The NDP says it's time for the Liberal government to release the list of assets it plans to put on the market, but B.C.'s finance minister says that's not going to happen. Documents obtained by the Opposition show the initial parameters for surplus properties included everything from the Lotteries Corporation to the Royal B.C. Museum. Finance … [Read more...]
Translink: Sell holdings to help the budget
May 22, 2012 by
Translink is looking at selling off some of its own assets to address a funding gap after a meeting with the Mayors Council on Regional Transportation. Vice-Chair and Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender says the feeling is the transit utility will come up short in trying to make up 30-million dollars. Fassbender says Transportation … [Read more...]
Google reportedly planning stable of Nexus devices with Android 5.0, will sell ’em direct
May 16, 2012 by
Hand firmly grasping hat? Good. The Wall Street Journal is reporting on quite the bombshell today, noting that Google is about to cause its carrier partners in the States all sorts of grief -- indirectly, of course. Just weeks after placing its heralded Galaxy Nexus on sale for $ 399 unlocked, the report states that said move is only the beginning … [Read more...]
Joel Edgerton, Cormac McCarthy Sell Scripts
January 18, 2012 by
Aussie actor Joel Edgerton ("Warrior," "The Thing") has sold the dramedy spec script "One Night Stand" to New Regency says The Hollywood Reporter. The story is described as an honest look at a man and a woman in the aftermath of a one night stand. Edgerton is not attached to star but will executive produce. Regency will start meeting with … [Read more...]
Premier Christy Clark hits the road to sell her promised jobs plan
September 18, 2011 by
It's been in the works for months -- now Premier Christy Clark is set to finally unveil her much talked about jobs plan. Clark will be touring the province this week, introducing what many are calling the first major policy initiative of her administration. The timing of the plan comes at a point where the economy is thought to be shrinking as job … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Store to sell both Metro-style apps and conventional Win32 programs
September 13, 2011 by
Oh, sure -- you've already started digging into the upcoming Windows Store (or, at least what it'll deliver), but Microsoft just revealed a cute little nugget about its future functionality here at Build 2011. In keeping with its mantra of making Windows 8 a one-size-fits-all affair, the Store will be home to both Metro-style apps (useful for … [Read more...]
HSBC to sell part of Canadian business
September 6, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - HSBC Holdings confirmed Tuesday that it's in talks to sell part of its Canadian operations.The giant global bank said it's looking to sell HSBC Bank Canada's full service investment advisory division of its retail brokerage business.However, HSBC noted that no decision on a possible sale has been made.Reports had circulated in recent … [Read more...]
