Irish model-turned-actress Lisa Nolan obviously hadn't seen the first season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" as she was so caught off guard by the nudity in the currently filming second season that she walked off the set according to HBO Watch. Nolan insists she was promised ‘no nudity’ when she signed her contract to play the role of a King's … [Read more...]
Marathon hockey game in Burnaby
September 5, 2011 by
There's now a tie for the longest hockey game in the world. It's happening out in Burnaby as a group of women go for a new record to raise money for medical research. 40 women have played continuously for 10 days. One group of 20 plays four hours while the other 20 rest there world record will be 243 hours and five minutes of … [Read more...]
Mayor Robertson says the city did lots of planning for game 7
September 2, 2011 by
Mayor Gregor Roberston insists a lot of planning did go into how the city would handle game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. Robertson said "there was a very short window of time before the series began, before the game 7 was confirmed to actually plan and have that implemented in the hours that were ensued. so, there was a lot of … [Read more...]
No pain, no gain in the Longest Game
August 29, 2011 by
They’re battered, bruised and blistered, but Val Skelly said she and 39 other women are not going to stop until they cross-check cystic fibrosis for good. Skelly organized the Longest Game for CF in an effort to raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, while attempting to set the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous ice … [Read more...]
Ball in premier’s court now HST game is over
August 28, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - British Columbians have swept the harmonized sales tax out the door, but political observers say it won't be so easy for Premier Christy Clark to wash her hands of the whole mess.The political mop-up will be just as crucial for the B.C. Liberals and its leader as will be gracefully untangling the year-old system and setting the dual tax … [Read more...]
Real Salt Lake fans ‘devastated’ after game at Vancouver is postponed
July 17, 2011 by
CORRECTS TO POSTPONED, NOT DELAYED - A technician checks the field after an MLS soccer game between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake was postponed due to unplayable field conditions at ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
