Author Archives: Greg Fry
Parks Canada capital budget falls as agency works on new plan for crumbling assets
OTTAWA - The capital budget for Canada's national parks and historic sites is being slashed by more than two-thirds this year even as more than 30 per cent of the agency's assets remain in poor or ver...
May 13, 2022
B.C. mine environment safeguards whittled down by amendments, university study says
Some environmental safeguards built into British Columbia mine approvals are being gradually whittled away without enough public or scientific oversight, says new university research. A recently publi...
May 12, 2022
Two-vehicle MVI outside Duchess Park Secondary
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: The crash scene has been cleared. No other updates are currently available.Earlier: Emergency crews are on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Winnipeg Street and 9th Avenue ne...
May 12, 2022
Delayed snow pack melt creating elevated risk for flooding in Prince George and surrounding areas
PRINCE GEORGE - The cooler weather seen throughout the spring has put out the talk of any wildfire danger for Prince George and the area, although the potential of flooding has only worsened.April was...
May 11, 2022
B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it dropped two dozen COVID-19 violation tickets against three Chilliwack, B.C., pastors who continued in-person worship se...
May 11, 2022
Downtown business vandalized again
PRINCE GEORGE - A longtime downtown business has once again been the target of vandals and thieves, this time, early Wednesday morning. Jack and Jill Embroidery's main glass doors were smashed, costin...
May 11, 2022
Record-breaking building year expected
PRINCE GEORGE - Whether it's multi-family dwellings of single-family dwellings, commercial conStruction, private or public, development in Prince George is, once again, set to break records again this...
May 11, 2022
Woman wanted for abduction, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
PRINCE GEORGE - If you've seen Alix Gene Bottle, police would like to hear from you.The 27-year-old is wanted by Prince George RCMP for abduction by parent, uttering theats, possession of a weapon for...
May 11, 2022
Investigators find burial sites at 53 former Indigenous residential schools in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Investigators have found marked and unmarked burial sites at the locations of 53 former Indigenous residential schools in the United States. The long-awaited report from the U.S. Departme...
May 11, 2022
Soaring gas prices, poll on Canadian abortion rights : In The News for May 11
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 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 11, 2022