For the first time in nearly three days of testimony at the missing women inquiry, the prosecutor who dropped an attempted murder charge against serial killer Robert Pickton in 1998 has lost her composure. It happened when Randi Connor was under cross-examination by a lawyer representing the interests of Vancouver’s downtown … [Read more...]
Fifth Jack Ryan Film Loses Its Director
March 20, 2012 by
Filmmaker Jack Bender is no longer attached to direct the untitled fifth Jack Ryan project in development at Paramount Pictures and Skydance Pictures reports Variety. Bender, a much in-demand TV helmer, left the project due to his small screen workload. Paramount was previously aiming to get into production on the film sometime this … [Read more...]
Tesla loses two Model S executives, Elon Musk says it’s no big deal
January 13, 2012 by
A pair of bigwigs over at electric vehicle maker Tesla have drawn their final checks, with Peter Rawlinson and Nick Sampson calling it quits. The former was the automaker's vice president and chief engineer, while the latter "supervising vehicle and chassis engineering." Ricardo Reyes, a company spokesman, emailed the following: "Having completed … [Read more...]
COPE incumbent David Cadman loses renomination bid
September 19, 2011 by
Three-term COPE city councillor David Cadman has lost his bid for re-nomination with the party, in advance of November's civic election.Cadman was first elected to city hall in 2002, and will now have to run as an independent -- should he choose to continue his political career.Meanwhile, fellow COPE incumbent Ellen Woodsworth was easily … [Read more...]
“Man of Steel” Loses His Red Speedos
August 24, 2011 by
One notable part of the Superman costume that wasn't shown in the first official image for "Man of Steel" was his jocks - the famous red 'undies as outerwear' that the character donned throughout much of the comics and all the previous Superman shows and films. Lighting tricks involving said photo seemed to indicate that while he will don a belt, … [Read more...]
Vancouver Folk Festival loses acts as musicians denied entry to Canada
July 15, 2011 by
Two acts at this weekend’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival have been denied entry into Canada. They include Tinariwen, an internationally renowned Malian collective that performed in Vancouver ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Canada loses twice at Canadian Open
July 15, 2011 by
SURREY, B.C. - Canada suffered a pair of shutout losses Thursday to close the round-robin portion of the 2011 Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship.Stacey May-Johnson had a ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
