Author Archives: Greg Fry
Canada shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. Anand says the ammunition is "exactly" what Ukraine's government asked for from its alli...
May 24, 2022
Alcohol a possible factor in fatal crash in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Williams Lake Sunday night.RCMP say they were called to the scene of the crash just before 7 p.m. near the Stampede Grounds in th...
May 24, 2022
Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza in small flocks - one in southern British Columbia and the other in southeastern Alberta. A statemen...
May 24, 2022
Another winning $2M BC/49 ticket sold in northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - For the second consecutive weekend, someone has won $2 million dollars in northern B.C.The BC Lottery Corporation confirms that a winning ticket was purchased for Saturday night's (May...
May 24, 2022
COVID and air pollution, storm cleanup in Ontario and Quebec : In The News for May 24
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 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 24, 2022
'It all comes back to lodging': electrician says lack of housing slows construction
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Daniel Gabois would usually be out hunting this time of year. Flocks of Canada geese have started to appear overhead in their V-formations, returning to nesting grounds in the norther...
May 24, 2022
Death toll from Saturday's storm hits 10 as communities survey damage
Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even l...
May 24, 2022
Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms another case of 'bird flu' in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a small flock of poultry in Richmond, B.C. The agency did not provide informatio...
May 20, 2022
Canada considering smallpox vaccine for monkeypox cases, says Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - The risk posed by monkeypox is low, but nearly everyone in Canada is susceptible because routine vaccination against smallpox ended decades ago, top public health officials said Friday. Monke...
May 20, 2022
Government to release business case in support of new Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will lay out its case for building a new Royal B.C. Museum after the Opposition took aim at the initiative as a "billion-dollar vanity project." A ne...
May 19, 2022