March 28, 2024

Queen of the North trial begins

The trial of a former BC Ferries worker accused of criminal negligence causing death began today...nearly seven years after the Queen of the North tragedy. Karl Lilgert was the navigational officer when the ship veered off course, crashed and sank in March of 2006 near Hartley Bay. The 14-member jury at his Vancouver trial has heard his lawyer … [Read more...]

Beauty queen pleads guilty in Stanley Cup riot

Thanks to another Stanley Cup rioter's guilty plea, taxpayers are no longer on the hook for her trial. In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors will drop a second charge of break and enter against former beauty queen Sophie Laboissoniere. Her lawyer, David Baker, says she doesn't have to be in provincial court until she's sentenced in … [Read more...]

Trial date set for Queen of the North officer

Dates have been set for the long-awaited trial of Karl Lilgert. He was the navigating officer on the Queen of the North the night the BC Ferry sank more than six years ago. Jury selection in the trial begins January 9, with the trial itself slated to start five days later. Lilgert's charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing the deaths … [Read more...]

Just Back From: Sailing the Cunard Queen Elizabeth to Norway

Non-cruise people listen up: this is not the screaming kid-filled cruise of your past. Cunard's new Queen Elizabeth is a luxe new guard with rich decor and unforgettable experiences. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Saoirse Ronan Is “Mary, Queen of Scots”

Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement," "Hanna") is set to play the title role in the period drama "Mary Queen Of Scots" at Working Title says Deadline. Michael Hirst ("The Tudors") penned the period drama about the Scottish queen regnant who once claimed Elizabeth the First's throne as her own and was ultimately executed for her involvement in plots to … [Read more...]

Ferry evacuated, sailings cancelled after bomb threat against Queen of Coquitlam

A bomb threat against the Queen of Coquitlam ferry at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay terminal has cancelled sailings and forced officials to evacuate the boat. "There's a bomb threat, we just got turned away and were sent to Duke Point. We were just sitting in line to go there, and they're just sending us over to Duke Point,” says one caller … [Read more...]

Hartley Bay band still outraged over BC Ferries handling of Queen of the North

Six years after The Queen of the North sank off the tiny B.C. community of Hartley Bay, a band councillor says BC Ferries has abandoned his village. Cameron Hill claims the sunken ship is still leaking oil into the ocean – but the corporation stopped monitoring the leak last year. "They pulled the funding to have a daily monitoring of the … [Read more...]

Queen of Oak Bay back in operation Sunday

BC Ferries is confirming the Queen of Oak Bay will be back in service Sunday morning, two days after one of its engines died while heading into Horseshoe Bay. Spokesperson Deb Marshall says the ship went through a series of "sea trials" Saturday afternoon. "The captain wanted to put the ship through its paces, and they were out for about … [Read more...]