Author Archives: Greg Fry

Health Canada authorizes made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA- Health Canada's approval of a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine signals the beginning of the end of the country's reliance on foreign drug makers. Medicago's two-dose vaccine, called Covifenz, u...
Feb 24, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau set to revoke Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to revoke use of the Emergencies Act, according to two senior government sources, now that the protest in downtown Ottawa is over. Trudeau is expected to ...
Feb 23, 2022

Man charged in firearm incident that shut mall by Parliament Hill
Ottawa police say one man has been charged after he pulled a gun inside the capital's largest mall near Parliament Hill, hours after it was able to reopen following a three-week long occupation of the...
Feb 23, 2022

Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022

What's next for Canada in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies were shaking off their shock and scrambling to respond on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. P...
Feb 22, 2022

RCMP seek to identify person of interest in arson investigation
PRINCE GEORGE - RCMP are seeking your help in an arson investigation from January of last year. On January 28, 2021, shortly after 8 a.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle fire at the 1000 bl...
Feb 22, 2022

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier to plead not guilty to COVID-19 charges: lawyer
ST-PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. - A lawyer for People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says Bernier will plead not guilty to charges of violating COVID-19 restrictions. Alex Steigerwald told court today ...
Feb 22, 2022

The Spruce Kings get edged out in Vernon
Vernon, BC- The Prince George Spruce Kings 20 game point streak came to a close in Vernon Monday afternoon ,after falling 2-1 to the Vipers.A first period marker on the power-play from John Herrington...
Feb 22, 2022

Climate change focus of B.C. budget after floods, wildfires and heat waves
VICTORIA - The challenges of climate change facing British Columbia are expected to be the main focus of the budget Finance Minister Selina Robinson tables today. Robinson says ensuring communities ha...
Feb 22, 2022

COVID-19 related hospitalizations continue to drop in B.C.
VICTORIA - The number of British Columbians hospitalized due to COVID-19 continues its downward trend.Today, the province says 733 people are hospitalized with the virus, down from the 744 announced o...
Feb 18, 2022