Surrey RCMP say it was a hoax. The force reported earlier this week a man may have been shoved into the trunk of a BMW outside a drug store at Surrey Central Mall. Mounties now say a woman came forward after seeing the incident reported in the news, saying she knew where the car was parked. Officers found and spoke to the car's owner, and confirmed … [Read more...]
No case against man arrested at TREO call centre for fraud and personation
February 17, 2013 by
The man accused of breaching over three hundred Port Mann Bridge users' personal information while working as a TREO call centre agent has had fraud and personation charges stayed. The crown says it had insufficient evidence to prove that Fils Pierre Gog fraudulently used the credit card information of the three hundred and fifty TREO accounts … [Read more...]
No “Call of Duty” Film On The Way
January 10, 2013 by
There's been a flurry of news in recent months of film adaptations of various console video game titles being put into development. Today though comes word that the most popular video game franchise of them all will NOT be making the jump - Activision's "Call of Duty" series. In a recent profile piece on Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, the article … [Read more...]
Environmentalists call for UVic to stop investing pension funds in Enbridge
January 10, 2013 by
A B.C. environmental group is calling on the University of Victoria to stop investing pension funds in oil companies. The Wilderness Committee is pointing the spotlight on financial documents from the university’s latest report available to pension plan members that show about $ 4 million in pension funds invested in Enbridge. That's the … [Read more...]
Heavy traffic not the only ‘silly’ reason people call 911
December 27, 2012 by
Heavy traffic at mall parking lots is only one of many silly calls made to 9-1-1. So says Jody Robertson, spokesperson for E-Comm, which handles the emergency line in B.C. This, after Burnaby RCMP had to remind Boxing Day shoppers not to call the number simply because of the traffic jams around malls and stores. Speaking on CKNW with guest … [Read more...]
North Shore rescuers call off gear retrieval
December 21, 2012 by
The gear left up on the mountain during this week's rescue of an out of bounds snowboarder is going to come down - just not today. Tim Jones with North Shore Search and Rescue says today's attempt had to be called off because of very unsettled conditions. He says, "it's very vital gear that we get but we don't want to risk our members'" safety. … [Read more...]
Grieving parents support call for national inquiry
December 12, 2012 by
The latest call for a national inquiry on the disappearance and murders of hundreds of First Nations women included tearful testimony from the parents of a teenager killed in Kamloops last week. Glen Wilson and Matilida Fowler both sobbed as they talked about losing their 16 year old daughter C-J Morningstar Fowler. They say they just want to know … [Read more...]
Health Science professionals call off planned job action
December 9, 2012 by
The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association has scrapped plans to hold rotating strikes this week after the Government tabled a proposal this weekend. The union says the Government has offered a 1.4% wage increase over two years, with some health workers experiencing rollbacks. In a release, Health Science Association of BC President … [Read more...]
Hazmat call at Aspenwood Elementary
December 6, 2012 by
Parents with children at Aspenwood Elementary in Port Moody are being asked to come pick those kids up. There was a hazmat call at the school this morning, and the school was evacuated. Turns out one child had a bleeding nose, and may be suffering from the flu bug. The fire department was called in but there is no evidence of a gas … [Read more...]
Two months in and here’s a call for reinforcements
November 13, 2012 by
It's only been eight weeks since the Independent Investigations Office has been up and running and already there are plans to beef up the ranks. Chief Civilian Director Richard Rosenthal says right now there are 28 investigators and four more will be added in coming weeks. Rosenthal was asked, with eight cases under investigation, if he's … [Read more...]
