Author Archives: Greg Fry
Coroner says there's been a sharp spike in females dying from illicit drugs in B.C.
VICTORIA - Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says females are dying at a much higher rate. The service says in a statem...
Oct 24, 2024
B.C. breaks vaccination records, with 82,000 COVID-19 and flu shots in one day
Record numbers of people in British Columbia are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season. The health ministry says ...
Oct 22, 2024
What happens after British Columbia's indecisive election?
British Columbians went to the polls Saturday, but now face a week or more before knowing the result, and whether the NDP's David Eby will keep his job as premier or if B.C. Conservative Leader John R...
Oct 21, 2024
B.C. woman, 57, found dead after home swept away by mudslide
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police say a woman has been found dead after her home was swept away by a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia's south coast. RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., east o...
Oct 21, 2024
Search underway for hiker missing from park in remote area of northern B.C.: RCMP
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Police in northeastern British Columbia say they're searching for a man who has failed to return from a 10-day camping trip in a remote provincial park. RCMP say Sam Benastick's fa...
Oct 21, 2024
B.C.'s final election result won't be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia's weekend election won't be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the differen...
Oct 21, 2024
Only one leader visits PG: "Not a good look"
PRINCE GEORGE - On September 26, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad swung into Prince George for a rally. He addressed those in attendance before leaving an hour later. He is the only leader of any of...
Oct 17, 2024
Snow warnings along B.C.-Yukon border as southern B.C. braces for atmospheric river
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued the first snowfall warnings of the season along the British Columbia and Yukon border, with accumulations up to 20 centimetres expected in some areas. The wea...
Oct 17, 2024
No shortage when it comes to B.C. housing policies, as Eby, Rustad offer clear choice
British Columbia voters face no shortage of policies when it comes to tackling the province's housing woes in the run-up to Saturday's election, with a clear choice for the next government's approach....
Oct 17, 2024
Eby, Rustad hold campaign events on Vancouver Island on final day of advanced voting
Leaders of the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Conservatives will be on Vancouver Island today for campaign events on the last day of advanced voting before British Columbia's provincial election on Saturday. D...
Oct 16, 2024