Honour’s Roll! By ROBERT WALDMAN Top marks go to the creative talents behind X-Men: First Class, a sensational adventure from 20th Century Fox now carving up riches at Empire Oakridge Cinemas, Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Cineplex Theatres around B.C. Over the past few years the X-Men movies have been made in British Columbia. Box [...]
VICTORIA – Innocent victims of the wrongful actions of another person under the same insurance contract can now no longer be denied coverage, announced Finance Minister Kevin Falcon. Historically, if a couple owned a house together and one spouse intentionally damaged it or burned it down, the other spouse – the innocent co-insured – under [...]
PORT COQUITLAM – Youth from Port Coquitlam’s Kwayhquitlam Middle school shared their ideas around ways we can all combat childhood obesity, and promote healthy weights. The dialogue was part of the countrywide strategy, “Our Health, Our Future”, a collaboration between federal, provincial and territorial governments that is looking at strategies to combat the rising trend [...]
VICTORIA – Statistics Canada released its annual Canadian Community Health Survey confirmed that B.C. still holds the top spot among provinces when it comes to living healthy lifestyles. The 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey shows that, among provinces: * British Columbians (ages 12 and over) have the highest physical activity rates at 59.1 per cent. [...]
Imagine Dil Se presents 21st annual Miss India-Canada, in association with YAK, on Saturday, July 23, 2011 – 5:30m at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. With over 20 years of innovation, the Miss India-Canada event has continued to transform into a unique evening of glamour and style that allows an affluent South Asian community to [...]
SUVs Now Rank Among the Safest Vehicles Recently we wrote about the latest crop of fuel-efficient ‘small cars’ having earned the most “Top Safety Pick” ratings since the US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) began testing small cars in the late 1990’s. Lately there’s been more good news from the IIHS: “Dying in a [...]
By Honourable Mobina S.B Jaffer, Q.C. Senator for British Columbia As flags on Parliament Hill fly at half-mast today to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism my thoughts and prayers are with the families of the men, women and children who lost their lives in the Air India bombing. 26 years [...]
The World Sikh Organization of Canada remembers the victims of the 1985 Air India tragedy which took the lives of 331 innocent victims. The WSO said the bombing of Air India flight 182 was an incomprehensible tragedy. So many innocent lives were lost, including accomplished humanitarians, scientists, artists, and community activists. Sikhs across Canada mark [...]
The 2011 Canada Day Parade in downtown Vancouver will feature more than 60 entries, 2,200 participants and a new route with more space for families and spectators to celebrate Canada’s 144th birthday. The 2011 parade will begin at Georgia and Broughton at 7 pm. It will first travel east along Georgia to Burrard, and will [...]
The remarkable effort of Vancouverites to show the world that the raucous actions of a select few by no means defines the city they love has garnered widespread attention, both locally and abroad. Now, with the aid of a sophisticated online platform that aggregates comments, photos, and video content from the far reaches of the [...]
