Author Archives: Greg Fry
Houston RCMP continue search for hiker after going missing five years ago
PRINCE GEORGE- On October 28, 2019 Laureen Campbell Fabian left for a hike and five year later she still hasn't been found. Houston RCMP say that while people have stepped forward with information to ...
Oct 30, 2024
Recounts rarely alter elections. There's another reason they matter, says B.C. expert
Recounts may not change election results very often, but British Columbia political scientist David Black says they play an increasingly vital role in demonstrating election integrity. "There is the q...
Oct 30, 2024
The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election
The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form government, although the margin is razor thin. Without a clear wi...
Oct 28, 2024
NDP wins British Columbia election
SURREY -Update: The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form a majority government in British Columbia. The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eby's NDP has won at least 46 seats, wit...
Oct 28, 2024
Maple Leafs re-sign defenceman McCabe to five-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract, the club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4.51 million. McCabe has thre...
Oct 28, 2024
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces do to the same. Poil...
Oct 28, 2024
Absentee ballot count could settle B.C.'s election, nine days after vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election could finally be decided today with the counting of absentee ballots, after recounts and a tally of mail-in votes failed to settle the contest on the weekend. Ne...
Oct 28, 2024
Wind warning for B.C.'s south coast with gusts up to 90 km/h expected overnight
Coastal British Columbia will see strong winds overnight with gusts that could reach speeds of between 90 and 110 kilometres per hour. Warnings from Environment Canada span the Greater Victoria area, ...
Oct 25, 2024
Mail-in ballot figures coming for each B.C. riding, may make election outcome clearer
VICTORIA - Elections BC is expected to provide a breakdown today of the number of uncounted mail-in and absentee ballots in each of British Columbia's 93 ridings, potentially making clearer the outcom...
Oct 25, 2024
Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon
Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon. Elections BC says results of the Surrey City Centre rec...
Oct 24, 2024