April 26, 2024

Coroner’s jury makes 16 recommendations after death of Colette Salemink

A coroner's jury reviewing the death of a mother following a house fire in Coquitlam has made 16 recommendations.  Colette Salemink was 59 when her mentally ill son Blake set the fire in April of 2010 while he was on leave from a psychiatric facility.  The 23-year old who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was later found not … [Read more...]

Crowe, Colette, Schreiber Get “Unplugged”

Russell Crowe, Toni Colette, Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber are amongst the helmers of segments of "Sydney Unplugged", a new anthology feature in the vein of "Paris je t'aime" and "New York I Love You" reports SMH. Tropfest organiser John Polson used last night's annual short film celebration to announce the project which will consist of … [Read more...]