April 28, 2024

Brian Burke fired

Big news from the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired General Manager Brian Burke. The move comes just days before the regular season is expected to begin. Burke has held the job for four years, and the Maple Leafs have never made the playoffs with Burke running the show. Burke has also served as GM in Vancouver and Anaheim. There is … [Read more...]

Doctor Brian Day defends extra billing

The owner of the Cambie Surgery Centre insists he fully cooperated with BC's Medical Services Commission during an audit which confirmed two of his Vancouver clinics are illegally billing patients for services covered by Medicare. Doctor Brian Day is reacting to commission chair Tom Vincent's claim the clinics refused investigators access to … [Read more...]

Google’s Brian McClendon: ‘committed’ to bringing all of Maps’ features to iOS, other platforms

There was a Google event today, but you'd hardly know it based on the Q&A session. Question and question was hurled at Brian McClendon -- Vice President of Engineering for Google Maps -- surrounding Apple. With discussion around Apple's desire to introduce a mapping system of its own in iOS 6 to unseat Google from its preloaded app selection, … [Read more...]

Brian Taylor Is Into “Twisted Metal”

"Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" co-director Brian Taylor has made a preemptive deal to write and direct a live action feature adaptation of the video game "Twisted Metal" for Sony Pictures says Deadline. The story will revolve around an underground event that pits a number of combatants in a fight to the death in armored and heavily weaponized … [Read more...]

Brian Kirk In Talks To Direct “Thor 2”

With Kenneth Branagh passing on a second helping of "Thor" in favour of other projects, the search for a new director may have already come to an end. Irish auteur Brian Kirk, best known for directing numerous episodes of the first season of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones", is reportedly under major consideration to helm a "Thor" sequel for … [Read more...]