Author Archives: Greg Fry

Bond accuses NDP of creating "free for all" for drug use in B.C. hospitals
VICTORIA - A leaked Northern Health memo has prompted Prince George-Valemount BC United MLA Shirley Bond to accuse the NDP government of creating a" free for all" for drug use in British Columbia Hosp...
Apr 04, 2024

Railway & Forestry Museum to host new art exhibit
PRINCE GEORGE - A new art exhibit is coming to the Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum.It starts April 6 and will feature the work of artist Jeanette Orydzuk. Curator Maria Martins will also be t...
Apr 04, 2024

Cougars beat Spokane 3-2 for four game sweep
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars are headed to round two of the WHL playoffs.This after they defeated the Spokane Chiefs Wednesday night 3-2 before 3,434 fans at Spokane Veterans Memorial Are...
Apr 04, 2024

Cougars nominated for WHL Business Award after attendance jumps 29 per cent
CALGARY - The Prince George Cougars have been recognized with a nomination for the WHL Business Award.The award is handed out annually to the WHL team that best exemplifies giving back to the communit...
Apr 03, 2024

RCMP investigating homicide
PRINCE GEORGE - During the early morning hours of March 28, 2024, frontline officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 1600 block of Pine Street in Prince George. The 17-year-old male victim ...
Mar 29, 2024

Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country posted its highest annual population growth rate in more than six decades last year. The agency says the population grew 3.2 per cent, its fastest pace sinc...
Mar 27, 2024

Lower mainland gangs causing increased crime in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Since the New Year began Prince George has seen no shortage of crime, as in that time span there has been four homicides, an armed carjacking, an armed robbery, and more. Well known cr...
Mar 26, 2024

Trudeau says premiers complaining about carbon price didn't pitch better ideas
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fig...
Mar 26, 2024

Lawsuit accuses B.C. gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact
VANCOUVER - An environmental group is suing British Columbia natural gas utility FortisBC, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company seem more environmentally f...
Mar 26, 2024

Canadian bridges are safe, officials say after U.S. bridge rammed by ship, collapses
MONTREAL - Canadian authorities are trying to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early this morning after it was ramme...
Mar 26, 2024