safe and sound. They are thanking the media and public for their assistance in this matter.Earlier: Prince George RCMP is looking fo...
Sep 22, 2022
B.C. adds $2 million to enhance suicide prevention, patient care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions has announced $2 million in funding to support enhanced care for people at risk of suicide. Sheila Malcolmson says the money will...
Sep 22, 2022
Car stolen after owner steps away briefly
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties recently arrested a repeat offender after a car was stolen.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says the theft occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on September 7 at...
Sep 22, 2022
Banning Russians from visiting Canada would trap dissidents, Liberals say
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she does not support following European countries in barring Russians from getting visas, since many are likely to flee their country. Joly says Russ...
Sep 22, 2022
B.C. vows to act as report makes dozens of recommendations on prolific offenders
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it is starting to implement some of the recommendations made in a report aimed at curbing prolific offenders and random violence in the province. The g...
Sep 21, 2022
38-year-old P.G. man suffers 'severe injuries' after driving down an embankment on Stirling Drive
PRINCE GEORGE - Police are reminding drivers to make safe choices following two serious incidents that occurred within hours of each other over the weekend. Prince George RCMP say the first incident o...
Sep 21, 2022
Indigenous kids make up more than half of children in foster care: census
WINNIPEG - Statistics Canada's latest release of 2021 census data shows Indigenous children continue to be overrepresented in the child welfare system. Data collected shows Indigenous children account...
Sep 21, 2022
Two weeks after deadly stabbings, James Smith Cree Nation looks to shed the darkness
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Tire tracks worn into the gravel roads that lead into James Smith Cree Nation are deeper than they were two weeks ago, remnants of the heavy police presence and the numerous ...
Sep 21, 2022
Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift remaining COVID-19 travel measures
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal cabinet is considering whether to renew COVID-19 vaccine mandates and mandatory random testing for travellers. The current measures are set to expire at the end of the mon...
Sep 20, 2022