Ben Kingsley, Tom Payne ("Luck") and Stellan Skarsgard have joined the cast of "North Face" helmer Philipp Stoelzl's medieval period drama "The Physician" for Beta Cinema and Ufa Cinema says THR. Based on Noah Gordon's best-selling novel, Payne plays a 11th century European physician who searches for the scientific truth of illness and healing in … [Read more...]
RCMP seek hit and run driver
May 16, 2012 by
The mounties in Surrey are looking for the driver of a red sports car involved in a hit and run last night on 150th Street near 105th Avenue. Around 9:30, a 24-year old man was run down while trying to cross the street. RCMP Corporal Drew Grainger says he suffered a pretty bad leg injury. "He's since stabilized and is expected to make a full … [Read more...]
Affleck, Mara, Foster Seek “Saints”
April 30, 2012 by
Rooney Mara, Ben Foster and Casey Affleck are attached to star in the feature "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" reports Deadline. David Lowery has written and will direct this expansion of his own award-winning 16-minute short "Pioneer" which screened at Sundance and SXSW last year. That short starred Will Oldham as a father who tells his little boy the … [Read more...]
Cities seek aboriginal workers
April 11, 2012 by
Aboriginal job-seekers are being sought-out by the Cities of Vancouver and Surrey to participate in a new program aimed at finding them employment. The partnership with the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society will train participants for various clerical jobs, "We're always seeking opportunities to, particularly with the … [Read more...]
Bus drivers seek pay hike
March 22, 2012 by
Contract talks for most bus drivers and transit mechanics in Metro Vancouver start Tuesday. Don Macleod, who heads up C-A-W local 11, says the 46-hundred workers are seeking more money and improved benefits from the Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of Translink. "......We do think it's realistic and we do think that our members … [Read more...]
Police seek witnesses in double shooting
March 17, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Two men are in serious condition after being shot in front of a downtown Vancouver restaurant.Const. Jana McGuinness says witnesses have reported that the men had just walked out of the eatery when a gunman approached them and started firing.He then fled on foot and has not been located.Police believe the men were targeted.Officers are … [Read more...]
Vancouver police seek man wanted on attempted murder charge
March 4, 2012 by
Police in Vancouver say they need the public's help to find a 54-year-old man wanted for attempted murder. Officers are looking for Kenneth Kirton of Surrey, after a female relative of his was stabbed last night. Police say the 73-year-old woman was stabbed several times around 3:30 a.m. at her home in the 15-hundred block of Adanac … [Read more...]
Accused may seek retribution
February 22, 2012 by
A young man who is off the hook for sex assault charges after Crown Counsel stayed proceedings, may lawyer up to seek damages. Criminal lawyer Tony Sterka says his client Colton McMorris has had his life ruined after Mounties held a high profile press conference, "Saying that there was a gang rape, that is gone. And they said things like, 'Hey, I … [Read more...]
RCMP seek man in Aldergrove suspicious occurence involving 10-year-old girl
February 9, 2012 by
RCMP are looking for a man involved in what they call a suspicious occurence last month in Aldergrove. Police say back on January 11th, a ten-year-old girl had been walking home in the 26800 block of 32 Avenue when she encountered a man. Police say she believes he touched the hood of her jacket. The girl ran home and called her … [Read more...]
Chastain, Edgerton Seek “Eleanor Rigby”
February 3, 2012 by
Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton have signed on to star in "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby", a dual-film project for Myriad Pictures says Reuters. Ned Benson writes and directs the story of a New York restaurant owner and his wife, who goes back to college. The twist is the story will be played out across two feature-length movies -- one … [Read more...]
