Gawker:
Celebrity does have it's charm, but this gay actor is said to lure straight costars into bed. Compared to that, a drunk actor, a busted-haired singer, and a celeb wannabe are just rubes. Let's follow the lucky charms, shall we? 1. "There is a film that won't be in the theaters for at least another year. The schedule got pus (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
Sunday morning, on Public Eye Radio, British Columbia Association for Community Living director Michael Prince discusses provincial government legislation that "expels the voices of people with disabilities and their families" from Community Living British Columbia's board of directors. And our rabble-rousing panel - Don An (Read More)
Boing Boing:
It's actually quite pretty (again, relatively speaking), but this slug is most likely an Arion rufus, a species that's native to Europe, but has been found in British Columbia and is apparently now also at large in Ontario. Hermaphroditic in nature, some slugs can even knock themselves up, so it only takes a single invader (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
A confidential government document obtained by Public Eye states BC Housing will use "Extreme Weather response protocols" to deal with the "higher number of homeless persons requiring assistance" during Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Those protocols open up around 600 temporary shelter spaces in Metro Vancouv (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
Today, federal Treasury Board president Vic Toews reminded Canada's Crown corporations and other public organizations they shouldn't be using paid consultant lobbyists to communicate with government. So does British Columbia's attorney general think such a stricture should be introduced here? After all, as reported by The T (Read More)
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Public Eye Online:
British Columbia and Ontario's lottery corporations will soon be opening up bidding on what looks to be a major information technology contract. According to a notice quietly posted on BC Bid earlier today, the two Crown corporations are collaborating to find a replacement for the computerized systems that monitors their sl (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
Here's where we wish we could be right now: the Canadian Public Relations Society is hosting an "educational opportunity" for those interesting in understanding how Canada's Lobbying Act and British Columbia's soon-to-be-amended Lobbyists Registration Act "can affect your professional practice." Taking place at the Cascadia (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
When the 2010 Winter Olympic Games get underway, the Campbell administration won't just be showcasing Beautiful British Columbia. It will also be showcasing government programs that have been "undertaken to address the issue of homelessness" in Vancouver's "colourful" Downtown Eastside. This, according to a concept paper pr (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
"It's sort of the electronic equivalent of, 'Why don't you and I get together, bring some paint and some cardboard, we'll make election signs and I'm sure everybody will believe us." That was British Columbia Institute of Technology broadcast journalism instructor George Orr's reaction to a recently-released online advertis (Read More)
Public Eye Online:
Earlier, we suggested departing advanced education and labour market development deputy minister Robin Ciceri would be appointed president of the Research Universities' Council of British Columbia. And look what just arrived in our inbox. Why it's a news release from the council, announcing Ms. Ciceri had been appointed its (Read More)
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from blog:
The Police in Langley, British Columbia are looking for a woman who kicked a man in the groin so hard he lost a testicle — and it’s not the first time.
B.C. police seek serial groin-kicker after series of attacks
LANGLEY, B.C. — Police in Langley are investigating after a woman kicked a man in the groin [...]. (Read More)
Boing Boing:
John Gallone says: "Wanted to keep you informed as to what's afoot in the British Columbia mysterious foot finds. A new appendage was found in Richmond, near Vancouver B.C.,Tuesday October 20, this brings to seven the number of 'Mystery Feet' found so far."The first severed foot, discovered in August 2007, was associated wi (Read More)
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from blog:
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