Author Archives: Greg Fry
Canada Child Benefits gets mini bump in payments with pandemic playing a role
OTTAWA - Canadian families are seeing the lowest annual increase in federal child benefits since payments were tied to inflation as the pandemic has weighed on price growth over the last year. The gov...
Jul 20, 2021
Power outage in the bowl
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: Power has been restored.Update: (8:15 a.m.) Power has been restored to all but 362 customers. The remaining outages are east of Ospika and west of Abbott Crescent.Earlier: (6:4...
Jul 20, 2021
NewsAlert: Fully vaxxed U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...
Jul 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the number of active reported cases in t...
Jul 19, 2021
Canada set to receive 7.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial su...
Jul 19, 2021
Police dog assists in arrest
PRINCE GEORGE - A 29-year-old Prince George man is facing charges following an alleged break-and-enter last weekend.Prince George RCMP Cst. Jennifer Cooper says at 7 p.m. on July 11, police received a...
Jul 16, 2021
B.C. premier says province ready to reopen border to U.S. and international travel
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says reopening the border to non-essential travellers from the United States in August would be a "massive undertaking" for the province but one it is ready for. ...
Jul 16, 2021
Wildfire evacuation order, alerts in B.C., but showers in forecast for some areas
The evolving wildfire situation in British Columbia prompted another evacuation order as flames from an out-of-control blaze threaten a rural area of northern B.C. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nec...
Jul 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 16, 2021
Entire communities ready to leave on short notice as B.C. wildfires rage
All but small corners of British Columbia are now ranked at a high to extreme risk of wildfires as continuing hot, dry and windy conditions fuel the more than 300 blazes raging in most regions of the ...
Jul 15, 2021