Author Archives: Greg Fry
To Your Health: Seasonal allergies
PRINCE GOERGE-Birds are chirping and flowers are blooming. Spring is in the air. That means the start of yard work, garage sales and outdoor activities again, but for some, it means watery eyes and no...
May 03, 2022
B.C. finance minister says 'over my dead body,' will abortion access change
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says she will fight to ensure abortion access rights are never denied in the province no matter what may happen in the United States. Selina Robinson rea...
May 03, 2022
Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says the explosive Supreme Court draft decision on abortion could pose a serious threat to a wide range of basic American rights. Biden says the rationale of the draft...
May 03, 2022
Highway blockades over old-growth logging aimed at forcing a dialogue, activists say
VANCOUVER - The activists behind road blockades and hunger strikes calling for an end to old-growth logging in British Columbia say their non-violent actions are aimed at sparking public discussion an...
May 03, 2022
Shirley Bond reintroduces a bill making AEDs mandatory in public buildings
VICTORIA-Liberal Critic for Health Shirley Bond has reintroduced a bill that would make it mandatory for automated external defibrillators to be present in public buildings. "This year, at least 7,000...
May 02, 2022
NCLGA underway this week
PRINCE GEORGE - Everything from justice reform to the environment to stumpage rates make up the set of resolutions for the North Central Local Government AGM this week. "There are a couple that are ve...
May 02, 2022
UNBC launches #UNBCPayItForward
PRINCE GEORGE - More than three decades ago, 16,000 northern B.C. residents signed a petition, contributed $5, and joined the Interior University Society to advocate for a university in Prince George....
May 02, 2022
B.C. tables data collection law to help dismantle systemic racism, says premier
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing data collection legislation that it says will start the process of dismantling systemic racism faced by Indigenous and other racialized commun...
May 02, 2022
B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverage
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Health says thousands of eligible British Columbians are benefiting from expanded coverage for medications that make it easier or more effective to treat their conditions. A...
May 02, 2022
It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...
May 02, 2022