March 29, 2024

NDP blame provincial and federal governments for RCMP HQ mystery costs

The NDP's Public Safety critic wants to know how a new policing deal was signed with Ottawa without addressing the costs of the new RCMP headquarters. Kathy Corrigan says there is plenty of blame to split between the province and the federal government. "The Feds moved ahead with a Billion dollar plus building without having an agreement in place … [Read more...]

Costs to province and municipalities for new RCMP HQ still a mystery

As mounties get set to move into their new $ 1.2 billion headquarters in Surrey both provincial and local governments remain in the dark about how much of the bill they will foot. Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says the cost sharing between Ottawa, the province, and municipalities was supposed to be settled in negotiations. But with four … [Read more...]

International Traveler of Mystery: Papua New Guinea

A quick flight from Brisbane alights in the untouched South Pacific Neverland that is Papua New Guinea. The few that dare visit find prime scuba spots, enchanted tree houses, and fascinating culture. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

27 year old missing person mystery solved

The BC Coroners Service has identified the man found in Powell Lake in mid-April. With the help of the RCMP, the man has been identified as Francis John Howes of Powell River. The 51 year old was last seen alive in July of 1984, at the Powell River marina where he kept his boat. That boat was later found tied up at his float cabin on Powell Lake. A … [Read more...]

Police mystery in Port Coquitlam

A police mystery in a quiet area of Port Coquitlam has neighbours raising concerns.Residents say a home near Coutts and Homesteader has been under heavy police surveillance - ever since a shooting at the home on Monday.Police are only saying the investigation centres around a 14-year old with gunshot wounds, and the public is at no risk.But … [Read more...]

Coroner solves 25 year old mystery

  The BC Coroners service has solved a 25 year old mystery. The coroner has identified a person whose foot bones washed ashore in Sasamat Lake in Port Moody last November as a man missing after a boating accident two and a half decades ago. DNA confirms the bones belonged to Vancouver's Stefan Zahorujko. The 65 year old was out on the lake, … [Read more...]

Mystery BlackBerry smartphone pops up at FCC, teases us with REA71UW model number

REA71UW. Mean anything to you? Us either. What we do know, however, is that this is indeed a RIM-made BlackBerry smartphone, and so far as we can tell, it'll ship with BlackBerry 7 OS onboard. It's also clear that this guy's rocking the requisite bands for use on AT&T's 3G network (850 / 1900), but outside of that, most everything else remains … [Read more...]

Bale, Malick Re-Team For Mystery Tale

They previously worked together on 2005's "The New World", now filmmaker Terrence Malick and actor Christian Bale look set to be re-teaming for the next project from the perfectionist director. Twitchfilm reports that Bale has been cast as the lead in the currently untitled project which is due to shoot in early 2012. Bale was originally attached … [Read more...]

Downtown Vancouver sinkhole a mystery to city staff

The City of Vancouver says it has no explanation for a large hole which developed early Friday at the busy intersection of Seymour and Robson Streets."We don't know what caused it," ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]

Vancouver’s Olympic Inukshuk sold — mystery buyer to pay for shipping

VANCOUVER -- The Inukshuk from the 2010 Winter Olympics sits in an empty Vancouver lot, covered in bird droppings.Since the Olympics, the 2.6-tonne, eight-piece, fibre-reinforced mortar-concrete ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]