We wouldn't quite call it an annual tradition just yet, but this winter does mark the third in a row where Ona has released a scrumptious new laptop / camera bag just before the all-important holiday season. Following the original Union Street messenger and the Camps Bay backpack is the Brixton Leather -- a leather-clad iteration of the company's … [Read more...]
Ona Brixton Leather review: the sexiest laptop / camera messenger bag you’ve ever seen
November 24, 2012 by
Review underway after boy snatched during supervised visit
November 20, 2012 by
Children's Minister Stephanie Cadieux says a review is underway after a three year old boy was snatched by his father during a supervised visit and taken over the border into Montana. "The reality of supervised visits is that they take place in a variety of settings, they may be in the community, they may be in a family home or in offices of the … [Read more...]
Feds to review temporary foreign worker program
November 8, 2012 by
A key labour leader in BC is pleased the federal government is reviewing a controversial program aimed at hiring foreigners to fill local jobs. "We're slowly peeling the layers back on this and we're going to get there." Steve Hunt is the Western Canada director of the United Steelworkers Union, which has been critical of plans to hire … [Read more...]
Tep Wireless review: another great option for international mobile hotspot rentals
October 4, 2012 by
Traveling is great -- nay, amazing. And travel that requires a passport can be even more fulfilling for those willing to open their minds to new cultures (and, perhaps, deal with entirely too much security screening). But here's the thing -- travel is a lot better, generally speaking, with an internet connection within arm's reach. Things are never … [Read more...]
Cummins survives Conservative leadership review vote
September 22, 2012 by
BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins has survived to fight another day as party leader. Out of 1,104 votes, only 312 or 28 percent voted for a leadership review. “Total no votes for a leadership election: 788. Percentage of no votes for an election, 71.4 percent.” John Cummins will address the party shortly with a speech called … [Read more...]
iPhoneTrip SIM rental review: the best way to keep your smartphone connected while abroad
September 18, 2012 by
In the seemingly unending quest to remain connected while traveling abroad, we recently decided to try yet another option when departing the US for a lengthy amount of time: iPhoneTrip. In a way, it sounds like the perfect solution. A single rental SIM, mailed to your address anywhere in the world, that you don't even have to return when you're … [Read more...]
Police review memory card in hang-gliding death probe
August 23, 2012 by
Abbotsford serious crime investigators have now viewed a video on a memory card that may contain evidence in the April hang-gliding death of 27-year-old Lenami Godinez-Avila. The glider pilot, Jon Orders, has been charged with obstruction of justice after swallowing that data chip. Police are not saying what's on that chip, as that may come out … [Read more...]
Dix promises seperate review of Northern Gateway
August 22, 2012 by
Opposition leader Adrian Dix says if his party is elected next year, it would subject the Northern Gateway pipeline to a separate provincial environmental review. Dix says the BC Liberals abdicated their responsibility by allowing the federal government to conduct the review. He says the review panel has no BC representation, and in any case Prime … [Read more...]
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti review roundup: impressive performance for around $300
August 16, 2012 by
No one's saying that $ 300 is "cheap," but compared to the GTX 670 and GTX 680 before it, the newly announced GeForce GTX 660 Ti is definitely in a more attainable category. The usual suspects have hashed out their reviews today, with the general consensus being one of satisfaction. A gamechanger in the space it's not, but this Kepler-based GPU … [Read more...]
Psych Review Board meets Wednesday
August 14, 2012 by
A mentally ill man found not criminally responsible for murdering his father last year has his first hearing before a Psychiatric Review Board Wednesday. Last November, Jordan Ramsay, who suffers from schizophrenia, attacked his parents while they were sleeping in their North Vancouver home. In July, a BC Supreme Court Judge ruled the 28-year … [Read more...]
