Author Archives: Greg Fry
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
Jun 30, 2022
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
Jun 30, 2022
Provincial aid welcomed by PG4Ukraine
PRINCE GEORGE - Ukrainian citizens arriving in B.C. under the federal Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel can now apply for hardship assistance from the B.C. government. Eligibility for ...
Jun 29, 2022
NDP Transport critic calls passport delays a national embarrassment
OTTAWA-The NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach made a statement today calling passport and airport delays a national embarrassment."After two years of being unable to travel, people are beyond frustr...
Jun 29, 2022
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations rising as new variants gaining ground
MONTREAL - Quebec is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations driven by new Omicron subvariants that account for about 75 per cent of infections, the province's public health director...
Jun 29, 2022
Police chief says two suspects dead, no members of public hurt in B.C. bank shootout
SAANICH, B.C. - The chief of police in Saanich, British Columbia, says it is truly amazing that no members of the public were hurt during a gunfight at a bank in which two robbery suspects died. Chief...
Jun 29, 2022
Some cities rethinking Canada Day parades amid rising costs, funding challenges
MONTREAL - Canada Day celebrations are making a return after two years of scaled-down festivities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some Canadians hoping to catch a traditional parade may be out o...
Jun 29, 2022
Chamber changes up digs
PRINCE GEORGE - The local Chamber of Commerce has opted to do away with its traditional bricks and mortar building for more modest digs. The new office is located on Seventh Avenue, co-located with th...
Jun 28, 2022
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Prince George."Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing stro...
Jun 28, 2022
More than half of Canadians oppose Oath of Allegiance to the Queen
OTTAWA - Most people in Canada do not think people should have to swear an Oath of Allegiance to the Queen, according to a poll ahead of Canada Day. A Leger poll for the Association of Canadian Studie...
Jun 28, 2022