May 16, 2024

Girl drank from bottle with date rape drug

LANGLEY, B.C. - A seven-year-old Langley, B.C., girl who is believed to have overdosed on a date rape drug remains in hospital as Mounties continue an investigation.RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks says police are speaking with people who may have information about the circumstances of the incident in which the girl may have drank some water from a bottle … [Read more...]

Mel Gibson’s “Gringo” Sets Date, New Trailer

Adrian Grunberg's "Get the Gringo" starring Mel Gibson will not be going theatrical in the United States reports Reuters. Instead DirecTV, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Icon Productions are teaming to release the R-rated film on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download platforms. DirecTV will aggresively promote a $ 10.99 HD on-demand … [Read more...]

China trial date set for man in B.C. murder

VANCOUVER - Nearly nine years after their daughter's body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a wooded area outside Vancouver, the parents of a murdered Chinese exchange student are getting their day in court.Jia-ming Li, who has changed his name from Ang Li, will go on trial Tuesday in Beijing for the October 2002 murder of 21-year-old Amanda Zhao, … [Read more...]

New court date for men accused of killing Kelowna man

A new court date has been set for seven men accused of killing a Kelowna man.The men, including two full-patch Hells Angels, are due back in court September 22nd.They are 31-year old Norman Cocks and 46-year old Robert Thomas.  They're accused of beating the victim, Dain Phillips, with a baseball bat on June 12th.   He died … [Read more...]

“Hunger Games” Sequel Sets Date

Lionsgate is pushing hard on its film franchise based on a tween literary sensation - "The Hunger Games". The first film is not due until March next year, but already the studio has scheduled a November 2013 release for "Catching Fire", the second installment in the trilogy. That puts it out a little over a year and a half from the first film and … [Read more...]

“Amazing Spider-Man” Sequel Sets Date

Sony Pictures has announced a release date of May 2nd 2014 for a sequel to "The Amazing Spider-Man" despite the first one still a year away from release on July 3rd 2012. It's unknown if any deals are in place yet for cast and crew members to return, but many are likely signed overall deals for at least one sequel. A studio source tells EW that … [Read more...]