The chair of the TransLink Mayors’ Council says a regional ridesharing business licence is still in the works for Metro Vancouver, meaning drivers signing up for Uber and Lyft will have to rely on individual licences for each municipality they plan to operate in. But with the costs of those licences ranging from $25 to over $500 per vehicle, that
» Read moreInstead of fighting over Algernon and Jack, the two actors at the centre of a frenetic production of The Importance of Being Earnest did the polite thing and shared. Jon Haynes and David Woods – aka Ridiculusmus – perform all nine characters, executing rapid costume changes behind the scenes and at one point juggling six characters on stage at the
» Read moreTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (133 minutes) M The menacing cyborg famously played by Arnold Schwarzenegger received a family-friendly makeover in James Cameron’s big-budget 1991 sequel to his original The Terminator. The most thrilling scenes belong to a shapeshifting rival (Robert Patrick) brought to life through then-novel digital effects. Digitally projected. Rooftop Cinema, Sunday, 9.30pm Dirty Dancing. DIRTY DANCING (100 minutes)
» Read moreThe 27-year-old driver of a pickup truck died after the vehicle collided with a semi-truck west of Red Deer on Thursday, according to RCMP. Officers with the Blackfalds RCMP detachment and other emergency workers responded to the collision at the intersection of Highway 11 and Burnt Lake Trail at 11:31 a.m., police said in a news release. RCMP said the
» Read moreChris Evans, 53, was blasted for being “negative” on his Virgin Radio breakfast show on Thursday morning after he said “we are done as a race” during a discussion about climate change. Referencing Donald Trump’s latest speech regarding the global issue that has become even more of a pressing matter to life as we know it, Chris was appalled at
» Read moreAs Chili Davis monitored the latest Mets managerial search from afar, the idea of venturing outside the organization only made sense if the team was prepared to hire a proven winner. “It would have had to be somebody like a Dusty Baker, who had that experience and he was going to come in, understand the system and what we were
» Read moreToronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam wrote another page in his stunning NBA story on Thursday when he was named a starter for the Eastern Conference team for this year’s NBA all-star game. The starters were chosen by fan balloting. Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is expected to be an all-star reserve. The reserves are chosen by the head coaches in
» Read moreA bakery and café in Okotoks, Alta., is turning heads after redesigning its space to look like a two-dimensional colouring book. 94 Take the Cake recently underwent a drastic makeover and now the cafe’s walls are covered with white and black paint, making it resemble a colouring book. The owner, Sherry Lindenbach wanted to help revitalize the downtown core of
» Read moreThe Sonic the Hedgehog movie releases on February 14, 2020, and it’s expected to perform reasonably well. The film, which carries a budget of $95 million, is expected to open north of $40 million. The Hollywood Reporter is tracking the movie at opening between the range of $40-45 million for the four-day weekend (Monday is President’s Day). Deadline believes it
» Read moreWhen “Joker” make-up artist Nicki Ledermann came on board, she had some ideas in mind for the film and presented mock-ups to director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix — and both Phillips and Phoenix had already played around with ideas and showed Ledermann photos. “I had to take the design and it was up to me to put it
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