Author Archives: Greg Fry
Rewards for good behaviour part of school-violence prevention: teachers' union
VANCOUVER - Hearing about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Hamilton has Darrel Crimeni grappling with questions of bullying and a lack of empathy that may also hav...
Oct 14, 2019
As Liberals, NDP skirmish, Scheer sets sights on Prime Minister's Office
OTTAWA - Election day is now just a week away - and talk has turned to what the House of Commons is going to look like when the dust finally settles. With polls warning of a minority Parliam...
Oct 14, 2019
PG Golf and Curling Club host open house ahead of 19/20 curling season
The ice is officially in and curling season is set to get underway, and Saturday residents of PG had the chance to try the sport.The Prince George Golf and Curling Club held an Open House event which ...
Oct 13, 2019
Tussock moth infestation in Cariboo is farthest north ever recorded in B.C.
VICTORIA - An insect infestation that has the ability to quickly kill healthy Douglas fir trees is on the move in British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests says it has now been found farther north ...
Oct 08, 2019
Trudeau defends use of two planes, calls Tory criticism a 'far-right tactic'
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending his campaign's use of two planes and suggesting the Conservative leader's criticism over it is a "far-right tactic." Tory leader Andrew Scheer say...
Oct 03, 2019
Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review
EDMONTON - Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations. Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba ...
Oct 02, 2019
When voters head to the polls in the West, many of them will be angry: experts
REGINA - A rising tide of western alienation may rally Conservative voters in Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia, but political watchers say they don't expect it to make a big sp...
Oct 01, 2019
Telus to buy ADT Security Services Canada for roughly $700 million
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. has signed a deal to buy ADT Security Services Canada Inc. for roughly $700 million. ADT Canada has approximately 500,000 customers and approximately 1,000 staff across the cou...
Sep 30, 2019
Themes and formats announced for next week's two televised leaders' debates
OTTAWA - The group responsible for producing two televised leaders' debates says the events will focus on five distinct issues, with some variation between the French and English events. The English e...
Sep 30, 2019
Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
OTTAWA - The incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes edge down, a new st...
Sep 26, 2019