Author Archives: Greg Fry

'Heartbreaking loss': B.C. agency looks into ambulance call after infant death report
BARRIRE, B.C. - British Columbia's emergency health service says it is reviewing the circumstances of the reported death of an infant last week while waiting for an ambulance in a small community in t...
Aug 29, 2022

Public safety minister adds new rules on prison 'dry cells' for suspected contraband
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued new directives today on the use of "dry cells" to keep inmates from bringing contraband into federal prisons. Prisoners who are suspected of conc...
Aug 29, 2022

Floods, drought, storms could cost Canada's economy $139 billion by 2050: report
OTTAWA - Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada's economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis...
Aug 29, 2022

90 year weather record falls in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- As you may have noticed Prince George has experienced hot weather over the past couple of days, including breaking a heat record Thursday that was standing for 90 years says Environment...
Aug 26, 2022

City and School District to offer campaign help
PRINCE GEORGE - Deciding to run for office is not a light decision at its best. Sitting around the Council chambers or the School Board Office is a heady place to be, making decisions that affect the ...
Aug 26, 2022

'It was the worst phone call a mother could imagine': Mother provides Hart Highway crash update
PRINCE GEORGE - "It was the worst phone call a mother could imagine."That from the mother of the woman involved in yesterday's single-vehicle crash on the Hart Highway and Noranda Road at around 2 p.m...
Aug 26, 2022

B.C. cannabis stores close, lay off staff as job action prevents pot deliveries
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's cannabis stores say they're shutting their doors and laying off staff because a labour dispute in the public sector has stopped the province's pot distribution centre fr...
Aug 26, 2022

Transit advocate says green hydrogen has been slow moving for city bus projects
OTTAWA - The head of an advocacy group pushing to decarbonize public transit systems says the new Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement sends a positive signal about the future of the industry. However, J...
Aug 25, 2022

Foul play not involved after human remains found south of Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF - Mounties say the human remains discovered earlier this week south of Vanderhoof were that of a man. The remains were discovered Monday afternoon on Kenney Dam Road on the Saik'uz First Na...
Aug 25, 2022

SD57 hosting trustee information sessions
PRINCE GEORGE - Some helpful information if you're thinking of running for school board this fall. School District 57 will be hosting trustee candidate information sessions starting next Tuesday, Augu...
Aug 24, 2022