Saying it will save lives and money, Vancouver's Mayor and Police Chief are again expressing their support for a regional police force, at the risk of upsetting opponents of the idea. Mayor Gregor Robertson says he'd like to see this issue front and center in the upcoming BC election. "It would be great to see candidates for the Legislature … [Read more...]
FX Pushes Back “Louie” To May 2014
October 9, 2012 by
FX has pushed back the fourth season premiere of its comedy critical darling "Louie" from Summer 2013 to Spring 2014. FX president John Landgraf tells The Live Feed that star Louis C.K. requested and received the extended hiatus. "Louie has continued to raise the bar and recharge his batteries. I don't think there's anyone else in business who's … [Read more...]
VPD pushes for more Stanley Cup riot charges
January 17, 2012 by
Vancouver police have recommended another 63 charges against 20 suspected Stanley Cup rioters. Insp. Les Yeo, of the Integrated Riot Investigation Team (IRIT), announced the third round of recommendations Tuesday, bringing it to a total of 278 recommended charges against 100 suspected rioters. “If you have thought we have given up, we have not,” … [Read more...]
OCZ pushes access-time boundaries with Octane and Octane-S2 SSDs
October 25, 2011 by
OCZ Technology's pushing SSDs on step further this morning, with the introduction of the Octane SATA 6Gbps and Octane-S2 SATA 3Gbps SSDs. These guys promise "record-breaking access times" and up to 1TB of capacity, with Indilinx Everest internals playing things out on the inside. Oddly enough, the company claims that this is the world's first SSD … [Read more...]
Pension plan pushes West Fraser to a loss
October 24, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT) reported a loss of $ 27.3 million in its latest quarter as the forestry company took a charge related to its pension plan.The loss, announced Monday after markets closed, compared with a profit of $ 42.1 million a year ago. Sales totalled $ 705.4 million for the three months ended Sept. 30 … [Read more...]
