Entertainment, Media & Sports

Canadian government slammed at sports integrity awards

The federal Liberals were selected for the Sports Integrity Center’s Ignoble Purpose Award for refusing to call a public inquiry into abuse and corruption in Canadian sport

Oct 20, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Burnaby soccer icon Christine Sinclair retiring from Canadian national team

The 40-year-old will hang up her international cleats at the end of 2023, ending a legacy that started on Burnaby's local fields.

Oct 20, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

B.C. film sector readies for new post-strike business reality

Steeper competition from jurisdictions with better tax credit systems looms

Oct 18, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Olympics flag football debut in L.A. could jumpstart sport development in B.C.

Lacrosse, cricket, baseball and softball will return to the Games in 2028, as flag football and squash make Olympics premiere

Oct 17, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Is Vancouver going to allow rooftop billboards again?

Application active for electronic video billboard in Granville entertainment district.

Oct 17, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Canadian soccer whistleblower becomes Irish soccer executive

North Vancouver’s Ciara McCormack is co-owner and CEO of Treaty United FC in Ireland

Oct 13, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

How Microsoft’s US$69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard could affect Vancouver’s gaming sector

A number of studios in Vancouver make games or underlying technology and software for either Microsoft or Activision Blizzard

Oct 13, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >

News media lobby group says it agrees with Google's concerns about Online News Act

TORONTO — A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those same publishers for use of their work.

Oct 12, 2023 2:19 PM Read more >

Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood

Sep 25, 2023 3:57 PM Read more >

Alumni concerned over 'lack' of strategy following SFU football review

An independent special adviser found that the Burnaby program has potential to play in Canada.

Sep 23, 2023 6:30 PM Read more >