Author Archives: Greg Fry
Most support workplace diversity but not if it's a job qualification: national survey
REGINA - Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don't support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and pro...
Jan 10, 2022
Prince George baseball legend Amanda Asay passes away at 33
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George woman who was the longest serving member of Canada's women's baseball team has passed away.Amanda Asay succumbed to her injuries following a skiing accident in Nelson, ...
Jan 09, 2022
Key sectors facing staffing struggles amid escalating pandemic
With COVID-19's latest wave showing few signs of abating concerns are deepening as more and more workers in vital sectors are sidelined by the pandemic. In Ontario where the number of COVID patients i...
Jan 07, 2022
Pediatrician urges parents to have the COVID talk as Omicron cases hit new highs
VANCOUVER - A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Canada, the United States and Israel is urging people concerned about getting their children vaccinated to tal...
Jan 07, 2022
Double and triple vaccination rates fluctuate across Prince George
NORTHERN BC- With BC well into the fifth wave of the pandemic, COVID-19 cases are climbing in the north. Since last Thursday, the region has seen 929 new cases, and as of yesterday (Wednesday) has 720...
Jan 06, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter. Singh announced today that he and his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu welcomed a baby girl into the world...
Jan 06, 2022
Weapons and counterfeit cash bust in Fort St.James
FORT ST. JAMES - A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Fort St. James in connection with a robbery last month. The arrest occurred Dec.14 and the robbery occurred two days earlier. While conducting a...
Jan 06, 2022
COVID staffing shortages, Omicron could boost waning immunity: In The News for Jan. 6
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 Dec. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jan 06, 2022
Southern B.C. braces for heavy snow as northern region endures bone-chilling cold
VANCOUVER - Winter storm, snowfall and extreme cold warnings cover almost every corner of British Columbia as the latest powerful storm sweeps into the province. Several centimetres of slushy snow sna...
Jan 05, 2022
Property value hiking in Prince George
NORTHERN BC- Nearly 250,000 property owners across the north will receive their 2022 assessment notices over the next few days. The assessments will reflect market value as of July 1, 2021. In Prince ...
Jan 04, 2022