Author Archives: Greg Fry
Canada's Kerri Einarson beats Germany 8-5, claims women's world curling playoff berth
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canada's Kerri Einarson clinched a playoff spot at the women's world curling championship Friday with an 8-5 win over Germany. Einarson improved to 8-3 with one game remaining in...
Mar 25, 2022
Canada opens the energy tap and Ukrainians removed to Russia: In The News for Mar. 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 Mar. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 25, 2022
Utility repair operation to close section of 15th Ave downtown
PRINCE GEORGE - Motorists beware. The City of Prince George says a section of 15th Avenue will be closed for a utility repair operation starting tomorrow (Mar.24). The city says both eastbound lanes a...
Mar 23, 2022
B.C. building enough homes to meet growing population, but not enough are affordable
VANCOUVER - The organization representing British Columbia's municipal governments says resolving the province's affordable housing crisis is more complex than just building more homes. A Union of B.C...
Mar 23, 2022
Behind the scenes of the removal of residential schools memorial from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - The federal government had originally hoped to remove a Parliament Hill memorial dedicated to Indigenous children who died and went missing from residential schools months earlier than actual...
Mar 23, 2022
2 in custody following two separate robberies in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties say two men are in police custody following two separate robberies last week in Prince George.The first occurred just before noon last Thursday (March 17) at a business ...
Mar 22, 2022
Calculating the windfall of curling
PRINCE GEORGE - Every event that comes to a community, sporting or otherwise, that brings visitors has an impact on the economy of that community. Its acronym is called STEAM, an acronym for Sport Tou...
Mar 22, 2022
Interior Savings waives fees for donations to Ukraine
PRINCE GEORGE - Interior Savings is waiving any processing fees for wire transfers that are being sent to provide financial assistance to Ukraine and neighboring countries. Fees will continue to be wa...
Mar 22, 2022
Some key details in the "confidence and supply" deal between the Liberals, NDP
OTTAWA - Some key elements of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP that would keep Justin Trudeau's government in power until 2025: The NDP will not move a vote of non-confidence, nor vote for a...
Mar 22, 2022
'No-tick' at women's world championship among changes considered for curling
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Not all curlers at the women's world championship are thrilled about experimenting with a new rule. Other changes to the game to make it more viewer-friendly are afoot. The World...
Mar 22, 2022