A skier has been taken to hospital, but is expected to be okay, after an avalanche swept down on a group of backcountry skiers outside Whistler this morning. It happened at 11:20 this morning on Spearman Glacier, and about a half dozen skiers were caught in the slide. RCMP say the one skier was buried in the snow for an estimated four minutes, and … [Read more...]
Backcountry skiiers caught in Mount Washington avalanche are OK
January 8, 2013 by
Mounties and Comox Search and Rescue crews are on their way to rescue four backcountry skiers who were caught in an avalanche in Strathcona Park on Vancouver Asland today. Paul Berry with Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue says one of the four men is believed to have leg injuries. "We believe that they're quite well-prepared for travel … [Read more...]
Restaurant advocate says industry caught off guard with new corkage rules; pubs exempt
July 22, 2012 by
The head of the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association says he was surprised at the immediacy of new rules allowing people to bring their own wine to restaurants. Speaking on CKNW's The World Today Weekend, Ian Tostenson says he had assumed the change wouldn't be implemented for some time, so that’s why some eateries may appear to be … [Read more...]
Human smuggler gets four years after being caught at YVR
July 7, 2012 by
A French man convicted of smuggling people into Canada will spend more than three years in prison. Mikael Jim Prone has been sentenced to 48 months, minus eight for time served. Jennifer Bourque with the Canada Border Services Agency says Prone also faces being expelled from this country. "A foreign national who's proven to have engaged in people … [Read more...]
Rudd, Hirsch Caught In An “Avalanche”
June 8, 2012 by
Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch have not only joined the cast but have actually finished shooting on David Gordon Green's top-secret indie feature "Prince Avalanche" says Variety. A remake of the 2011 Icelandic comedy "Either Way", the story follows two men whose lives intersect while working on a road striping crew together. Green, Lisa Muskat, Craig … [Read more...]
Vancouver police are half way through punishing members caught viewing porn on the job.
March 8, 2012 by
Vancouver's Police Chief says "about half" the officers under investigation for viewing pornography and other inappropriate images on the job have been disciplined. Jim Chu says there have been several members who have accepted their discipline and the department's working through the other half of officers involved. Chu said … [Read more...]
Octavia Spencer Caught In A “Snow Piercer”
February 4, 2012 by
"The Help" star Octavia Spencer has joined the cast of Bong Joon-Ho's high-profile sci-fi indie "Snow Piercer", an adaptation of the French comic "Le Transperceneige" reports Heat Vision. The story is set in a future when an Ice Age has killed off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snow Piercer, a train that travels around … [Read more...]
Morgan, Moretz Caught In A “Rut”
January 16, 2012 by
Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Watchmen," "Supernatural") and Chloe Moretz ("Hugo," "Kick Ass") are teaming for Karyn Kusama's gritty indie drama "The Rut" at Water Bear/Aaron Magnani Prods. reports Variety. Moretz plays a teenage girl who aims to win the approval of her father (Morgan) by journeying into the wilderness alone to hunt the greatest of deer. … [Read more...]
Nexus pass holders caught smuggling despite special status
July 18, 2011 by
Beginning of Story Content More than 100 travellers have been caught at the U.S. border using their Nexus passes trying to smuggle goods into Canada, documents obtained by The Canadian Press show. ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
