Author Archives: Greg Fry
More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
OTTAWA - Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either in or outside of Canada. A statement from Heal...
Jul 05, 2022
Job action looms in B.C. as talks collapse with BC General Employees Union
VICTORIA - The BC General Employees Union, one of the largest unions representing public sector workers in British Columbia, says talks with the government have broken down. A statement from the union...
Jul 05, 2022
Assembly of First Nations meets as suspended chief fights for financial audit
VANCOUVER - The annual gathering of the Assembly of First Nations is being held this week in Vancouver under a cloud of criticism from its national chief, who has been suspended and denied entry to th...
Jul 05, 2022
B.C. health minister says province preparing for fall COVID-19; urges vaccinations
SURREY, B.C. - Preparations are underway to help British Columbia fight any potential surges in COVID-19 this fall. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended and he's urging ...
Jul 04, 2022
Suspect in Stampede shooting facing multiple charges, including attempted murder
WILLIAMS LAKE - Update: The suspect in the investigation, Jordell Sellars, has been charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm with intent to endanger life. He was due in court today (Mon...
Jul 04, 2022
Crash between bus, delivery van in B.C., leaves young Quebec student on life support
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - RCMP say a teenage student visiting from Quebec is on life support after a delivery van collided with a transit bus in southeastern British Columbia. A statement from Castlegar RCMP ...
Jul 04, 2022
Canadian Press NewsAlert: About 675,000 signed up to vote in Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - The Conservatives say about 675,000 members signed up to vote for a new leader, a staggering number that the Tories believe sets an all-time record for any federal political party. More Comin...
Jun 30, 2022
B.C. police watchdog orders review of proposed discipline
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has ordered a review by a retired judge into a disciplinary decision against an officer who allegedly disobeyed orders during an investigati...
Jun 30, 2022
Canada Day celebrations set for Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park
PRINCE GEORGE - Canada Day festivities return to Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park tomorrow for the first time since the pandemic started. Festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the park with fire...
Jun 30, 2022
Canadians urged to catch up on vaccinations, prepare for fall boosters
Federal health officials are bracing Canadians for another round of COVID-19 vaccines expected to roll out in the fall, and are urging those behind on their boosters to catch up now. Canada's chief pu...
Jun 30, 2022