Just days after his father was convicted of murder in the killing of 14 year old Chelsey Acorn, Dustin Blue Robert Moir has been granted a new trial, and his conviction overturned. BC Court of Appeal has ruled the original trial judge made mistakes while instructing the jury on two different witnesses. A new trial has been ordered. Moir has been … [Read more...]
Mi Joo Tour ordered to cease U-S operations
January 8, 2013 by
A tour bus company with a coach involved in a fatal crash in late December can no longer operate in the United States. The U-S Department of Transportation has ordered Mi Joo Tour and Travel to cease U-S operations. In a release, the Department says it has conducted an investigation into the company's compliance with U-S safety regulations, … [Read more...]
Health care workers ordered to get flu shots, or wear masks
August 23, 2012 by
Health care workers in BC will be required to get a flu shot or wear a mask during the coming flu season in order to protect patients from the virus. That announcement from Provincial Health Officer Doctor Perry Kendall today. Kendall says the new policy will apply to health authority staff, doctors and residents, volunteers, students, … [Read more...]
External review ordered into Paul Boyd police shooting
May 29, 2012 by
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond says new video and witness information in the Paul Boyd case will be investigated by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team. New video has emerged showing the final moments of Boyd's life, before he was killed by Vancouver Police officers in 2007. The mentally-ill man was shot eight times, … [Read more...]
School employer want teachers ordered back to extra-curricular work
May 9, 2012 by
The BC Public School Employers Association is once again looking to the Labour Relations Board in their dispute with the teachers’ union. BCPSEA CEO Hugh Finlayson says the BCTF is encouraging illegal strike action by telling teachers to withdraw from volunteer and extra-curricular activities. "The strike started in September and went … [Read more...]
New trial ordered for Joshua Berner
April 30, 2012 by
BC's highest court has overturned the conviction of a young man found guilty of second degree murder in the stabbing death of another young man. Joshua Berner made headlines shortly after his mother was convicted in a deadly crash that killed a four year old girl in Delta. The BC Court of Appeal has granted Berner a new trial because the … [Read more...]
Hannibal Lecter Ordered To Series
February 15, 2012 by
NBC obviously liked what they saw in the script as the network has given a full direct-to-series commitment to Gaumont's "Hannibal", a one-hour drama written by Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies," "Dead Like Me") that essentially serves as a prequel to the Hannibal Lecter films. Expanding upon the early events alluded to in Thomas Harris' novel "Red … [Read more...]
Vancouver, B.C., stock promoter ordered to give up "ill-gotten gains" of $7.2M
July 31, 2011 by
U.S. securities regulators won another victory last week in their slow but steady pursuit of Vancouver, B.C., promoter Gordon Brent Pierce, whose network of front companies on both sides of the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
