With the lockout done, the Vancouver Canucks will be selling single-game tickets for their abbreviated NHL season this week, and if you feel like feeding your pro hockey habit, it'll cost you at least $ 63.75 a pop to attend games at Rogers Arena. The tickets go on sale at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The first three games will feature cheap food and … [Read more...]
BC fire chiefs offer condolences to those mourning loss of New York firefighters
December 24, 2012 by
Fire chiefs here in BC are offering their condolences to the families and colleagues of the firefighters killed in Webster, New York. Fire Chiefs' Association of BC President, Len Garis calls the circumstances around the deaths extremely tragic. He adds firefighters know that risk is inherent to the job, but says this is something no one ever … [Read more...]
Watts declines to offer advice to Premier over unpopularity
July 21, 2012 by
With Premier Christy Clark still low in the polls, one of the province's most well-liked politicians says she doesn't have any advice. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts was asked what she would tell the premier: “I wouldn't presume to give advice to the premier. I think that she has selected people around her that have lots of experience and … [Read more...]
Joel Kinnaman Gets A “Robocop”‘ Offer
February 27, 2012 by
With "Arthur & Lancelot" having fallen apart, "Snabba Cash" and "The Killing" (US version) star Joel Kinnaman now has a scheduling hole which MGM is hoping to fill. THR & Jeff Sneider report that Kinnaman has been offered the title role in the MGM remake of “Robocop" which Jose Padilha ("Elite Squad") is helming. A deal is expected to be … [Read more...]
Vancouver police offer public apology over mistaken identity
January 20, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department has wasted no time apologizing to a man injured during an arrest in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. The department issued a news release saying “several senior members” of the force apologized to the unidentified 51-year-old man just hours after he suffered scrapes and sore ribs during … [Read more...]
Couple offer to be virtual slaves for housing
August 13, 2011 by
Beginning of Story Content A couple is offering to work as virtual slaves for a year in exchange for ownership of a Vancouver house, the CBC's Meera Bains ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
