Author Archives: Greg Fry
National Housing Council staffing and B.C. oil leak; In The News for June 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 15 ... --- ...
Jun 15, 2020
City identifies facility upgrades for Summer Games
PRINCE GEORGE - Since Prince George was the successful bidder for the 2022 BC Summer Games, the City and various sporting organizations have been laying the groundwork to play host. Literally. The Cit...
Jun 12, 2020
No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 12 in B.C.
VICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northern Health region today. Provincially, however, 12 new cases of the virus were reported, in a joint statement by Provincial Health Officer, ...
Jun 10, 2020
Public help key in northern drug bust
CHETWYND - Mounties are praising the public for its help in a Chetwynd drug bust. North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says on Thursday, June 4, the Chetwynd RCMP received a report of a stolen ...
Jun 09, 2020
10 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., none in northern B.C.
VICTORIA - Ten new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past 24 hours, though none in the Northern Health region where the number of test positive cases remains at 62. The number of test positive cases ...
May 23, 2020
Northern residents embrace plan for unique beaded pin honouring COVID-19 workers
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A made-in-Yukon initiative to celebrate front-line workers fighting COVID-19 is gaining momentum across the North. An administrative assistant at a health centre in Dawson Ci...
Apr 03, 2020
GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will deliver more aid to low-income Canadians through the GST credit a month sooner than planned. The government initially announced the mone...
Apr 03, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 9:25 a.m. Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its first death from COVID-19. The Department of Health and Community Se...
Mar 30, 2020
Hockey Canada backs Scott Salmond after anti-doping suspension upheld
Hockey Canada is backing senior vice-president of national teams Scott Salmond after his suspension for an anti-doping rule violation was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Spo...
Mar 24, 2020
No immediate plans to use cell phone tracking in COVID-19 fight: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says the federal government has no immediate plans to use cellphone data to track people's movements during the COVID-19 crisis. But the prime minister adds that all ...
Mar 24, 2020