March 28, 2024

Tom Hooper, Ang Lee Linked To New Films

"The King's Speech" and "Les Misérables" director Tom Hooper is reportedly eyeing the Sacha Baron Cohen-led Freddie Mercury biopic at Sony Pictures and GK Films. Peter Morgan originally penned the script about the late Queen frontman for filmmaker Stephen Frears ("The Queen") to direct. Cohen has long been attached to play Mercury. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]

House fire in West Vancouver may have been linked to drug lab

Police have confirmed a drug lab is now being dismantled at a house in West Vancouver, but no arrests have been made.  A search warrant was executed Tuesday afternoon at the home in the 5500 block of Greenleaf Road where fire broke out Monday. It's believed the hazardous materials involved the production of crystal methamphetamine at … [Read more...]

BREAKING: E-coli case in BC linked to X-L Foods plant

BC now has a confirmed case of E-coli linked to the massive beef recall from the X-L Foods plant in Alberta. The BC Centre of Disease Control received confirmation of the lab test today. It has been working in partnership with the Ministry of Health, regional health authorities, Public Health Agency of Canada, other provincial and territorial … [Read more...]

Drugs linked to Quesnel 15-year-old’s death

Drugs may be to blame for the death of a 15-year-old boy in Quesnel. RCMP Const. Krista Vrolyk says the boy was found unresponsive at a home Friday, only to be pronounced dead at the scene. “Our investigators attended the scene and have spoken to a number of people with regards to the investigation and preliminary investigations have … [Read more...]

Ecstasy linked to new death in Langley

Officials are trying to determine whether the death of a 16-year-old boy in Langley over the weekend can be linked with five other ecstasy-related deaths. The B.C. Coroners Service confirmed the death and said the teen was reportedly taking ecstasy, along with other pharmaceutical drugs, when he died in the early morning hours of Saturday. The … [Read more...]