Author Archives: Greg Fry
Statistics Canada reminds people to fill out 2021 census, may follow up in person
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year's census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says later this month, census enumerators ...
May 20, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...
May 19, 2021
No increase in suicide rate in B.C. during worst of the pandemic, says coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service says suicide rates in British Columbia did not increase last year, despite concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. A statement from the BC ...
May 18, 2021
Canada will need 75% vaccination before U.S. border reopens, Trudeau suggests
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting that three-quarters of Canadians will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the Canada-U.S. border can be reopened. Trudeau acknowledge...
May 18, 2021
Woodside Petroleum looks to sell its 50 per cent stake in Kitimat LNG project
VANCOUVER - Woodside Petroleum Ltd. says it plans sell its 50 per cent stake in the proposed Kitimat LNG development in British Columbia. The Australian company says the plan includes the divestment o...
May 18, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 17, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 2,170 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Heal...
May 17, 2021
Trudeau's apology to Italian-Canadians for Second World War internment coming May 27
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons on May 27 for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. In a virtual meeting...
May 14, 2021
Federal officials lay out roadmap for post-vaccine life as third wave ebbs
Federal health officials are laying out their vision of what life could look like after most Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Canada's chief public health officer says the country may have "...
May 14, 2021
Stopping 'scourge' of B.C. gang violence top police priority: B.C. solicitor general
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's solicitor general says police have mounted an all-out, joint effort to end the "scourge" of gang violence in Metro Vancouver. Mike Farnworth says people can expect t...
May 14, 2021
B.C. money laundering inquiry testimony ends today with reappearance of Rich Coleman
VANCOUVER - A former Liberal government gaming minister is expected to be the last witness in British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering as testimony concludes today. Rich Coleman, who wa...
May 14, 2021