Author Archives: Greg Fry
'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King granted bail
OTTAWA - Pat King, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been granted bail. The decision was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom Monday by S...
Jul 18, 2022
Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18
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 July 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 18, 2022
BC Wildfire Service responds to blaze near fire-ravaged Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - An aggressive fire was spreading Thursday just west of Lytton, B.C., the same community all but wiped out by a blaze last year. BC Wildfire Service reported the fire was about 1.7 kilom...
Jul 15, 2022
Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in B.C., says chief coroner
VICTORIA - The British Columbia chief coroner says the province is on pace to lose another record number of people to toxic drugs this year. There were at least 195 deaths from overdoses in May, the h...
Jul 14, 2022
Wanted: Levi Eddie Stuparyk
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man. Thirty-four-year-old Levi Eddie Stuparyk is wanted on four outstanding arrest warrants stemming from multiple inv...
Jul 13, 2022
Wine Lovers 2022 to offer a taste of Spain
PRINCE GEORGE - Tickets for this year's annual Wine Lovers evening, set for September 23 at the Coast Hotel, are on sale now.It's in support of Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation and will highl...
Jul 13, 2022
Man arrested after pointing firearm at another person
PRINCE GEORGE - A 25-year-old Prince George man is facing a raft of charges after police allege he pointed a firearm at another person. RCMP say Michael Campbell-Alexander was arrested Saturday night ...
Jul 13, 2022
Here's what the 2021 census says about how many Canadians received COVID benefits
OTTAWA - New data released Wednesday provides the clearest snapshot yet of how many Canadians accessed the COVID-19 support programs the government hastily rolled out at the beginning of the pandemic....
Jul 13, 2022
'Unprecedented': Retailers gouging PG motorists at the pump according to experts
PRINCE GEORGE - It's not often you can say the price of gasoline in Prince George is more expensive than the price at the pump in Vancouver. Tuesday was one of those cases.The cheapest price of a litr...
Jul 12, 2022
Two police officers remain in hospital after a shootout outside a B.C. bank
VICTORIA - A police officer is out of intensive care after being injured in a shootout outside a British Columbia bank nearly two weeks ago. A statement Monday says two Saanich police officers remain ...
Jul 11, 2022