April 25, 2024

Three people arrested after incident at Commercial Drive and East Broadway

Police have arrested three people after an incident near the intersection of Commercial Drive and East Broadway. Police aren't saying much at this stage, but two police vehicles pinned a black Honda Accord around noon. Witnesses say they saw officers with guns drawn arrest three people. The car was left with its hood smashed in. Police say nobody … [Read more...]

USA Axes Three Shows, Renews “Burn”?

It's not official yet, but USA Network is on the verge of renewing its action series "Burn Notice" for a 13-episode seventh season. Despite remaining the network's most popular show, it is expected that the seventh will be the final season due to issues with the production studio where the show has been filmed since it began (see my earlier story … [Read more...]

Gemma Arterton Set For Three Projects

Gemma Arterton is certainly keeping busy as the British actress has been linked to three upcoming features. First up, she and "Downton Abbey" star Hugh Bonneville are pairing on Jonathan Lynn's new rom-com "The Pre-Nup". On the night before his wedding, an American man suggests to his British bride they get a pre-nup. If she doesn't sign the … [Read more...]

Three dead, five injured after crash on Malahat Highway

A late-morning collision on the Malahat Highway has killed three people. It happened around 11:30 in the Shawnigan Lake area -- between Victoria and Duncan. BC Ambulance officials say it was a two-vehicle, head-on collision -- possibly between a car and a truck. Five others were also sent to hospital. Two of those patients are in critical … [Read more...]

Three dead after single-vehicle crash on Coquihalla Highway

Tragedy on the Coquihalla Highway Friday night. Three people were killed after the vehicle they were in rolled over. Cpl. Kathleen Thain with Logan Lake RCMP says it happened shortly after 7:30 between Merritt and Kamloops, about five kilometres south of the Highway 97D Interchange. Thain says two other people in the vehicle were taken to … [Read more...]

UPDATES: Three Liberals bail today

Three more Liberal MLA's have made it offical: they are getting out of BC politics and won't run again in the next election. Education Minister George Abbott has now confirmed what he strongly hinted at just a few days ago on "The World Today" on CKNW: He's not going to seek re-election next May. Abbott has spent more than 30 years in public … [Read more...]

Mounties won’t comment on Richmond ‘incident’ that sent three to hospital

Richmond Mounties are tight-lipped about an overnight incident that sent three people to hospital in critical condition. The BC Ambulance Service confirms three people were taken from the 127000-block of Carncross Avenue, just after midnight, to Vancouver General. Mounties aren't saying how the people were hurt, only to say further details will be … [Read more...]

Three Ladies Vie For “Captain America 2”

Anna Kendrick, Imogen Poots and Felicity Jones have emerged as the current front-runners to play the female lead in the upcoming superhero sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" says The New York Post. Joe and Anthony Russo are directing the follow-up to 2011's 'First Avenger' launch film in the series. This chapter sees the return of … [Read more...]

Three dead after two highway crashes

Tragedy on two BC highways Sunday afternoon. Mounties say an elderly woman has died of her injuries after the car she was a passenger in, went into a ditch and hit a bank in a small gully on Highway 97, north of Clinton at around 1:00. The woman was from Prince George. She was flown to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, where she succumbed to her … [Read more...]

Jackson Talks “Hobbit” FPS, Three Films?

While the Comic-Con presentation for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" went over smashingly, there were some lingering questions in regards to the movies that didn't come up in the public forum. The assembled press however did probe Jackson and crew about some of the issues that many are still wondering about. First up the reports of Jackson and … [Read more...]