Author Archives: Greg Fry
Freeland says Russia should be booted from G20, but no movement yet
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Russia should be booted from an international forum to manage global economic concerns. Freeland says removing Russia from the G20 was a key topic ...
Apr 22, 2022
Cougars' Ethan Samson gets named BC Division 2nd Team All-Star
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Cougars defenceman Ethan Samson was named to the B.C. Division Second All-Star Team for the 2021-22 Regular Season, the Western Hockey League (WHL) announced Thursday.Sam...
Apr 21, 2022
COVID-19: Cases in B.C. hospitals up 33% in one week, ICU cases hold flat
British Columbia's latest weekly data report shows the number of COVID-19 cases in hospitals has climbed more than 33 per cent since last Thursday.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control reported 485 case...
Apr 21, 2022
B.C. prioritizing negotiation over litigation for Indigenous rights
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has developed "a new approach to litigation" as part of its process to implement its 2019 legislation adopting the United Nations Declaration on the ...
Apr 21, 2022
Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say
Experts say Canada needs to develop a robust system to detect COVID-19 activity in the absence of wide-scale PCR testing. Since the onset of the Omicron variant, provinces and territories have scaled ...
Apr 21, 2022
Climate change investments now reduce future costs, report finds
Spending money now to avoid the worst effects of climate change later will literally pay for itself, according to a new analysis. "Investing now can pay off later," said Sean Cleary, head of the Insti...
Apr 20, 2022
Concerned citizen group oppose sale of land near Ginter's Meadow
PRINCE GEORGE-161 acres of land around Ginter's Meadow was recently put up for sale for development and some concerned citizens want to put a stop to it. Ginter's Green Forever is a group of concerned...
Apr 20, 2022
Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family's home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city of Mariupol w...
Apr 20, 2022
Vees end Spruce Kings' season with series sweep
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings entered Tuesday night with their backs against the fall being down 3-0 in the series against the Penticton Vees, and they were delivered the final blow i...
Apr 19, 2022
First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...
Apr 19, 2022