Author Archives: Greg Fry
Missing person located
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: Sampson has been located.Earlier: Family is asking for the public's help in locating Cher Sampson. Cher was reported missing on August 19, 2021. The family last heard from here...
Aug 20, 2021
No reports of criminality in evacuated communities: B.C. RCMP
The B.C. RCMP is reassuring people forced from their homes due to wildfires that their property is still being protected.Members of the RCMP across the province are patrolling evacuated areas, not onl...
Aug 20, 2021
Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities: poll
TORONTO - A majority of Canadians support a system that would require proof of vaccination to access some non-essential services, a new poll suggests as the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic takes ...
Aug 20, 2021
Farmers eye towards regenerative agriculture to fight dry summer
VANDERHOOF-This dry summer is creating problems across the province with wildfires, but it's also taking a toll on farmers. With the lack of rain, it's tough for farmers to maintain their soil to prod...
Aug 19, 2021
Total active wildfires climb in B.C., but crews exploit cooler weather in fire fight
Crews are making progress against several destructive wildfires in British Columbia even as the latest statistics show the total number of fires in the province is edging toward 300 again. Data from t...
Aug 19, 2021
The BC Northern Exhibition makes its long awaited return
PRINCE GEORGE - The BCNE is back in town,albeit a smaller version , after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.The gates at Exhibition Park open today at 10 am with 4H Achievement day in the s...
Aug 19, 2021
Election campaign moves west, concern for Afghan women: In The News for Aug. 19, 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 Aug. 19, 2021 ... What we are watching in Cana...
Aug 19, 2021
Lawsuit claims CN and CP railways at fault for sparking fire that wiped out B.C. town
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Supreme Co...
Aug 18, 2021
'No hope left': Afghans in Canada who lived under Taliban say regime can't be trusted
MONTREAL - Quebecer Fakhria Rezaie was seven years old when her family fled Afghanistan and says her memories from life under the Taliban are horrific. Rezaie, 29, says the Taliban's takeover of Mazar...
Aug 18, 2021
Some evacuation orders downgraded as cooler weather brings wildfire reprieve to B.C.
Several days of showers and cooler weather have dramatically cut the wildfire danger in British Columbia, especially in the hard-hit southern Interior, but drought conditions are expected to return wh...
Aug 18, 2021