Author Archives: Greg Fry
Letter signed by 200 leaders seeks protection for B.C.'s old-growth forests
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based environmental group says more than 200 people including scientists, Indigenous leaders, politicians, actors and artists, have signed a letter calling on British Columbia ...
Oct 08, 2021
Pfizer to seek approval for its vaccine for kids as young as five in about a week
OTTAWA - Pfizer Canada says it is preparing to ask Health Canada to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five by mid-October. The U.S. drugmaker submitted a formal request to the U.S. F...
Oct 07, 2021
Trudeau says Tofino trip on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation a 'mistake'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada's residentia...
Oct 06, 2021
Seniors advocate to release review of COVID-19 outbreaks at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is set to release a review of COVID-19 outbreaks in the province's care facilities. Isobel Mackenzie said last spring the review will examine more than t...
Oct 06, 2021
B.C.'s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA - An international human rights group says the British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and tho...
Oct 05, 2021
Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
VICTORIA - An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The BC Public Service Agency said Tuesday the vaccination requirement is part...
Oct 05, 2021
Erin O'Toole faces caucus, Echaquan findings addressed: In The News for Oct. 5, 2021
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 Oct. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 05, 2021
Canada sharing data with countries who don't accept mixed-dose travellers
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it's working with other governments still dubious about allowing Canadians with mixed vaccines to travel across their borders without quarantining. Sev...
Oct 04, 2021
COVID recovery and child care are Opposition targets as B.C. legislature returns
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic and the British Columbia government's economic recovery plans are expected to be key issues in legislature in the coming weeks as politicians return Monday for the fal...
Oct 04, 2021
BC Hydro report says residents unaware of best choices when cutting carbon footprint
VANCOUVER - A report from British Columbia's main electricity distributor says many residents are "misinformed" about the most efficient and cost-effective ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The B...
Oct 01, 2021