March 28, 2024

Fire lights up midnight sky

A warehouse fire in Coquitlam broke out just minutes after midnight.3 engines attended, fighting the flames seen leaping from the roof. The commercial building at 1060 Austin Avenue near Marmont was fully involved with a lot of smoke seen drifting through the neighbourhood. There is no information about the contents of the warehouse or whether they … [Read more...]

MetroPCS lights up Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services, starts selling LG Connect 4G

MetroPCS may not be grand in scale, but it's certainly not lacking for ambition. Just over a year after announcing its eventual transition to Voice over LTE, the carrier has officially launched its VoLTE services. Moreover, it's announcing the first sale of a VoLTE-capable handset at one of the company's Dallas / Fort Worth store locations. The … [Read more...]

“Friday Night Lights” Movie Nearly Ready

Peter Berg's 2004 Texas football film "Friday Night Lights" scored good notices upon its release, but it has been the five season-long TV series incarnation that has really scored both critical acclaim and cult following. Since it wrapped last year, fans have been keen to see the small screen version's cast get their time on the big screen, … [Read more...]

Best Places in Alaska to View the Northern Lights

Unfolding on the fringes of the ring-shaped auroral oval that circles the globe's Arctic realms, the aurora borealis phenomenon—a mystical apparition of glowing bands that float and spiral overhead (really solar particles bouncing off the earth's magnetic field)—can't help but inspire the imagination of all who bear witness. A trek into … [Read more...]

Lights out at Rio Theatre

The silver screen will be blacked out at the Rio Theatre this week. The small, cherished community cinema near Commercial Drive and Broadway is being forced to cancel all of its upcoming film programming — including the International Mountain Film Festival and Emily Carr graduation show — because of a last-minute condition imposed by the Liquor … [Read more...]

China’s lights outshine at fireworks festival

The Burrard Street Bridge is seen in the foreground as fireworks from team China blast over the waters of English Bay during the Celebration of Light on Saturday, July ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]

08/03/2011 – Celebration of Lights Fireworks Show 2011

Saturday July 30th 10:00 - 10:25PM Celebration of Light Fireworks Show China:  'China Storm' Wednesday August 3rd 10:00 - 10:25PM Celebration of Light Fireworks Show Spain:  'Odyssey' Saturday August 6th 10:00 - 10:25PM Celebration of Light Fireworks Show Canada:  'Then and Now' Custom Feed - Vancouver Events Calendar … [Read more...]

“Friday Night Lights” Film-To-TV-To-Film?

It's been an unusual journey for the Texan football drama "Friday Night Lights", and now it's about to take another step. It started life as a well-performing and well-received 2004 movie starring the likes of Billy Bob Thornton, Garrett Hedlund and Lucas Black. Then NBC picked it up and turned it into a series starring the likes of Kyle … [Read more...]