Author Archives: Greg Fry
Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the reduction in shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Canada will have a significant effect, but just in the immediate period. Adrian Dix says...
Jan 15, 2021
US to require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK - Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expand...
Jan 12, 2021
Researchers flag increase in COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons, jails
OTTAWA - Rights advocates and researchers are sounding an alarm about COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons and jails, saying the numbers in recent weeks have surpassed the total during the first nine mo...
Jan 11, 2021
Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...
Jan 11, 2021
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials sa...
Jan 09, 2021
B.C. health officials urge residents to follow COVID-19 guidelines
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say they understand the frustration directed at people who defy COVID-19 restrictions, but urged residents to continue following the guidelines to prevent ...
Jan 08, 2021
617 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 49 in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE - The Province of British Columbia is reporting 617 new cases of COVID-19.Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 139Fraser Health: 320Island Health: 27Interior Health: 8...
Jan 08, 2021
All but five senators say they haven't travelled abroad during pandemic
OTTAWA - All but five of Canada's 93 senators say they have not travelled outside the country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-eight senators say they've been following public health guid...
Jan 08, 2021
Prosecutor: Sedition charge possible for pro-Trump rioters
WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia said Thursday that "all options are on the table" for charging members of the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol -...
Jan 07, 2021
Energy minister calls independent Site C dam report 'helpful,' will consult cabinet
VICTORIA - British Columbia's energy minister says he has received a report on the status of the Site C dam project and will soon present its findings to cabinet. Bruce Ralston says the report by form...
Jan 07, 2021