Author Archives: Greg Fry
Arrests made as anti-pipeline protesters block Vancouver ports, defy injunction
VANCOUVER - Police have begun enforcing a court injunction preventing protesters from blocking several entrances to the Port of Vancouver and at DeltaPort, south of the city. Officers arrived at ...
Feb 10, 2020
New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia. B.C. health officials said Tuesday the latest case is a woman in her 50s who li...
Feb 04, 2020
Green party sets leadership contest rules to elect new leader in October
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada will officially open the contest to choose their next leader tomorrow. Interim party leader Jo-Ann Roberts is unveiling the race's rules in Prince Edward Island toda...
Feb 02, 2020
Things for people in Canada to know about the coronavirus
Canada has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus that has infected almost 10,000 people globally in the last two months. While the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak ...
Jan 31, 2020
RCMP pipeline checkpoint 'arbitrary and discriminatory,' say complainants
VANCOUVER - The Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs and their supporters want a public investigation into the way the RCMP are controlling access along a rural road in northern British Columbia. The R...
Jan 30, 2020
Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute. Cullen&n...
Jan 27, 2020
Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells MPs to respect opposition
OTTAWA - Play nice. That was Justin Trudeau's advice Thursday to Liberal MPs as they gathered to plot strategy for Monday's resumption of Parliament for its first extended sitting ...
Jan 24, 2020
Risk of Chinese coronavirus to Canadians low, health minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are under observation for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China, but that the risk to Canadians remains low...
Jan 22, 2020
Entertainment line up announced for World Women's Curling Championship
PRINCE GEORGE-The entertainment line up for the 2020 World Women's Curling Championships have been announced. The line up will be featured in The World Famous Patch (a social and entertainment hub dur...
Jan 21, 2020
CN Centre set to host its first international sporting event
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George will be the first place where the top women curlers from around the world will gather to collect points towards the 2022 Winter Olympic qualification. Starting on March 1...
Jan 17, 2020