A hang glider has reportedly fallen while on a tandem flight near Harrison Mills. A helicopter and ground search is underway on the side of Mount Woodside. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Dog falls ill after ingesting poison at city park
February 21, 2012 by
An owner’s walk with her pets turned into a nightmare when her dog became ill after eating rat poison at a city park. Jennifer Tillet says she was taking her two dogs and her baby for a walk last Tuesday morning, in the off-leash area of Hadden Park near the Vancouver Maritime Museum, when she noticed her seven-year-old dog, Daisy, playing with a … [Read more...]
Dog falls ill after ingesting poison
February 21, 2012 by
An owner’s walk with her pets turned into a nightmare when her dog became ill after eating rat poison at a city park. Jennifer Tillet says she was taking her two dogs and her baby for a walk last Tuesday morning, in the off-leash area of Hadden Park near the Vancouver Maritime Museum, when she noticed her seven-year-old dog, Daisy, playing with a … [Read more...]
Laval’s big comeback attempt falls just short
November 26, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - It would have been the biggest comeback in Vanier Cup history.The Laval Rouge et Or's rally from a 23-0 half-time deficit fell just short as they lost the Vanier Cup 41-38 in double overtime Friday to the McMaster Marauders."We can't spot a team like that 23 points," said Laval coach Glen Constantin, whose team was dethroned after … [Read more...]
Absolute Software falls to loss in fiscal Q1
November 17, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Absolute Software Corp. (TSX:ABT) says it fell to a net loss of $ 1.9 million in its fiscal 2012 first quarter due to foreign exchange costs.The loss, equivalent to four cents a share, was down from a profit of $ 100,000, or less than a penny per share, in the comparable quarter of fiscal 2011.Absolute said Thursday that the decline … [Read more...]
Maple Ridge man takes nasty spill over Golden Ears falls
October 15, 2011 by
A Maple Ridge man has been taken to hospital after he fell down a waterfall in Golden Ears Park. Rick Lang with Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue says the man had been out hiking with a woman to the Viking Creek Lookout when he took a nasty slide. "Something had fallen over the falls and he went to retrieve it and took a slide off the … [Read more...]
Pitt Considers “Kill” As Liman’s “Luna” Falls
September 25, 2011 by
Brad Pitt has been offered the lead role in Doug Liman's film adaptation of the manga "All You Need Is Kill" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety. The story follows Keiji Kiriya, a young recruit sent out to fight off an alien invasion and finding himself in a Groundhog Day-esque scenario of dying on the battlefield and being reborn each … [Read more...]
13-month old falls from window
September 18, 2011 by
A 13-month old girl is in Childrens' Hospital after falling from a 2nd-storey window in Surrey.R.C.M.P/ say the accident happened at a house in the 7200 block of 131st Street.It appears that the child slipped from the arms of her mother, falling out of a window, nine feet to the ground below.Their condition remains unknown, however police say the … [Read more...]
Woman falls to death from 6th-floor hotel
September 17, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from a window at a Downtown Eastside hotel, the same place where another woman died a year ago in similar circumstances.Const. Jana McGuinness said several people called 911 at about 8 p.m. Friday after the body of Verna Simard was discovered on the sidewalk.McGuinness … [Read more...]
Another B.C. child falls from screened window
August 11, 2011 by
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - An outdoor playhouse may have saved the life of a three-year-old boy who tumbled out of a townhouse window in Maple Ridge, B.C.RCMP say the boy was playing inside the home on the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
