Author Archives: Greg Fry
In the news today: Grocery CEOs seen as villains, ultra-low-cost airline to shut down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Why Canadians see grocers as villains of inflation Galen Weston may not be the ...
Feb 23, 2024
Break-and-enter suspect caught sleeping on couch
PRINCE GEORGE - One man was arrested early Sunday morning following an alleged break-and-enter.Prince George RCMP say it all started shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, February 18, when a homeowner on th...
Feb 22, 2024
Connect with experts: New features at the Northern RV and Outdoor Expo offer direct access to manufacturers and technicians
PRINCE GEORGE - Are you looking for something exciting to spice up your next outdoor adventure? Look only as far as the second Annual Northern RV and Outdoor Expo. It is taking place this weekend at t...
Feb 22, 2024
Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act
Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public...
Feb 22, 2024
Twolves upset UBC in Canada West playoff action
WINNIPEG - The 12th ranked UNBC men's basketball team defeated the 5th ranked UBC Thunderbirds 86-76 in Canada West playoff basketball action Wednesday night in Winnipeg.It was arguably one of the big...
Feb 22, 2024
Time not right for cuts despite deficit budget projection, says B.C. finance minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says increasing the deficit in today's provincial budget is the right path to take in order to allow the government to provide needed services to people....
Feb 22, 2024
Intercon worker dies 12 days after electrocution
PRINCE GEORGE - CKPG News is learning of details into an apparent electrocution at a paper and pulp mill here in Prince George.According to a source who does not wish to be identified, they say that 4...
Feb 21, 2024
Cougars tops in WHL's Western Conference following victory over Thunderbirds
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 Tuesday night in front of 2,359 fans at CN Centre.Zac Funk scored two goals - his league-leading 52nd and 53rd of the season...
Feb 21, 2024
Millennials outnumber baby boomers for first time: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year rein of the post-Second World War generation as the largest cohort in the population...
Feb 21, 2024
RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties say they have asked prosecutors to consider charges in the collapse of a construction crane that killed five people in Kelowna, B.C., in June 2021. Police say a report has bee...
Feb 20, 2024