Author Archives: Greg Fry
Continuous wildfire seasons prompt better preparedness for province
BRITISH COLUMBIA-After back to back wildfire seasons that have left areas of the province burnt to a crisp BC's Chief Spokesman for the wildfire service says it's urged the province to better prepare ...
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Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Despite heavy smoke, officials say a lighter wind out of the northeast has allowed for great progress on reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from thei...
May 22, 2019
Crackdown on money laundering does not include federal public inquiry: minister
VICTORIA - The federal minister in charge of Canada's fight against money laundering supports British Columbia's public inquiry into dirty money but says a national examination is not necessary. ...
May 21, 2019
Decision expected today in case of child bride from Bountiful, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The B.C. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision today in the case of a former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C. James Oler i...
May 16, 2019
B.C. legislature clerk retires; report says benefits wrongly claimed
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top legislative official has retired after a report by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says he improperly claimed benefits ...
May 16, 2019
Opatcho Lake fire under control
PRINCE GEORGE - Good news from the BC Wildfire Service as they confirm the Opatcho Lake fire is under control. The fire - located about 20 kilometres east of the intersection of Highway 97 and Buckhor...
May 15, 2019
Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has come through its busiest period of the young 2019 wildfire season, responding to several blazes, including one that prompted an evacuation order&...
May 15, 2019
Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An evacuation order has been downgraded to an alert as crews in north-central British Columbia make progress battling a significant wildfire. The blaze broke out Saturday near th...
May 13, 2019
NDP unveils parts of climate plan in motion as the Green Party edges closer
OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will cut Canada's emissions almost in half over the next decade as he tries to stake out a claim to the climate change agenda in the looming federal el...
May 12, 2019
Toddler dies in hot car
BURNABY, B.C. - The R-C-M-P say a tragedy in Burnaby underscores the importance of not leaving children unattended in vehicles as the weather heats up. Police say a 16-month-old boy was declared dead ...
May 10, 2019