There's a lot of head-counting going on at the legislature these days with the Liberal majority down to just five, and a couple of MLA's absent this week. Premier Christy Clark's apparent effort to woo independent MLA John Slater to support his former colleagues points to a possible problem for the Liberals, mustering enough votes to stay in … [Read more...]
BAE Systems speaks about unmanned ASTRAEA: no reason it can’t stay in air ‘for weeks’
July 22, 2012 by
BAE Systems' ASTRAEA isn't a new concept -- the company's been playing up its unmanned potential for quite some time now -- but it's all seeming entirely less pie-in-the-sky now that the Farnborough Airshow has kicked off. Typically, UAVs are thought to be smaller, drone-type apparatuses; these things are typically used in military exercises where … [Read more...]
Google’s Sundar Pichai confirms that offline Google Drive ‘coming in five weeks,’ hints at ad-supported Chromebook
June 1, 2012 by
During the closing session here at D10 in California, Google's on Senior Vice President of Chrome & Apps Sundar Pichai was joined by Susan Wojcicki (SVP of Advertising at Google) at Walt Mossberg. Sundar was able to drive the majority of the conversation in the realm of Chrome and Chrome OS, and quite a few interesting nuggets were dropped. For … [Read more...]
A convicted criminal is still collecting an RCMP paycheque weeks after a guilty verdict.
April 9, 2012 by
No decision has been made yet to terminate a Mountie found guilty of obstruction of justice or even stop his RCMP paycheques Corporal Monty Robinson was found guilty after a 2008 crash which killed 21 year old Orion Hutchinson in Delta RCMP Chief Superintendant Janice Armstrong says while the Mounties would like to take action there are … [Read more...]
This weeks teachers strike is over, but what happens next?
March 7, 2012 by
After three days of strike action by teachers across BC, instructors and their students return to classes Thursday. Union leaders have promised to obey orders from the Labour Relations Board to return to work. But no decisions have been made on what to do if Bill 22 becomes law. BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair … [Read more...]
Missing fisherman on the Fraser for second time in two weeks
September 12, 2011 by
A dramatic rescue attempt on the Fraser River Monday but one man is still lost and presumed drowned. It all started about 4.30 in the afternoon with three fishermen on the bank of the Fraser in the "Peg Leg" area near Chilliwack. One lost his balance and fell in. A media release from the RCMP says as the other two tried to help they also fell … [Read more...]
