John Furlong has now followed through on his promise to take legal action against the Georgia Straight and a reporter accused of making unfounded allegations against the head of Vancouver's 2010 Olympic organizing team. Furlong’s lawyer Marvin Storrow has now filed notice of civil claim against Laura robinson, Daniel McLeod, Charlie … [Read more...]
Former TV reporter wants to appeal sentence for sex assault
October 10, 2012 by
A former TV news reporter convicted of child sex assault is appealing his sentence. A provincial court judge in Surrey went above the three years Crown was asking for back in August and gave Ron Bencze four years behind bars for sexually assaulting a child over several years. Now, Bencze's lawyer has filed for leave to appeal on the grounds that … [Read more...]
Reporter calls Clark’s accusation “baffling”
September 20, 2012 by
After Premier Christy Clark claimed her comments that the culture in Victoria is "sick" were taken out of context, the National Post reporter who published them -- is defending his story. Clark says Brian Hutchinson knew what she meant and he wanted to portray it differently. Hutchinson calls Clark's comments "baffling". He says the story ran … [Read more...]
Court victory for local newspaper reporter
April 28, 2012 by
The BC Court of Appeal has ruled a local newspaper reporter won't be forced to reveal confidential sources. The ruling comes after a lawsuit was brought forward by a former member of Parliament. In October 2007, the Province newspaper ran a story detailing alleged electoral corruption involving then West Vancouver Liberal MP Blair Wilson. The … [Read more...]
Veteran sports reporter joins CKNW
March 9, 2012 by
A familiar, and sometimes controversial voice is joining the CKNW Sports Department. After some time away from the microphone, Dave Pratt told CKNW's Bill Good that it's good to be back. "...I found myself at times, literally, pacing through my condo and actually mapping out a show that would never go to air -- just for the opportunity to … [Read more...]
A former reporter accused of sex crimes has allegedly breached his conditions.
November 16, 2011 by
CKNW has learned the former Global TV reporter charged with child sex crimes is also now accused of violating his bail conditions. Surrey RCMP say they got a tip october 20th alleging Ron Bencze had been around children. Corporal Drew Grainger says weeks later he was charged with breaching his conditions. Grainger says the … [Read more...]
YVR reporter ready to ‘throw on the overalls’
August 9, 2011 by
That’s exactly what happened to Jaeger Mah yesterday, as he was named the winner of the Live@YVR correspondent search. His reward will be to spend 80 days - starting next week - at Vancouver ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
