Having now been expanded from two films to a fully-fledged trilogy, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM Pictures have jointly announced the official missing title and new release date plans for Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The first film, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", remains on track for a December 14th release … [Read more...]
Trial date set for Coquitlam woman accused of murdering ex-boyfriend
August 31, 2012 by
Trial dates have been set for a Coquitlam woman, charged with the murder of her former boyfriend. Darlene Daigle will have to wait until at least Nov. 18 2013 for her case to go to trial. Twenty days have been set aside for the matter to be heard, for the death of her ex-boyfriend. The body of 39-year-old Peter Markus was found in a trailer park … [Read more...]
Admitted sled dog killer misses court date
June 19, 2012 by
A "no show" from admitted sled dog killer Robert Fawcett, in North Vancouver Provincial Court Tuesday morning.Perhaps it was the crowd of protesters outside the courthouse that kept him away.Animal rights advocates holding banners, one even comparing Fawcett to body parts suspect Luka Magnotta.Trial dates were supposed to be set, but even that did … [Read more...]
Trial date set in deadly hang gliding accident
June 18, 2012 by
Trial dates for the man accused in April's fatal hang-gliding accident near Agassiz have now been set. 50-year old William Jon Orders will be in court next April 15th. Orders was piloting the flight in which 27-year old Lenami Godinez-Avila fell to her death. He's charged with obstructing justice, after swallowing the flight's memory … [Read more...]
New date set for drowning inquest
June 11, 2012 by
A new date has been set for an inquest into the death of emergency worker Sheilah Lorraine Sweatman. It has been moved to the third week of November at the courthouse in Nelson. The inquest was slated to start June 4th, but the delay was caused by the unavailability of witnesses and lawyers. The 29-year old woman was performing … [Read more...]
“Wolverine” Gets A Date, “Mad Max” Doesn’t
May 22, 2012 by
Two long-gestating genre franchise sequels due in 2013 are new entries in the "Wolverine" and "Mad Max" franchises. The news looks rosy for the former today, the latter however doesn't have it so good. First up Hugh Jackman confirmed via his Twitter feed that shooting on "The Wolverine" has finally scheduled dates with shooting to commence in … [Read more...]
Trial date for accused in Szendrei murder pushed back
May 13, 2012 by
The trial for the teen accused of murdering Laura Szendrei has been pushed back. The trial in Surrey provincial court will now start a week later – on Aug. 20 – for the case of the then-17-year-old accused of killing the Delta teen. Fifteen-year-old Szendrei's badly beaten body was found in Mackie Park on Sept. 25, 2010 and she … [Read more...]
Trial date set for convicted sex offender Martin Tremblay
May 11, 2012 by
A trial date has been set for a convicted sex offender accused of causing the deaths of two teenage girls. Martin Tremblay will go to trial in March 2013 for criminal negligence causing death, obstruction of justice, and failing to provide the necessities of life in the deaths of Martha Jackson Hernandez and Kayla Lalonde. Police believe the girls … [Read more...]
Sidhu, Badesha extradition hearing date set
May 7, 2012 by
The first step has been taken that could see the mother and uncle of a young Maple Ridge woman return to India to face murder-conspiracy charges. An extradiction hearing date has been set for the end of October, for Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha. Sidhu's 25-year-old daughter Jaswinder was murdered 11 years ago, about a year … [Read more...]
Instagram opens signup page for Android port, release date still unknown
March 24, 2012 by
It's no secret that one of the most popular apps to ever hit the App Store will soon be coming to Android, and if you'd prefer to be one of the very first on your block to be notified... well, there's a website for that. Instagram has just opened up a signup page for Android loyalists, enabling folks to input their email address and await word on … [Read more...]
