Author Archives: Greg Fry
You're out! A list of federal election candidates forced to step down, resign
OTTAWA - A list of candidates forced to step down, or resigned since the start of the campaign on Sept. 11, which doesn't include, for instance, the Liberal decision to oust candidate Hassan Guil...
Sep 15, 2019
Canfor announces more curtailments
PRINCE GEORGE- Canfor has announced new curtailments that will come into effect in September. PG Sawmill in Prince George, along with the Houston, Polar and Fort St. John mills will be undergoing a cu...
Aug 27, 2019
Oklahoma opioid ruling could pressure pharma companies to settle in B.C.: expert
VANCOUVER - An expert in medicine and law says an Oklahoma court ruling that found Johnson & Johnson helped fuel the opioid crisis and ordered the company to pay US$572 million will indi...
Aug 27, 2019
The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gangs by the numbers
SURREY, B.C. - Law enforcement in British Columbia report the gang landscape in the province is unlike any other because so many members are joining from the middle and upper classes. Here's a look at...
Aug 25, 2019
Liberals unhurt, Tories not helped by scathing SNC-Lavalin report: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair hasn't so far hurt the Liberals' chances of re-election this fall - and...
Aug 20, 2019
Canadians killed in Afghanistan honoured during emotional dedication ceremony
OTTAWA - Emotions ran free in Ottawa Saturday as the more than 150 Canadians killed in Afghanistan were honoured during a sombre ceremony attended by hundreds of family members, many of whom continue ...
Aug 19, 2019
Andrew Scheer calls on Liberal MPs to further probe SNC-Lavalin affair
MONCTON, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is asking Liberal MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee to vote to continue the investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair, after a sc...
Aug 15, 2019
Trudeau repeats non-apology for 'standing up for jobs' in SNC-Lavalin affair
FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is repeating what's sure to be his go-to election campaign message on the SNC-Lavalin affair: he's not about to apologize for what he calls standing up for ...
Aug 15, 2019
NewsAlert: Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Cana...
Aug 14, 2019
Mounties investigating fatal Highway 16 crash
TOPLEY, B.C. - Mounties in northwest B.C. are seeking the public's help following a fatal crash near Topley. BC RCMP say the crash occurred at around 4 a.m. yesterday on Highway 16 just west of Topley...
Aug 09, 2019