Author Archives: Greg Fry
Dr. Bonnie Henry among 16 people appointed to receive province's Order of B.C.
VICTORIA - Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is one of 16 people appointed to receive the province's highest honour, the Order of British Columbia. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin says in a statement s...
Aug 02, 2021
B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...
Aug 02, 2021
Canada to receive 2.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive more than 2.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, as public health officials brace for a potential fourth wave of i...
Aug 02, 2021
RCMP locate suspected explosive device at scene of two-person shooting in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police in Kelowna, B.C., have cordoned off an area surrounding a two-person shooting following the discovery of what is believed to be an undetonated explosive device. RCMP Cpl Jocelyn...
Aug 01, 2021
Surging lumber prices boost Canfor Q2 profits and revenues to record highs
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is reporting a large year-over-year increase in net income in its latest quarter as surging lumber prices helped its revenues to more than double to a record high. The Vancouv...
Jul 30, 2021
Federal modelling warns of fourth COVID wave driven by Delta if reopening is too fast
Federal officials are warning that Canada could be on the brink of a fourth wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly contagious Delta variant if the country opens too fast before enough people have been ...
Jul 30, 2021
Weekend heat brings concerns for wildfires and health
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has upgraded several special weather statements to heat warnings that now stretch across most of B-C's southern Interior and south coast.Daytime highs near 40 are expecte...
Jul 30, 2021
242 wildfires burning in B.C., including 50 in the PG Fire Centre
PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial government has provided an update on the number of fires burning in British Columbia. Right now there are 242 active fires in B.C. with 50 of them in the Prince George F...
Jul 30, 2021
Statistics Canada to give early glimpse of how economy fared in second quarter
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say today how the economy fared in May and give its early estimate on the second quarter of the year. Last month, the agency said its preliminary estimate was that real...
Jul 30, 2021
Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that ar...
Jul 30, 2021