Ballet BC Saved From Bankruptcy by Nutcracker

Ballet BC has been saved from the brink of bankruptcy disaster by a traditional ballet holiday hero... the Nutcracker! The story starts out like so many other stories have since the economic downturn hit... with a...

Xavier Marshall surpassed Jayasurya`s 11 sixes Record

West Indies middle order batsman Xavier Marshall breaks the 12 years old most number of sixes  record held by Sanath Jayasurya. Xavier hits 12 sixes in a match which is highest in one-day international. 22 year old Marshall Playing his 17th ODI, he scored 157 off just...

Customers pepper sprayed at B.C. bank

"Unsuspecting customers of a bank branch in Burnaby, B.C., were pepper sprayed Monday by a brazen group of would-be robbers. "Customers of a bank in Burnaby, B.C., were pepper sprayed Monday by a group of would-be robbers. (CBC) " Police say a group of young men in their...

Former broadcaster wins Canada's top literary prize

It's nice to see prestigious prizes like this go to Canadians who live in fringe areas. Whether it's writers from the Arctic or musicians from Cape Breton and Newfoundland, it stands as a testament to...

Mexico City Bombings Damage Only Buildings

"The bombs, which exploded between 12:03 am and 12:15 am, did significant damage to the Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federacion (TEPJF — the nation’s election judges), PRI party headquarters and a Scotiabank branch,” writes Mark in Mexico."

Money Laundering Canadian Style

"Scotiabank paying $330M for parent firm of Costa Rica's largest private bank"

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