The BC Conservatives have picked a candidate whose name has a familiar ring to it for the Port Moody-Coquitlam by-election. Leader John Cummins says Christine Clark was the only one to get her paperwork in as for the similarity to Christy Clark... "Well, there's certainly that ring to it but I can assure you that Christine Clark is no … [Read more...]
The BC Conservatives are going with a familiar sounding name for one by-election.
December 2, 2011 by
ICBC rates are going up
November 29, 2011 by
With slumping revenue and increased costs, ICBC wants to raise rates next year. The Crown Corporation will apply over the next few days to raise basic insurance rates, while dropping rates for optional coverage. The impact of the rate increase on people who get full coverage from ICBC works out to less than thirty dollars a year. The … [Read more...]
Racers’ rides going nowhere fast
September 9, 2011 by
There will be no clean getaway for at least five of the drivers involved in a spectacular exotic-car street race last week. The RCMP and Solicitor General Shirley Bond announced Thursday that the province is going forward with the civil-forfeiture process to permanently seize five of the 13 super cars busted in a Deas Island street race. Bond … [Read more...]
Going to great depths to save ocean life
August 29, 2011 by
Scott Cassell already holds the record for longest non-stop dive but is ready to break it again while trying to preserve ocean life. On September 17, the explorer and combat/commercial diver will attempt a 30-mile (48-kilometre) non-stop SCUBA dive from Catalina Island to Los Angeles, gathering information about shark population and what the … [Read more...]
Vancouver Mayor insists city's viaducts not definitely going
July 24, 2011 by
Attending Kitsilano Days along 4th Avenue, Mayor Gregor Robertson says all the talk about removing the viaducts could eventually end up being just ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Akram disappointed over Mohammad Amir's career going off the rails
July 17, 2011 by
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has expressed his disappointment over fast bowler Mohammad Amir's international career going off the rails because of a spot fixing scandal last year in Eng Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
