A hero's welcome for Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and her fellow Olympians at Vancouver Airport today. Hundreds of fans turned out to cheer the return of our Olympic athletes. Burnaby's Sinclair seemed a little overwhelmed by all the attention and teared up at times. So did some of her fans. She scored a hat trick against the Americans … [Read more...]
Summer sockeye return expected to be very low
July 6, 2012 by
More bad news for BC's sockeye salmon fishery. Predictions for this summer's return are dismal. Numbers put together by the Fraser River Panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission show little more than two million fish could return this season --the lowest since records started being kept in 1956. The average return is usually about four million. The … [Read more...]
“Batman,” “Superman” Return… In LEGO Form
June 28, 2012 by
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and "21 Jump Street" filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are set to direct the feature "Lego: The Piece of Resistance" says Variety. Will Arnett will voice the role of Lego Batman, while Channing Tatum is being sought to voice Superman in the project which will combine live-action and Lego-based … [Read more...]
People in Sicamous area able to return home
June 27, 2012 by
About 250 people can return to their homes in Swansea Point in the Shuswap area after their evacuation order has been lifted. Robyn Cyr with the Shuswap emergency program explains that the situation has stabilized. "They did a flyover of the two creeks actually yesterday and determined that there was no danger of any further debris coming down … [Read more...]
Strict drunk driving rules return
June 14, 2012 by
The BC government's tough roadside drunk driving rules will be back in force tomorrow for drivers who blow over point zero-five on a breathalyzer. The government was forced to make changes following a court challenge of the immediate roadside prohibition program. Now when drivers fail a breath test, they must be told they can blow a second time, … [Read more...]
Man in Motion makes triumphant return
May 22, 2012 by
The forecast called for rain, but the sun was shining brightly as 'Man in Motion' Rick Hansen wrapped up his 25th anniversary relay today in Vancouver. The international champion for spinal cord research was greeted by thousands of supporters at Terry Fox Plaza outside BC Place, the same spot where he was greeted in 1987. "Twenty-five years later, … [Read more...]
Canadian Taxpayers Federation welcomes “long overdue” return to the PST
May 14, 2012 by
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the return to the PST has its pros and cons. BC Director Jordan Bateman says one thing is for sure reverting to the PST won't be a net benefit to the BC economy. He said "I don't foresee any kind of economic gain out of this of course there will be certain sectors that might do a little better, … [Read more...]
Rourke, Dawson Return For “Sin City 2”
April 22, 2012 by
Robert Rodriguez has confirmed at least two of his stars from the original 2005 film adaptation of Frank Miller's "Sin City" comics are keen to come back of the upcoming sequel. He tells MTV News that "We still have to cast. I'm shooting 'Machete' next month, and we go right into 'Sin City.' It might overlap, but we haven't done any casting yet, … [Read more...]
Markov completes gruelling return from injury
March 10, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Andrei Markov pulled on a Montreal Canadiens game sweater Saturday for the first time in 16 months against the Vancouver Canucks.The 33-year-old Russian's return to action marked the end of a gruelling rehabilitation from two knee surgeries involving anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. He earned a power-play assist in … [Read more...]
Resentment in the air as teachers return to work
March 8, 2012 by
Just because teachers are back in classrooms Thursday doesn’t mean their war with the provincial government is over. Thousands of teachers, union supporters, parents and students rallied outside the Vancouver Art Gallery to throw their support behind the B.C. Teachers’ Federation Wednesday, on the last of three legal strike days this week. Amid … [Read more...]
