Author Archives: Greg Fry
'Heartbreaking decisions' had to be made in Canada's response to Ukraine: Trudeau
Canada has had to make "heartbreaking decisions" when confronted with images of bombed hospitals and schools in Ukraine, civilian casualties and the Ukrainian president's passionate plea for a no-fly ...
Mar 16, 2022
Zelenskyy takes center stage in Congress, pleading for help
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing the U.S. Congress, the actor-turned-wartime leader's latest video speech as he uses the West's great legislative bodies as a glo...
Mar 16, 2022
February inflation numbers, preparing for tax season : In The News for March 16
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 March 16 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 16, 2022
BC Government expanding supports for youth transitioning out of government care
VICTORIA - Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development, announced changes today to the support that children in government child care will receive after they turn 19. "Young people transit...
Mar 15, 2022
Verbatim: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Canada's Parliament
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address to Canadian parliamentarians in the House of Commons on Tuesday, where he appeared through a video link. Here is a full transcript...
Mar 15, 2022
Dr. Geoffrey Payne confirmed as UNBC's sixth president
PRINCE GEORGE - After a long two years as interim President, leading the school through the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Geoffrey Payne has been confirmed as UNBC's new president. The Board of Governors con...
Mar 15, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak virtually to Canadian Parliament
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to address Parliament this morning, the latest in a series of virtual visits as he pleads for international aid. The Russian invasion of U...
Mar 15, 2022
Deadly crash on Highway 37 leaves 3 dead
TERRACE - A two-vehicle collision left three dead including two youth Friday morning near Onion Lake on Highway 37. The passenger vehicle headed northbound crossed over the center line and collided wi...
Mar 14, 2022
Federal study details workers whose extra earnings get dinged most by tax system
OTTAWA - A new study from the Finance Department suggests that single parents, lower-income households and recent immigrants are more likely to lose more for extra earnings than most other groups of w...
Mar 14, 2022
Sunday morning crash on Highway 97 South claims two lives
PRINCE GEORGE - Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash just south of Prince George early Sunday morning.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson confirms it happened just before 1 a.m. in th...
Mar 14, 2022