A judge has sentenced the first person convicted in Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot to 17 months in jail. Twenty-year-old Ryan Dickinson pleaded guilty to participating in a riot, admitting to being among a mob that trashed an unmarked police car and then later vandalizing a clothing store. The Crown had asked for 15 to 18 months for the rioting … [Read more...]
Crown asks for up to 18 months for first convicted Vancouver Stanley Cup rioter
February 14, 2012 by
The Crown is asking a judge to sentence the first person convicted in the Stanley Cup riot to more than a year in jail. Twenty-year-old Ryan Dickinson is the first person to plead guilty in the riot and will be the first sentenced for joining in on the mayhem that followed Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final last June. In an agreed statement of facts … [Read more...]
Asbestos removal contractor will serve two months in jail
January 24, 2012 by
Arthur Moore will be behind bars for two months for exposing teenage workers to Asbestos, despite acourt injunction. President of the Building Trades Union, Lee Loftus, says the Crown should proceed with criminal charges. "We are talking fraud, we are talking the use of vulnerable workers that come out of treatment centers and rehab centres,we are … [Read more...]
“Jack the Giant Killer” Delayed Nine Months
January 19, 2012 by
Warners has shaken up its schedule with three films getting delays. The big move is Bryan Singer's "Jack and the Giant Killer 3D" being pushed back a full nine months from June 15th to March 22nd 2013 says The Hollywood Reporter. The move has had a knock on effect for two other films. David Dobkin's proposed "Arthur and Lancelot" fantasy epic … [Read more...]
Instagram hits 150 million uploads in nine months, still won’t talk about Android plans
August 5, 2011 by
For better or worse, Instagram's taken the iOS-capturing world by storm. And if you're wondering what our qualification for "by storm" is, well... let's just say The Biebs blasted out his first image on the service last month. As the story goes, four young lads with a fistful of dollars and boundless imaginations started up the famed app on October … [Read more...]
