A lawyer, licensed physician and former Deputy Minister of Economic Development will be the BC Liberal candidate for Vancouver Quilchena. Andrew Wilkinson won the nomination Sunday night. He was up against former Vancouver City Councilor Suzanne Anton. Wilkinson thanked Anton, adding the party has a renewed team, a strong leader and … [Read more...]
Former deputy Minister beats former Vancouver Councilor for Vancouver Quilchena Liberal nomination
February 17, 2013 by
Man abducts, beats woman in Maple Ridge
January 21, 2013 by
Police are looking for a man who abducted and beat a woman over the weekend in Maple Ridge. RCMP say the incident happened after the woman agreed to help a man who said he needed help getting his car started. When she agreed to help, he pulled out a weapon and forced the woman to drive her car out of the area. He started beating … [Read more...]
Toner beats out former Parks Board Commissioner Barnes for NDP nomination
November 18, 2012 by
Political newcomer Matt Toner is the NDP Candidate for Vancouver-False Creek after beating out former Parks Board Commissioner Constance Barnes Saturday. Insiders say the difference was only six votes. Riding President Neil Monckton says around five hundred voting members showed up, with around half casting a ballot. "Both sides worked very hard to … [Read more...]
Apple Q4 2012 earnings: $35.97 billion in revenue, $8.2 billion net profit, narrowly beats estimates
October 25, 2012 by
Just a day after introducing the iPad mini, a revised iMac, a 4th-generation iPad and a retooled Mac mini, the company is outing its Q4 2012 earnings -- and it looks as if it has narrowly edged Wall Street estimates. Revenue was pegged at $ 35.97 billion (compared to estimates of $ 35.08 billion), with net profit at $ 8.2 billion. For the sake … [Read more...]
Heroin beats methadone in treatment, study finds
March 13, 2012 by
Treating chronic heroin addicts with a prescribed version of the drug is more effective and less costly than methadone, says a recent study. “Usually when something is more effective, it also costs more,” said Aslam Anis, the lead researcher and health economist at the University of British Columbia. “What we found was that the new option, … [Read more...]
Methanex Q4 profit beats estimates
January 26, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Canadian methanol producer Methanex Corp. (TSX:MX) handily beat analyst estimates last quarter, as its profit rose 150 per cent from a year earlier amid stable demand and pricing for its products.The Vancouver-based company, which has operations around the world, had $ 63.9 million of net income in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from $ … [Read more...]
