Abbotsford Police are looking for a kabbadi player, who is missing after coming to Canada to participate in a number of tournaments. Liakat Ali is a well-known competitor in the South Asian sport. He was dropped off in Abbotsford by a truck driver at 7 p-m on August 10th, but never showed up for the actual tournament. Ali was last seen at Mount … [Read more...]
NDP doing well in latest poll
August 3, 2012 by
If an election were held tomorrow, one pollster is predicting we would see NDP MLA's in ridings they've never held. Angus Reid pollster Mario Canseco says the NDP has 35-percent support in BC's Interior. But that may be enough to win them ridings. With the BC Liberals around 25-percent and the BC Conservatives at 27-percent together, they … [Read more...]
Vigil for ‘Captain’ well attended
July 26, 2012 by
Several hundred people gathered last night to remember 'Captain,' the German Shepherd who died after being found badly injured in a dumpster. The group had a moment of silence before marching down Arbutus Street towards the beach. There was relief Captain's owner was taken in custody, even if it was for an unrelated matter, "Absolutely, and … [Read more...]
Pipeline townhall well attended
July 25, 2012 by
Several hundred people have turned out to a town hall meeting in the Premier's riding of Kitsilano to oppose the proposed Kinder-Morgan pipeline. The Wilderness Committee and Tanker-Free BC are just some of the organizations hosting the townhall that's attracted hundreds. Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Constance Barnes is one of the opponents, … [Read more...]
Instagram for Android updated with tilt-shift capabilities, all becomes well on Earth
May 12, 2012 by
Something tells us #teamiphone is going to adore this. Instagram has just updated its much-ballyhooed Android app, bringing the version to 1.1.0. What's new? Tilt-shift for "supported devices," enabling cameraphone shooters to add entirely too much blur to shots that could've used a tripod to begin with. We kid, we kid. But seriously, the download … [Read more...]
Apple CEO Tim Cook to open D10 conference: yes, we’ll be liveblogging
April 15, 2012 by
The All Things D conference has a long history of wrangling an impressive speaker list, and this year's gala is no different. The outlet has just confirmed that Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the keynote speaker for D10's opening night, just two years after the late Steve Jobs last sat down on those very red chairs in a keynote interview of his own. In … [Read more...]
We’ll hear from the one that got away
April 10, 2012 by
A former prostitute, who says she escaped from serial killer Robert Pickton, is set to testify at the Missing Women Inquiry. The woman, who will use the fake name Anderson when she takes the stand, survived a bloody knife fight in March of 1997 at Pickton's home. Commissioner Wally Oppal is examining why an attempted murder charge was stayed the … [Read more...]
Yahoo’s Jerry Yang quits the company he co-founded, walks away from Alibaba as well
January 19, 2012 by
The long, drawn-out, oftentimes melodramatic saga revolving around Yahoo itself and co-founder Jerry Yang is well-documented. Perhaps too well. Thankfully for us all, that ends today. As of January 17th, he has resigned from Yahoo's Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, and moreover, has resigned from the Boards of Yahoo … [Read more...]
Eat well in Paris and save money, too.
August 24, 2011 by
There are so many ways to eat well in Paris but still save money: eat picnics, spend your restaurant euros at lunch instead of dinner, have your latté at the counter instead of at a table. Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]
Elections BC says HST voting process has gone well
August 5, 2011 by
8/5/2011 Elections BC says the HST voting process that comes to an end this afternoon has gone "remarkably well". Assistant Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman says there have only ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
