April 24, 2024

Increased Transit Police presence during commute doesn’t worry riders

An increased Transit Police presence will be watching over the Skytrain line during the first morning commute since an explosive was found on Surrey tracks Friday. Transit Police Spokesperson Anne Drennan says the extra uniformed presence will carry on through the week as the investigation continues. "As well, there will be continued site sweeps, … [Read more...]

Worthington, Dance Hitch With “Riders”

Sam Worthington, Charles Dance and Timothy Spall are set to star in a film adaptation of Tim Winton's novel "The Riders" for Stealth Media Group says Moviehole. Worthington plays an Aussie expat who "prepares to start a new life with his wife Jennifer and young daughter Bille in Ireland. His life is blown apart when he goes to the airport to meet … [Read more...]

Desert Riders explores world of camel jockeys and child trafficking

Vancouver director Vic Sarin felt compelled to tell the dark story of child-trafficking that producer Noemi Weis pitched to him two years ago about the Middle Eastern tradition of camel racing. “How can we see the war on television but we don’t know anything about this,” he said. “Where is our humanity?” The documentary Desert Riders follows the … [Read more...]

Drivers, riders chime in

Grab a copy of Metro tomorrow for the final instalment of our three-part transit series. We’ll look at what readers from coast to coast would do if they could start from scratch and build ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]