Author Archives: Greg Fry

Carport and fence fire under investigation
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue doused a structure fire on the 2100-block of Oak Street Friday morning (March 21). Crews from two firehalls responded at approximately 6:45 a.m. to find a tem...
Mar 21, 2025

In the news today: Carney and premiers to meet, Liberal MP being dropped by party
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to host meeting with premiers today Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ot...
Mar 21, 2025

City seeking feedback on public skating programs
PRINCE GEORGE - If you'd like to provide feedback to the City of Prince George regarding its public skating programs, now is your chance.The City has launched a new online survey with a goal of trying...
Mar 20, 2025

PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28. Sources would not confirm the specific date of the vote, but federal campaigns mus...
Mar 20, 2025

Planned power outage to impact close to 15,000 homes
PRINCE GEORGE - A planned power outage by BC Hydro has been making the rounds on social media and has been the talk of the town recently, as it is set to impact 14,882 homes.The BC Hydro website says ...
Mar 19, 2025

Burns Lake ER reopens
BURNS LAKE - The Emergency Department at the Burns Lake Hospital is running at normal again after being closed overnight.Northern Health says that Emergency Department services were unavailable betwee...
Mar 19, 2025

IIO investigating January 2024 Quesnel incident
QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident in Quesnel where one person sustained a serious injury while being taken into custody by members of the RCMP on...
Mar 19, 2025

Statistics Canada says population rose to 41,528,680 at Jan. 1 as growth slowed
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the population grew to 41,528,680 people as of Jan. 1 as the pace of growth continued to slow after peaking in the third quarter of 2023. The total number of people was...
Mar 19, 2025

End of consumer carbon tax leaves $1.5-billion hole in B.C. budget
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's budget shows that the impending end of the province's consumer carbon tax will leave a roughly $1.5-billion hole in its revenue streams, with one expert saying that "the...
Mar 19, 2025

Liberals lagging well behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ri...
Mar 18, 2025