Author Archives: Greg Fry
Former B.C. legislature clerk to be sentenced July 4 for $1,900 in misspending
VANCOUVER - A former clerk of the B.C. legislature is set to be sentenced on July 4 after he was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust. The fraud charge against Craig James was stayed last week be...
May 26, 2022
Early Psychosis and Schizophrenia Awareness Day
PRINCE GEORGE - The B.C. Schizophrenia Society PG Branch hosted an open house on May 24th for Psychosis and Schizophrenia Awareness Day. " Prince George branch of B.C. Schizophrenia Society offers sup...
May 26, 2022
Fresh manure dumped at B.C. premier's community office, police say
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police say they are investigating manure left at the front doors of Premier John Horgan's local constituency office in Langford, B.C. A news release from RCMP Wednesday says officers ...
May 25, 2022
B.C. documents outline case to build new provincial museum in Victoria at $800M cost
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released documents it says led to the decision to build a new provincial museum at a cost of almost $800 million. The documents, which number thousands o...
May 25, 2022
Emergency alerts when severe weather happens can be improved: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says emergency weather alerts that are broadcast over the mobile network should be improved to make sure they're getting to the right people at the righ...
May 25, 2022
Flood-stricken B.C. farmers given more time to apply for disaster assistance
VICTORIA - British Columbia has extended the deadline to apply for recovery help for farmers hit by last fall's devastating floods. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food says farmers w...
May 25, 2022
Trevali says bodies of four missing workers found, four more still missing
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says the bodies of four workers missing since its Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso flooded last month have been found. Four other workers remain missing. The Canadian minin...
May 25, 2022
French Conservative debate, Tamara Lich bail hearing : In The News for May 25
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 May 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 25, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates meet in Quebec for party's French-language debate
OTTAWA - Candidates running for leadership of the federal Conservative party will appear on stage tonight for its French-language debate. The event is taking place in Laval, Que., north of Montreal, a...
May 25, 2022
Trudeau cancels appearance at event in B.C. after protesters hurl racial slurs
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel plans to attend a fundraising dinner on Tuesday evening after two speakers at the event said protesters hurled racial slurs at the mos...
May 24, 2022