With less than three months to go until election day, both of British Columbia's major political parties have altered their logos. It's a case of more Adrian Dix and less Christy Clark. The BC Liberals have removed any reference to the premier from the party logo -- which now reads: "Today's BC Liberals." The logo previously featured Christy … [Read more...]
Man gets two years less a day for deadly White Rock hit-and-run
October 25, 2012 by
A Surrey man has been given a jail sentence of two years less a day for a hit and run a year and a half ago that killed a White Rock woman. Kyle Danyliuk also faces three years’ probation and a five-year driving ban. Last winter, he pleaded guilty to five counts from the crash that killed Marilyn Laursen. She was in a crosswalk at Johnston … [Read more...]
Children and youth representative says BC government spends less on mental health programs than it claims
October 20, 2012 by
BC's Representative for Children and Youth is disputing figures from the provincial government -- over the amount of money spent on mental health programs. The minister responsible -- Stephanie Cadieux -- claims $ 94 million are spent each year to address concerns. But Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond isn't buying that number. "I think they spend closer … [Read more...]
“Chronicle” Sequel Made Less Ambitious?
October 11, 2012 by
"An American Werewolf in London" director John Landis, father of the currently in-demand scribe Max Landis, spoke with The Playlist this week and mentioned how the proposed sequel to this year's ambitious superhero feature "Chronicle" was going. It seems that Max has already penned the sequel script which his father read and would love to see … [Read more...]
“Transformers” In Space With Less Money
June 22, 2012 by
Despite the film still being written and a long way off from production, Michael Bay is still talking up the fourth "Transformers" project and how the plan is for the franchise to be "moving on to something different". Speaking with The Los Angeles Times, Bay refuses to call the film a reboot - “I don’t want to say reboot because then people will … [Read more...]
Offline Google Maps to work on ‘all devices with Android 2.2 or higher,’ 3D compatibility less clear
June 6, 2012 by
We'd heard earlier that Google had "nothing to announce" in regard to Android compatibility with the newly-announced offline Maps support and 3D modeling, but look -- things change. We reached out to the company and urged 'em to dig a little deeper, only to have the following confirmed: "For offline Google Maps for Android, all devices with Android … [Read more...]
More B.C. judges won’t mean less delay; Crown
October 4, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The head of B.C.'s Crown Counsel Association says no matter what the government does to improve the current crisis in provincial courts, there will be many more charges thrown out because of long delays.Samiran Lakshman says the government's plan to bring back some retired judges is a Band-Aid solution to what is a very large … [Read more...]
In Toronto, get cultured for less
August 19, 2011 by
At the Royal Ontario Museum, admission is free after 4:30 on Wednesday and reduced to C$ 11 on Friday after 4:30. Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]
