March 28, 2024

Fatal flight may have been a gift

30-year old Dallas Smith is being remembered as an amazing friend. Smith was killed in Monday's plane crash near Peachland in which three others were seriously hurt. Tim Proznick grew up with Smith, "Full of life, he'd just gone off and toured the world and he just always lived life to its fullest. He was a very witty and very personable guy. … [Read more...]

Microsoft confirms Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing, OEM partners now have final code

RTM. To the everyman, those three letters may not mean much. To those waiting with bated breath for Microsoft's next operating system, it's a huge milestone worth celebrating. Microsoft has today confirmed that Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing, enabling its OEM partners to grab the final code and begin implementation on systems that'll … [Read more...]

More allegations have been levelled against Denny’s Restaurants

A 10-million-dollar class action lawsuit against the restaurant was certified in March. It was on behalf of about 70 temporary foreign workers, most from the Phillipines, who claim Denny's promised them work, but made them pay recruiting fees and airfare, and then never actually gave them the work.  Now, lawyer Charles Gordon says some workers … [Read more...]

BC Ferries boss says big losses could have been worse

BC Ferries wracked up a $ 16 million is losses in the last fiscal year but the company president is promising smooth sailing in the years ahead.   Mike Corrigan says the loss could have been worse but for some cost cutting.  "In reality it's actually quite a good news story, we had budgeted almost a $ 20 million loss at the … [Read more...]

Police confirm body parts suspect has been in Vancouver

Montreal Police are now confirming body parts suspect Luka Magnotta has spent time in Vancouver. Commander Ian Lafreniere says Montreal Police know, for a fact, the suspect in the murder of Chinese student Jun Lin has been to Vancouver. "Was it just passing by, or been there for a long time. We don't know. but we know he used to be in … [Read more...]

Evidence has now been produced in hang gliding tragedy.

A bail hearing for the pilot involved in the death of a hang gliding client on Saturday has begun, with police confirming crucial evidence has been recovered. The memory card allegedly swallowed by William Jon Orders is now being examined at an RCMP lab. A publication ban prevents the release of many details, but there's still a chance bail will be … [Read more...]

A downtown building has been damaged and workers sent home after a water pipe burst.

Massive flooding caused chaos at a downtown Vancouver highrise this morning.  Some time overnight, a pipe burst on the 18th floor  of the 32 storey Bentall Tower at Burrard and Dunsmuir, which houses several law firms and the Bank of Montreal.  Several hundred workers were sent home because the power has been shut off below the 18th … [Read more...]

A body has been pulled from the Fraser near the Abbotsford Mission bridge.

The RCMP have pulled a body from the Fraser river near the Abbotsford Mission bridge.  Sergeant Miriam Dickson says the body was spotted in the river just after two this afternoon.    She said "And they spotted what they believe to be a body just East of the Mission bridge so the Mission RCMP attended to the wharf there and with the … [Read more...]

Lawsuits against Harbour Centre security guards been settled

Five men who launched lawsuits against Vancouver's Harbour Centre security guards -- claiming they had been beaten up -- have settled their cases. Doug King, lawyer with Pivot Legal Society, says he can't discuss details, but his clients are satisfied. "they're hopeful that bringing their story forward and starting a lawsuit kind of sent a message … [Read more...]

A Korean Airlines jet has reportedly been forced to land at CFB Comox after “in-flight emergency.”

Fighter jets have reportedly forced a Korean airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Comox.  A statement from the air force confirms Korean airlines flight 72 has landed at the Comox Forces Base, and that crews are reponsing to some sort of an in-flight emergency.  There are reports a threat of some sort was made on the plane, and … [Read more...]