Author Archives: Greg Fry
BC Liberals slam the NDP over its Pandemic review
B.C. Liberals are calling on the provincial government to launch an independent review of all aspects of the pandemic response of the past two years. Wednesday saw the launch of the public feedback fo...
Mar 17, 2022
Tory leadership hopeful Jean Charest says he wouldn't change Canada's firearms laws
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest says he wouldn't change Canada's existing gun laws - including when it comes to a ban on "assault-style" firearms. Charest says in a wide-rangin...
Mar 17, 2022
Northern Healthy Communities fund awards hundreds of thousands to northern BC projects
Eight projects across northern BC are receiving over $900,000 in funding to help build training facilities and infrastructure projects. The hope is to strengthen social and emergency services. Project...
Mar 17, 2022
Select tickets to Celtic Illusion 20% off on St. Patrick's Day only
PRINCE GEORGE - If you were debating whether or not to buy tickets for the Celtic Illusion show at CN Centre on April 2, then here's a deal for you.Tickets will be reduced by 20 per cent for today onl...
Mar 17, 2022
Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...
Mar 17, 2022
Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...
Mar 17, 2022
Quesnel drug bust nets drugs, cash, shotgun
QUESNEL -A 35-year-old Quesnel man is back in custody following a drug bust yesterday (Mar.15).Quesnel RCMP say the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with the help of RCMP Police Dog Services, arres...
Mar 16, 2022
Province launches review of pandemic response
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province is launching an independent review and public consultation on the government's operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic to better inform preparations and responses...
Mar 16, 2022
Canada cheers U.S. effort to abolish 'spring forward, fall back' daylight time ritual
WASHINGTON - A giddy Massachusetts senator, clapping his hands and dancing with delight in the shadow of a sun-drenched U.S. Capitol, isn't something one sees every day. But doing away with the annoyi...
Mar 16, 2022
Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to come to Canada: source
OTTAWA - Vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test to come to Canada as of April 1, according to a source in the federal government. The source, who is not authorized to sp...
Mar 16, 2022