A toddler was airlifted to Children's Hospital after falling 6 metres from a window in Mission Saturday afternoon. It happened about 3:00. What injuries the child suffered are unknown. The toddler was reportedly conscious as he or she was being taken away. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Toddler injured in fall from window
August 8, 2012 by
Another close call involving a toddler and an unsecured window. Abbotsford Police say a 16-month old girl suffered relatively minor injuries after falling eight feet onto a driveway of a home on Upper Maclure Road. The toddler had been playing on a coffee table early last evening while her mother was downstairs doing laundry. The girl pushed up … [Read more...]
Toddler sent to hospital after falling from third-floor window
July 29, 2012 by
A toddler was rushed to hospital after falling from a third-floor window in Surrey Saturday afternoon. Authorities say it happened at a house in the 12100 block of 75A Avenue. The child was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital with serious injuries. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Microsoft updates SkyDrive for Windows app: new status window, freshened logo
July 21, 2012 by
We dug into Microsoft's recently updated SkyDrive efforts in a review earlier this year, and it looks as if the company's still intent on improving things based on user feedback. The newest update to SkyDrive for Windows (version 16.4.6003.0710, for the number crunchers) includes quite a few under-the-hood improvements that are said to bolster … [Read more...]
Apple patent app details ‘active packaging,’ a new level of window shopping
April 5, 2012 by
Apple's generally not one to go overboard with packaging; a simple white box with a few unmistakable logos is just about all it takes to get the point across. But in a future world -- one where people have digitized skin and NFC readers in their fingernails -- we'll obviously need something with a bit more... flamboyance. A patent application … [Read more...]
Bloody window gets axed
October 31, 2011 by
Mintage’s bloody bedroom Halloween display on Commercial Drive has been taken down after being vandalized, but some local residents find the owners’ reason behind the move unacceptable. Co-owner Skylar Stock said they decided to take down the display Friday morning after he discovered their store windows had been completely covered with glue and … [Read more...]
13-month old falls from window
September 18, 2011 by
A 13-month old girl is in Childrens' Hospital after falling from a 2nd-storey window in Surrey.R.C.M.P/ say the accident happened at a house in the 7200 block of 131st Street.It appears that the child slipped from the arms of her mother, falling out of a window, nine feet to the ground below.Their condition remains unknown, however police say the … [Read more...]
Woman dies after plunging from 6th floor window of Downtown Eastside hotel
September 17, 2011 by
Vancouver Police are investigating the death of a woman who fell from the window of a 6th floor suite of the Downtown Eastside's Regent Hotel. In a release, police say calls came into 911 shortly before 8:00 last night reporting the discovery of a woman's body in front of the hotel. Police secured a suite on the 6th floor where the woman … [Read more...]
Another B.C. child falls from screened window
August 11, 2011 by
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - An outdoor playhouse may have saved the life of a three-year-old boy who tumbled out of a townhouse window in Maple Ridge, B.C.RCMP say the boy was playing inside the home on the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
