After losing two seats to the NDP in last night's byelection, Premier Christy Clark is promising to work harder to unite the right. But she's rejecting any suggestion she step aside to make that happen. Clark says she has no intention of quitting before next year's provincial election. ".....well I think you know I think what the results tell us is … [Read more...]
Edgar Ramirez To Lead “Corpus Christi”
March 11, 2012 by
Edgar Ramirez ("Carlos," "The Bourne Ultimatum, "Wrath of the Titans") will headline Richard Kelly's next project "Corpus Christi" at Quick Draw Productions says Variety. Ramirez would play Paciencia De La Rosa, an Iraqi war veteran with severe post-traumatic stress disorder who forges a dangerous alliance with a wealthy industrialist in Texas. … [Read more...]
HP appoints Bill Veghte as chief strategy officer, will lead ‘cloud and webOS open source initiatives’
January 22, 2012 by
Bill Veghte was already having his checks cut by HP (after cutting ties with Microsoft), but now he'll be filling a slightly different corner office. The company today announced that he has been appointed chief strategy officer, but somehow, he'll also have enough time to hold onto his current role as executive vice president of HP Software. We're … [Read more...]
World maintains lead at Continental Cup
January 12, 2012 by
LANGLEY, B.C. - Despite Jeff Stoughton's best efforts, the World opened a 30-24 lead over North America at the Continental Cup on Thursday after splitting Draw 3.Winnipeg's Stoughton downed Niklas Edin of Sweden 8-3 to claim six points for North America. Stoughton broke the game open with four points in the fourth end.Scotland's Tom Brewster led … [Read more...]
Callens to lead BC RCMP
December 9, 2011 by
The acting commanding officer of the RCMP in British Columbia has been given the job fulltime. According to a news release from Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond and not the RCMP, Craig Callens has been appointed the force's top cop in this province. Senior ministry officials headed the selection process leading to Callen's … [Read more...]
Max Irons Takes the Other “Host” Lead
November 12, 2011 by
26-year-old actor Max Irons ("Red Riding Hood") has scored the role of Jared Howe in Andrew Niccol's film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's 2008 science-fiction novel "The Host' for Open Road Films reports Entertainment Weekly. Irons joins a cast that includes Saoirse Ronan as young woman who shares her body with an alien force known as Wanderer. … [Read more...]
Edler’s three points lead Canucks over Caps
October 29, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Alex Edler scored two goals and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 7-4 Saturday.Edler's goals were his first two of the season.Max Lapierre and Chris Higgins also scored a pair of goals for the Canucks while Henrik Sedin added the winning goal at 6:18 of the third period.The Canucks, notorious for … [Read more...]
Melissa George To Lead BBC’s “Nemesis”
September 23, 2011 by
Melissa George has scored the lead role in the spy thriller series "Nemesis" aka "Morton" at BBC-Cinemax reports Deadline. "X-Files" executive producer Frank Spotnitz created the suspense thriller which centers on a highly skilled operative (George) for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that might have been … [Read more...]
Denzel Offered Lead In “Secret” Remake?
September 15, 2011 by
Denzel Washington has reportedly been offered the lead role in a remake of Oscar-winning Argentinian thriller "The Secret In Their Eyes" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Twitchfilm. Juan Jose Campanella's 2009 original followed a retired legal counselor who writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for … [Read more...]
Adams Takes Lead In “Orphanage” Remake?
September 1, 2011 by
Amy Adams is reportedly early discussions to star in the remake of J.A. Bayona's 2007 Spanish thriller "The Orphanage" at New Line says Bloody Disgusting. If she signs, Adams will play a young woman who returns to the orphanage where she was raised to help turn the facility into a home for mentally-disabled children. Her young son soon stars … [Read more...]
