In a well-contested first leg in the 2012 Amway Canadian Championship final, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2W-0L-1D in ACC) earned a very late 1-1 home draw with three-time Voyageurs Cup winners Toronto FC (1W-0L-2D in ACC) on Wednesday evening.
A stunning volleyed finish from Eric Hassli in second-half stoppage time denied Toronto FC their first-ever victory in [...]
Spanish researchers may have discovered the sought-after secret to living a longer life, a new study reveals.
Scientists in Madrid, from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, have successfully and safely extended the lifespan of aging mice by up to 24 per cent using a single gene therapy treatment.
According to the study, which was published in [...]
Six people have survived a plane crash near a tricky airport in northern Nepal on Monday, May 14. The deadly Agni Air crash took the lives of 15 out of 21 passengers, many of whom were Indians, including child star Taruni Sachdev, her mother and sister.
Sachdev was only 14 years old, and was best known [...]
Elizabeth Denham, Information and Privacy Commissioner, is raising a series of red flags in relation to the BC government’s legislation, urging the province to change four pieces of legislation and scrap one bill altogether over concerns of personal privacy and government transparency.
Furthermore, BC’s privacy watchdog has written four letters to provincial ministers this month criticizing [...]
A recent government study revealed doctors, civil engineers and architects are driving cabs in Canada and the majority are immigrants from India and Pakistan.
Furthermore, the data released on Thursday, May 10 shows thousands of university-educated immigrants had to drive taxis, as they were unable to find work in their chosen fields.
Richard Kurland, an immigration lawyer [...]
As if Facebook wasn’t popular enough, the social media site is unveiling its first storefront for selling paid apps, from games to Instagram, for its network users.
According to Facebook, the new “App Center” will launch in the next few weeks, as the company is preparing an initial public offering that would value the company between [...]
Disputing a traffic ticket often requires you to go to court before a judge; however BC drivers may soon to able to dispute their offences with the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles over the phone rather than in front of a judge.
According to the Ministry of Justice, if this policy is implemented, it [...]
After the early exit of the Vancouver Canucks from the playoffs, and much speculation over the futures of Mike Gillis, general manager and president, and Coach Alain Vigneault, Canuck fans held their breath on Monday, as Gillis met with the Aquilini owners for his season-end review.
Gillis emerged from the meeting with a contract extension, of [...]
Jockey Mario Gutierrez thanked his supporters at Vancouver’s Hastings Racecourse after his surprise victory at the famed Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
He told media he was on cloud nine after his riding debut at the world’s most prestigious horse-racing event where he won riding Reddam Racing’s I’ll Have Another, a Canadian-owned horse by Paul Reddam of [...]
B.K. Singh Rakhra was recently nominated for a Leo Award in the ‘Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama’ category for his role in the film Afternoon Tea.
“Afternoon Tea is a hard hitting story that clashes two different cultures and generations together but offers the hope and opportunity for change,” says Rakhra.
Shot in [...]
