CKNW has won two coveted RTDNA National Awards at the organization’s 50th annual conference in Toronto. This is prestigious recognition for outstanding journalism in Canada. Jon McComb won for best editorial for "From Hell to Hope – A Personal Journey Through Depression" and the CKNW News-Talk team won for Best Continuing Coverage for … [Read more...]
Ethiopian wins Vancouver marathon
May 6, 2012 by
Marathon runners took over Vancouver Sunday, running on a new course that began at Queen Elizabeth Park. Twenty-year-old Gezahgn Eshetu from Ethiopia was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, and 53 seconds. Eshetu is in Canada for the first time and found Vancouver temperatures a little chilly. "It was very … [Read more...]
CKNW Wins 3 Coveted RTNDA Awards
March 7, 2012 by
CKNW has won 3 coveted RTDNA regional awards: Best Feature – Jon McComb and Chad Varhaug for “Darcie’s Cry for Justice” CKNW 2012 RTNDA World Today Cry for Darcie by cknwnewstalk980 Best Continuing Coverage – CKNW News Team for “Stanley Cup Riot – From Excitement to Mayhem” CKNW 2012 RTNDA Bill Good … [Read more...]
Charlotte Gill wins B.C. non-fiction award
February 13, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Charlotte Gill has won the $ 40,000 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction for her heralded memoir on tree planting."Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe" nabbed the annual prize on Monday at a ceremony in Vancouver.The book, which focuses on trees and deforestation, was also nominated for … [Read more...]
“Hugo” Wins Best Picture At NBR
December 3, 2011 by
Martin Scorsese's pro-celluloid meets child fantasy tale "Hugo" was awarded Best Picture and Best Director by the National Board of Review yesterday. The NBR is normally the first major group out of the gate at awards season until the New York Film Critics Circle stole their thunder this year, but with no clear front runners at the moment, their … [Read more...]
First Nation wins ruling against mine work
December 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The Tsilhoquo'in (sill-ko-teen) First Nation has been granted an injunction preventing Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) from conducting exploration work around its proposed gold and copper mine in B.C.'s central Interior.In the same court hearing, Taseko failed in its bid for an injunction forcing the First Nation to stop blocking the mine … [Read more...]
Enbridge wins support of Gitxsan chiefs
December 2, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The controversial Northern Gateway pipeline that would connect Alberta's oilsands with the B.C. coast has won the support of one of the First Nations that controls some of the territory it would cross. Chief Elmer Derrick says the Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have decided to partner with Enbridge in the proposed $ 5.5-billion project, … [Read more...]
Acadia’s Cummins wins coach of the year
November 25, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Acadia's Jeff Cummins claimed Canadian university football coach of the year honours Friday after guiding the Axemen to an Atlantic conference title.Meanwhile, Wilfrid Laurier receiver/kick returner Dillon Heap received the Russ Jackson award recognizing excellence in football, academics and citizenship.Cummins and Heap were honoured at … [Read more...]
Langley wins Canadian Little League Championship
August 14, 2011 by
Langley, B.C., starting pitcher Yi Fan Pan, centre, is mobbed by his teammates after defeating Valleyfield, Que., 11-0 in four innings to win the Canadian Little League Baseball championship final ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
China wins Celebration of Light
August 8, 2011 by
Canada and Spain came close, but the country that invented fireworks took top honours in this year's Celebration of Light festival."China deserved the win," said Patrick Brault, ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
