Babbel's been doing a solid job of picking up users as it attempts to help people around the world learn new tongues over their lunch breaks, but evidently, it's not picking up steam in the US as well as it would like. The remedy? Buy the market share one so desires. Today, the company has announced the acquisition of San Francisco's own PlaySay -- … [Read more...]
Increased Transit Police presence during commute doesn’t worry riders
November 5, 2012 by
An increased Transit Police presence will be watching over the Skytrain line during the first morning commute since an explosive was found on Surrey tracks Friday. Transit Police Spokesperson Anne Drennan says the extra uniformed presence will carry on through the week as the investigation continues. "As well, there will be continued site sweeps, … [Read more...]
Police presence on bridges due to search for armed robbery suspect
April 15, 2012 by
Drivers trying to get to, or from, the North Shore Saturday evening were slowed to a halt by lane closures and armed police officers. North Vancouver RCMP say they were stopping cars on the Lions Gate and Ironworkers Memorial Bridges, looking for a suspect in an armed robbery. Mounties say a man in his fifties, reportedly carrying a handgun, had … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Thousands March downtown as police maintain presence
October 15, 2011 by
Occupy Vancouver protesters marched through the streets downtown Saturday afternoon, closing streets as police maintain a strong presence in the area. An official estimate of the crowd size was not available, but it was at least several thousand and organizers claimed it was five thousand. Many had joined the rally objecting to … [Read more...]
Vancouver to beef up police presence for Celebration of Light
July 28, 2011 by
Riot officers some on foot and some on horses try to clear the streets of downtown Vancouver June 15, 2011 during the Stanley Cup riot. (John Lehmann/The Globe and ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
