A BC Liberal fundraiser featuring Premier Christy Clark in Victoria tonight has been cancelled. Party spokesperson Sam Oliphant says the event will be rescheduled in the new year. Oliphant says members of the federal Liberal and Conservative parties are too busy working on the Victoria by-election to take time out for a fundraiser, so the dinner … [Read more...]
“Next Caller” Cancelled, “Suits” Renewed
October 14, 2012 by
The second cancellation of the new TV season (after CBS' "Made in Jersey") is unexpected - mainly because it's for a show that hasn't even aired yet. Deadline reports that NBC has scrapped its midseason comedy series "Next Caller". Dane Cook starred as a foul-mouthed satellite radio DJ forced to share the microphone with a chipper NPR feminist … [Read more...]
Langley undeveloped property sale cancelled
July 10, 2012 by
The Township of Langley council has split the difference in a controversy involving undeveloped property in Glen Valley.Mayor Jack Froese says nearby residents wanted the land untouched."There were basically eight lots that were put up for sale. There’s three on the western lands and five on the eastern lands, and the three on the … [Read more...]
Ferry evacuated, sailings cancelled after bomb threat against Queen of Coquitlam
June 2, 2012 by
A bomb threat against the Queen of Coquitlam ferry at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay terminal has cancelled sailings and forced officials to evacuate the boat. "There's a bomb threat, we just got turned away and were sent to Duke Point. We were just sitting in line to go there, and they're just sending us over to Duke Point,” says one caller … [Read more...]
“Touch” Renewed, “Alcatraz” Cancelled
May 10, 2012 by
More US TV network slates are being firmed up this week in preparation for the upfront presentations starting on Monday. As a result Fox revealed today that it has renewed one and cancelled two of its freshman dramas from this past season. The winner was the Kiefer Sutherland-led "Touch" which has scored a second season despite a ratings drop-off … [Read more...]
B.C. windstorm knocks out power, several ferry sailings cancelled
March 12, 2012 by
VANCOVUER, B.C. - A windstorm lashing B.C.'s south coast has knocked out power to at least 44,000 people and forced the cancellation of several B.C. Ferry sailings. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the region, with winds on Vancouver Island and the Metro Vancouver regions expected to reach up to 100 kilometres an hour in some … [Read more...]
Abbotsford taboo show cancelled
February 12, 2012 by
As the "Lingerie Football League" is set to launch in Abbotsford, the fifth annual "Taboo Naughty But Nice Sex Show" is cancelled.Former mayoral candidate Gerda Peachy has been lobbying city council to ban it. "This obsession with deviation, it does nothing to help, it does nothing to enhance humanity." The V.P. of marketing at Canwest Productions … [Read more...]
