A day of snowboarding on Whistler Mountain has ended in death. RCMP say two boarders, a woman and a 24-year-old Australian man, found themselves on steeper terrain than they could handle yesterday, and tried to walk down the hill. But the man slipped, fell and hit his head among some trees. He was flown by helicopter to the Whistler Health Care … [Read more...]
Elderly woman dies in head on crash on Highway One
December 15, 2012 by
An 82-year-old woman is dead after a head-on crash on Highway One just before 11 Saturday morning. RCMP say the woman from Hope was travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes outside of Abbotsford. Her Buick sedan collided with a small car as she was exiting the Bradner Road rest stop. The wife and husband from Chilliwack in the other car … [Read more...]
BC Transit workers head to Labour Board over contract work
November 10, 2012 by
The union representing BC Transit employees in Greater Victoria is heading to the Labour Relations Board on Tuesday in an attempt to stop BC Transit from contracting out of bus maintenance work. Employees are in the middle of a ban on overtime in their labour dispute with the transit authority. "We do believe that they're in violation of the labour … [Read more...]
Head of IIO says progress is good at six-week mark
October 23, 2012 by
The civilian group that investigates serious incidents involving police in B.C. has been up and running for six weeks now. Members from the independent investigations office have been dispatched to five cases so far – two of them fatal – from Prince George to Vancouver to Creston. The man in charge, Richard Rosenthal, says the group is … [Read more...]
New head of cardiology at UBC
October 19, 2012 by
A prominent cardiologist who grew up in BC has come home from Ontario to take on a key role at Vancouver General Hospital. Doctor Andrew Krahn has been appointed the Head of Cardiology at the UBC Faculty of Medicine as well as the VGH pacemaker clinic. His specialty is treating patients by implanting heart rhythm devices. "Much of this has started … [Read more...]
Liberal MP to head weekend rally at Kits Coast Guard Base
September 29, 2012 by
There will be another rally to try and save the Kitsilano Coast Guard base Saturday morning. The Rally is being organized by Vancouver Liberal MP Hedy Fry. She says it is time the federal government listened to the overwhelming chorus of voices opposing the move and warning of the consequences. "C'mon this is...we are not beating … [Read more...]
Affleck, Damon Head For The “South Pole”
September 20, 2012 by
Casey Affleck is attached to star while Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are set to produce the true story drama "Race to the South Pole" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Pearl Street says The Hollywood Reporter. The film will deal with the famed rivalry and race to the pole undertook by Scott and Amundsen in the early 1900's. British explorer Robert … [Read more...]
Head found in Montreal park identified as Jun Lin
July 4, 2012 by
Police are confirming the human head found in a Montreal park belongs to Chinese student Jun Lin. It was the last body part unaccounted for in the investigation into the Concordia University student's murder and dismemberment. Alleged killer Luka Magnotta has pleaded not guilty in connection to the crime. He is accused of killing Lin on video, and … [Read more...]
Bush’s Head Digitally Altered In “Thrones”
June 26, 2012 by
The other week came the overhyped controversy over the use of a prop severed head of former President George W. Bush being used in an old episode of HBO's "Game of Thrones". As the online back-and-forth grew more intense, HBO announced it was pulling all streaming, VOD and disc copies of that episode of the series until the scene in question has … [Read more...]
“Head Smash,” “Christmas” Script Deals
June 19, 2012 by
Vlad Yudin and Edwin Mejia are set to produce a film version of the sci-fi thriller graphic novel "Head Smash" says Variety. Erik Hendrix penned the comic which is set in the city of Ares and centers on an orphan named Smash who finds a safe haven with a brutal syndicate. Yudin ("Last Day of Summer ") will pen the film adaptation Meanwhile, … [Read more...]
