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LNG Shot!

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful Liquid Natural Gas [LNG], revenues which may never materialize.

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful projections of LNG, [Liquid Natural Gas] revenues which may never materialize.

Damning evidence against BC Hydro

US Judge rules that Hydro's subsidiary Powerex committed 2,708 infractions, a decision that could leave BC taxpayers on the hook for at least $265 million.

US Judge rules that Hydro’s subsidiary Powerex committed 2,708 infractions, a decision that could leave BC taxpayers on the hook for at least $265 million.

Grammy-nominated collaborators: Hands across the Pacific?

Vancouver Fiddler Ian Cameron and Singapore producer Arum Shenoy create Grammy-nominated CD via technology, without ever meeting.

Vancouver Fiddler Ian Cameron and Singapore producer Arum Shenoy create Grammy-nominated CD via technology, without ever meeting.

Many-headed Hydro?

BC Hydro predicted to lose 1 billion over next 4 years as Liberal Government locked in deals to purchase power from independent power projects.

BC Hydro predicted to lose 1 billion over next 4 years as Liberal Government locked in deals to purchase power from independent power projects at inflated rates.

New Canadian Hero

Milos Raonic leads Canada to a 3-2 defeat of World's  #1 Ranked Spain in Davis Cup tennis

Milos Raonic leads Canada to a 3-2 defeat of World’s #1 Ranked Spain in Davis Cup tennis

Canadians now penniless

Canadian mint eliminates the penny

Today the Royal Canadian Mint eliminates the penny, which costs 1.6 cents to make

Give the dogs a Boeing!

Transit police leave explosives on Boeing 767 planes after training bomb-sniffing dogs. In related news:Boeing Dreamliner Airplanes grounded after batteries catch fire

Transit police leave explosives on Boeing 767 after training bomb-sniffing dogs. In related news: Boeing “Dreamliner” fleet grounded after batteries catch fire.

A Night at the Oprah

Ecstatic Vancouver fans fill Rogers Arena for evening with Oprah

Ecstatic Vancouver fans fill Rogers Arena for evening with Oprah

BC Woman allowed to keep her dear pet deer [“Salad again?!”]

Government relents after Conservation Officers remove hand-raised deer from Ucluelet woman's home.

Government relents after Conservation Officers remove hand-raised deer from Ucluelet woman’s home.

Krall Space? $100,000.00 toilet!

Nanaimo City Coucillor is outraged at the price-tag of a proposed public toilet for the  Diana Krall Plaza

Nanaimo City Coucillor is outraged at the price-tag of a proposed public toilet for the Diana Krall Plaza