Author Archives: Greg Fry
Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
VANCOUVER - A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't ...
Jul 07, 2022
AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes
VANCOUVER - It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn't been solved. Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resolu...
Jul 07, 2022
Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader
VANCOUVER - The national youth council co-chair for the Assembly of First Nations says politics and squabbling around leadership are getting in the way of Indigenous topics that matter most. Rosalie L...
Jul 06, 2022
B.C. government commits $500,000 to safe sport
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government is pumping $500,000 into its safe sport program amid numerous reports of abuse and maltreatment in Canadian sport. Melanie Mark, B.C.'s minister of tourism, arts, c...
Jul 06, 2022
True motive of B.C. bank shooting may never be known, says criminologist
Questions of what would motivate twin brothers to enter a British Columbia bank dressed in body armour and prepared for a gun battle remain unanswered, but a criminologist sees similarities to two oth...
Jul 06, 2022
Prince George streets swamped after massive rainfall
PRINCE GEORGE - Crews from the City of Prince George continue cleaning up and evaluating damage from a large rainfall which hit downtown Tuesday afternoon.It is unknown how much rain downtown Prince G...
Jul 05, 2022
BCSC levels allegations against Prince George financial advisor
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has alleged that an advisor in Prince George recommended high-risk securities to five investors without taking reasonable steps to ensure ...
Jul 05, 2022
B.C. police officers recovering after bank shootout overwhelmed by support
SAANICH, B.C. - An officer who was injured in a deadly shootout outside a bank in Saanich, B.C., last week remains in intensive care after three surgeries. Saanich Chief Const. Dean Duthie told a news...
Jul 05, 2022
From forestry to policing - RCMP announce new detachment commander in Quesnel
QUESNEL - Staff Sgt. Richard Weseen has been named the new detachment commander for the Quesnel RCMP.He replaces Staff Sgt. Darren Dodge, who was recently promoted as the Officer in Charge of the Will...
Jul 05, 2022
Five years since Fraser Lake man went missing
FRASER LAKE - Saturday July 9 will mark five years since a Fraser Lake man was reported missing. Forty-two-year-old Jerry Krietz was last seen on Friday July 7 at 9 a.m. RCMP say he was going to Princ...
Jul 05, 2022