Three more alleged Stanley Cup rioters are expected to enter guilty pleas today. All three are charged with participating in a riot. 25-year old Port Moody man Patrick Judge is also charged with break and enter, and two counts of mischief. Vassili Kisselev is 22 and from Coquitlam -- he's also up on a break and enter charge. The youngest of those … [Read more...]
Rise in Tourism Expected in Egypt
July 19, 2012 by
According to the Egyptian Tourism Minister, tourism is expected to rise about 23 percent over last year, bringing more than 12 million visitors to the country. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Guilty plea expected in Kaulius case
July 12, 2012 by
The woman accused of killing a young softball coach in a drunk driving crash is expected to enter a guilty plea Friday in Surrey. Kassandra Kaulius was only a few minutes away from home when her vehicle was struck in May of last year. It took several months for charges to be approved against suspected drunk driver Natasha Leigh Warren. Witnesses … [Read more...]
Summer sockeye return expected to be very low
July 6, 2012 by
More bad news for BC's sockeye salmon fishery. Predictions for this summer's return are dismal. Numbers put together by the Fraser River Panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission show little more than two million fish could return this season --the lowest since records started being kept in 1956. The average return is usually about four million. The … [Read more...]
Hundreds expected for 2nd annual “SlutWalk”
June 30, 2012 by
Vancouver's second annual "SlutWalk" is happening Saturday, starting at the Art Gallery at 2pm. Hundreds are expected for speeches and the march. Organizer Rachel Malek says the message to end slut-shaming is still strong. "We want to make sure that clothing, somebody's behaviour, the way somebody's dressed, somebody's profession … [Read more...]
River levels expected to get even higher next weekend
June 24, 2012 by
The head of the BC River Forecast Centre says river levels at Mission and Hope are relatively unchanged today from levels yesterday, but says things are not necessarily improving. Dave Campbell says it's expected levels will hold steady with the possibility of a bit of a drop in the mid part of the week at Mission and Hope. "Really caution that we … [Read more...]
Water levels in lower Fraser expected to rise
June 23, 2012 by
Thousands of people are on evacuation alert throughout the province, with 165 receiving orders to evacuate their homes, and that number could grow. Water levels are expected to rise in the Lower Fraser as built up water from melting snow and heavy rain works its way downstream, according to River Forecast Centre Head, David Campbell. "We are … [Read more...]
Fraser expected to rise in Lower Mainland through Sunday
June 22, 2012 by
The head of BC's River Forecast Centre says the situation with the Fraser River is progressing much as has been expected. Dave Campbell says the Fraser River at Hope is expected to remain high through today before there is any real drop. A pulse of water is working its way down through the Fraser, and ongoing rises are expected through the Lower … [Read more...]
Ruling on doctor-assisted suicide expected tomorrow
June 15, 2012 by
A B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to reveal a decision tomorrow over Canada’s law against doctor-assisted suicide. The test case involves a 64-year-old woman from West Kelowna who is terminally ill. Lawyers with the BC Civil Liberties Association say Gloria Taylor has the right end her life with dignity, before ALS kills her. Current … [Read more...]
Plea expected in toddler death case
May 27, 2012 by
The driver accused of killing a toddler with his truck nearly three years ago in downtown Vancouver is expected to enter a guilty plea Monday.In August of 2009, the two-year old girl and her mother were hit by a flatbed truck, while they were crossing Expo Boulevard at Abbott Street.The child - who was in a stroller - died at the scene and the … [Read more...]
