Author Archives: Greg Fry

Incumbent BC United MLAs ponder futures as Conservatives after party demise
VICTORIA - The political landscape in British Columbia has shifted with John Rustad's Conservatives now carrying the centre-right banner heading into a fall election campaign. BC United Leader Kevin F...
Aug 29, 2024

Huble Homestead wraps up season with Potato Fest
PRINCE GEORGE - As Huble Homestead Historic Site's summer season comes to a close, visitors are invited for one last public event before the park moves to its weekends-only fall schedule. Fun and flav...
Aug 28, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Emergency meeting for Opposition BC United
VICTORIA - A BC United legislator says he's called an emergency meeting of the party caucus to discuss the future of British Columbia's official Opposition, less than eight weeks before the provincial...
Aug 28, 2024

55-year-old woman wanted by police
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties need your help finding a wanted woman.Prince George RCMP say 55-year-old Karen Rodrigue is wanted on one unendorsed warrant and one Canada Wide warrant for the following...
Aug 28, 2024

Prince George resident wins $75K
PRINCE GEORGE - "It feels amazing and surreal!" That's Carrie Haughay's reaction to winning $75,000 playing BC/49. Carrie won the money after matching 5/6+ numbers from the August 7, 2024 draw. She pl...
Aug 28, 2024

Alleged YXS carjacker facing multiple charges
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP have announced the suspect in Saturday's carjacking at YXS. Twenty-nine-year old Tanner Meier is facing multiple charges, including robbery, dangerous operation ...
Aug 28, 2024

B.C. brings in 'bell to bell' school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters
VANCOUVER - Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices in classrooms. ...
Aug 27, 2024

Overworked and Underpaid? You might be putting your health at risk
PRINCE GEORGE- A new 18 year study out of the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that working in a high stress enviroment can lead to increased risk of heart disease. The findings in the ...
Aug 27, 2024

Concerns raised for BC Housing project in College Heights
PRINCE GEORGE - A project that would see 10 supportive homes with complex care housing services in College Heights, is not sitting well with some, arguing that there could be a better location for a f...
Aug 26, 2024

B.C. lifts last 'wildfire of note' designation, as number of blazes drops below 300
VANCOUVER - There are no longer any "wildfires of note" burning in British Columbia, with the BC Wildfire Service saying favourable weather has allowed crews to make good progress in the province's ba...
Aug 26, 2024