Abbotsford Police had to jump out of the way as a truck slammed into a car stopped at a drinking driving road block just before 10pm Saturday night. Sergeant Lisa Shea says the man driving was going around 100 kilometers per hour, and didn't even break as he approached the blockade. "The driver of the truck has been arrested for impaired driving," … [Read more...]
Provincial NDP want migrant Chinese mining workers stopped at the border
October 23, 2012 by
The NDP's mining critic wants Chinese migrant workers coming to BC for coal mining jobs to be denied entry into the country until some things are sorted out. Doug Donaldson says Jobs minister Pat Bell has said he is investigating claims the workers were charged to take the work, but "In the meantime I think that while this investigation is underway … [Read more...]
“The Day Britain Stopped” For Ridley Scott
July 27, 2012 by
"American Gangster" director Ridley Scott and scribe Steve Zaillian have acquired feature film rights to the 2003 BBC pseudo-documentary "The Day Britain Stopped" which their Scott Free and Film Rites companies are setting up at 20th Century Fox says The Hollywood Reporter. Gabriel Range's original BBC2 telemovie took place around a fictional … [Read more...]
Drug smuggler who swallowed more than a kilo of cocaine stopped at YVR
May 17, 2012 by
A smuggler – who swallowed 42 condoms filled with drugs – was kept from boarding a plane to Australia, thanks to a routine check by security at YVR. The man was detained last month and kept in a controlled environment at a local hospital until the narcotics could be recovered. The condoms were filled with liquid cocaine, amounting to a … [Read more...]
BC’s Transportation Minister says Translink expansion is on pause, not stopped.
April 17, 2012 by
Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom says it makes sense for Translink to delay some expansion plans while it awaits the results of a government-ordered audit. He said "I think to delay it right now is probably a very prudent decision based on the issue that there's an audit coming, we are going to do an audit of Translink, we're gonna work … [Read more...]
