Author Archives: Greg Fry
British Columbia won't take COVID-19 patients from Alberta: Dix
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province won't be taking COVID-19 patients from Alberta due to current demands on its own health-care system. Adrian Dix says the B.C. Health Min...
Sep 16, 2021
New SD57 Board Chair lays out first priorities, responds to criticism following unexpected resignations
PRINCE GEORGE- As new School District 57 Board Chair Sharel Warrington gets settled in her new role, her first priorities are clear.The SD57 special advisors report is the main focus for Warrington wh...
Sep 16, 2021
Helicopter accident in Nunavut claims life of man working for Prince George drilling company
NUNAVUT - Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. in Prince George has confirmed one of its employees was killed in a helicopter accident in northwestern Nunavut.RCMP confirm it happened on Tuesday near the Ho...
Sep 16, 2021
BC Transit offering free rides on election day
PRINCE GEORGE - If you need a lift to the polls on election day, BC Transit can help. Buses in Prince George and other communities around the province, including Quesnel, are offering free rides to he...
Sep 16, 2021
Wells Gray killer David Ennis denied parole for fourth time
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details.BOWDEN, AB. - The man responsible for one of B.C.'s most horrifying mass murders has again been denied parole.In August of 1982, David Shearing, who now...
Sep 16, 2021
Another minority looks likely but it could be very different from the last one
OTTAWA - Canadians have chosen minority governments in four of the last six federal elections and Monday's vote seems likely to produce a fifth. Whether it will be a Liberal or Conservative minority i...
Sep 16, 2021
BCAFN calling on federal leaders to better raise Indigenous issues
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Assembly of First Nations is calling on all Federal Leaders to make more of an effort to raise Indigenous issues during the election campaign.Over 200 First Nations leaders are ...
Sep 15, 2021
PGSS students asked to list benefits of colonization for Indigenous people
PRINCE GEORGE - During the first week back to school this fall, Grade 9 students at Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) were sent home with an assignment to list the positive and negative impacts of...
Sep 15, 2021
COVID-19 claims 7 more lives in B.C.
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced 661 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 62 in the Northern Health region.That brings the total number of people who have contracted the virus in B...
Sep 15, 2021
Federal parties fuzzy on offshore future as scientists call for end to extraction
HALIFAX - As prominent climate scientists argue that new offshore oil and gas extraction must end off Canada's East Coast, the three main political parties either support continued development or are ...
Sep 15, 2021