An annual survey suggests Vancouver had the worst traffic congestion in Canada last year. The year-long index by GPS firm TomTom says the average car ride takes nearly a third longer in a jam than when traffic is flowing freely in the city, and almost two thirds longer during evening rush hour. TomTom says that adds up to 84 hours of … [Read more...]
Box-Office: “Mama” Tops, “Last Stand” Flops
January 20, 2013 by
It was a good weekend to be Jessica Chastain, and a bad one to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. Despite mixed reviews, the Guillermo del Toro-produced supernatural thriller "Mama" topped the weekend box-office with a $ 28 million haul, raking in almost double its $ 15 million budget from Friday to Sunday. "Mama" star Jessica Chastain saw her other … [Read more...]
“Chainsaw 3D” Tops Box-Office, Gets Sequel?
January 6, 2013 by
Despite bad reviews, "Texas Chainsaw 3D" over performed in the first U.S. weekend box-office results of 2013. The only new wide release this past Friday, the film took the top spot with $ 23 million in three days. Considering the film was made on a budget of under $ 20 million, it comes as no shock that there's already sequel talk. In fact, … [Read more...]
Vancouver tops list for best reputation
September 27, 2012 by
Vancouver has been named the most reputable city in the world. It's the second year for the poll done by the Copenhagen-based Republican Institute. It measures things like effective administration, adequate infrastructure for transportation, communications and public institutes, adherence to social, economic, and environmental policies, and best … [Read more...]
Riot investigation tops two million dollars
April 18, 2012 by
While the team that finished second in last year's Stanley Cup play-offs faces elimination tonight in Los Angeles, Vancouver police have now tallied up how much they've spent investigating last year's riot. The running tally has topped at least two million dollars, but Inspector Les Yeo -who heads up the riot investigation team- says … [Read more...]
Gartner’s Q3 2011 smartphone figures: Samsung on top globally, Android tops 50 percent share
December 8, 2011 by
Yahtzee! Now that Canalys, IDC and Strategy Analytics have had their turn, it's Gartner's go to serve up its summary of the smartphone world as seen in Q3 2011. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the headlines aren't changing much, with Samsung becoming the number one smartphone manufacturer worldwide with sales reaching 24 million, and Android's quarterly … [Read more...]
Canada tops ranking in global mining sector
August 31, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The Canadian mining and metals sector ranks No. 1 in an international list of corporate deal-making so far this year.Canadian mining companies had 196 acquisition deals during the first half of 2011 and were targets for acquision in 129 deals, according to the Ernst & Young report.Australia came in second in both categories, making … [Read more...]
