Nine people are dead after a tour bus carrying 40 people crashed on Interstate 84 in Oregon Sunday morning at around 10:30 a.m. The bus had left Las Vegas and was en route to Vancouver. Twenty others were injured in the crash. Calls from CKNW to Lower Mainland-based company Mi Joo Travel & Tour, which reportedly operates the bus … [Read more...]
“Mockingbird Lane” Officially Dead At NBC
December 29, 2012 by
Bryan Fuller, creator/executive producer of NBC’s "Munsters" reboot "Mockingbird Lane," says the project is now officially dead. He revealed on Twitter the other day: "I tweet with a heavy heart. NBC not moving forward with #MockingbirdLane. From producers and cast, thank you all for enthusiasm and support." Work on the project began two years … [Read more...]
Man found dead on Vancouver Island beach identified
December 27, 2012 by
An exhaustive post-mortem investigation involving multiple agencies on both sides of the border has found the identity of a man found dead on a Vancouver Island beach December 19th. The BC Coroner's Service says the man has been identified as thirty-six-year-old Brandon Lee Blanford of Bremerton, Washington State. Branford’s family … [Read more...]
Man found dead following disturbance in New Westminster
December 27, 2012 by
New Westminster police confirm a man is dead following some sort of disturbance in a basement suite this morning. They were called out to a home on Colby street at 6:17am. Locals reported some noises and told police they heard four to five "pops"....possible gunfire. Police arrived to find a dead man inside the house. They are not yet confirming … [Read more...]
Two dead after daylight shooting in a busy hotel lobby
November 26, 2012 by
Two men are dead after a bullets flew inside the lobby of a Burnaby hotel just before the noon hour. Sergeant Jennifer Pound with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says two men were found with gunshot wounds when police responded around 11:30 this morning. "All attempts to revive those two males inside the hotel were unsuccessful and those … [Read more...]
Posters: Catching Fire, Evil Dead, Forgives
November 21, 2012 by
A couple of key one-sheet premieres today including an official motion poster for the much anticipated sequel "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" due for release this time next year, the first poster for the remake of "The Evil Dead" which states a bold claim up front - you will be scared sh*tless, and a beaten to a bloody pulp Ryan Gosling-centric … [Read more...]
One dead in severe Surrey car crash
November 11, 2012 by
A fatal collision shut down roads in Surrey for most of Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Investigators are still looking into what happened at 128th street and 68th avenue at 10:30. RCMP Staff Sergeant Warren Tyson says one of the vehicles was severely damaged. "One person was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person was taken to … [Read more...]
Two dead in Vancouver motorcycle crash
November 9, 2012 by
A motorcycle-car crash at Burrard and 2nd Avenue in Vancouver has claimed two lives. Police say it happened shortly after 8am. Both riders of the motorcycle, a 22-year-old woman and a man of unknown age were killed. They are the the city's 15th and 16th traffic fatalities of the year. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
BC man found dead in Mexico
November 7, 2012 by
We're hearing reports of a BC man found dead in Mexico. A newspaper called the "Guadalajara Reporter" says Ron Lloyd Mackintosh was found dead yesterday morning in the coastal town on Barra de Navidad, south of Puerto Vallarta. We are still seeking details from Foreign Affairs. Mackintosh was reported missing last month, last seen in the nearby … [Read more...]
Another giraffe at the Greater Vancouver Zoo dead
November 4, 2012 by
A 12 year old giraffe at the Greater Vancouver Zoo has died. General Manager Jodi Henderson says Jafari was found dead in his heated barn about 7:30 this morning by animal care staff. Henderson says it's a complete shock. "I mean, Jafari was extremely healthy, had no previous conditions whatsoever." A necropsy is beind done to determine how he … [Read more...]
