April 24, 2024

“Hobbit” and 48FPS Reviews Pour Forth

At midnight US east coast time, Twitter bared witness to a flood of reactions to "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Having screened for select international media in New Zealand last week, and then in Los Angeles and New York over the weekend, the press reviews had all been embargoed until a few hours ago. As a result, the reviews and rants … [Read more...]

Millions in severance paid out by BC Government triggers political back and forth

The BC Conservative party says they have crunched the numbers and discovered bc taxpayers paid a massive bill for saying goodbye to government staffers.  John Cummins says in severance payments to government staff alone taxpayers are on the hook for over $ 62 million over the last seven years.   Cummins says under Premier Christy Clark … [Read more...]

The NDP and BC Liberals go back and forth after Harry Bloy resigned from cabinet today.

The NDP says Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto should follow the lead of her colleague Harry Bloy.  Bloy stepped down from cabinet today after leaking an e-mail from the Province newspaper sent to Yamamoto's office to a company the newspaper was investigating.  Critic Michelle Mungall says Yamamoto should do the honourable thing … [Read more...]