Author Archives: Greg Fry

Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens made a huge difference recently when his private member's bill, created to save the local Tidewater Renewables Bio-Diesel Refinery, passed in the BC legislatur...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump tells Congress tariffs benefit U.S. as commerce secretary floats idea of deal U.S. President Donald Trum...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey saying it defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war triggered by U.S. Pre...

VICTORIA - Here are some highlights of British Columbia's budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on the same day that U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada were enacted, setting off a North...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on the 1000-block of Parsnip Crescent early Tuesday morning (March 4).Crews from three firehalls responded to it at approximatel...

NANAIMO, B.C. - "Team Rustad" has prevailed at the B.C. Conservatives' first annual general meeting since storming into the province's mainstream political scene in last year's election and becoming t...

VICTORIA - One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia's finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the Un...

OTTAWA - Canada's building industry says a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction. Canadian Home Builders' Association CEO Kevin Lee says the U.S. tariffs levied...

TORONTO - Economists say the Canadian economy is poised to plunge into a recession this year if U.S. tariffs that took effect Tuesday morning remain in place. U.S. President Donald Trump's executive o...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP arrested a prolific offender on Sunday (March 2).Police say the investigation began just after 4 p.m. when they received a report of two men fighting near Freeman St...