Ira Matthew Winrob has been accused of a number of charges involving a break and enter situation with a weapon. When he was arrested just hours after the reported incident on Davie Street, he spent 2 weeks in Administrative Segregation, which was a place he never wishes to visit again.

Scared Straight

Aspect Biosystems is one company who is taking a newly invented 3D Printer, and turning it into a printer that has the potential to build organs, and cell tissue that can be experimented on and tested without harming animals or humans. one day replace ailing 	components of our bodies.

Joining me today on For the Record is Tamer Mohamed, co-founder of Aspect Biosystems, and co-designer of custom built 3D Bio-Printers.

3D Bio-Printing of human tissue

WITH THE WET, COLD MONTHS AHEAD OF US, DRIVERS MUST BE WARY ABOUT CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD. THE SURREY AND WHITE ROCK RCMP ARE MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE REMINDED TO TAKE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING INTO THE WINTER MONTHS.

JONNY KIDNEY EXPLAINS.


Project Swoop

HMV HAS ONCE AGAIN OPENED ITS DOORS ON ROBSON STREET, AND HAS ALREADY MADE AN IMPACT AMONG MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS. JUST LAST NIGHT, THE NEW 3,100 SQUARE FOOT STORE HOSTED A FREE ACOUSTIC CONCERT PUT ON BY CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER, LIGHTS. 

HMV Vancouver

THE TAKEOVER OF TIM HORTONS BY BURGER KING HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY SIGNATURE FROM INDUSTRY MINISTER JAMES MOORE.
     
BUT BEFORE SIGNING OFF, HE SECURED A PROMISE THAT THE COMPANY WILL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING EMPLOYMENT LEVELS AT TIM HORTONS FRANCHISES ACROSS CANADA 
AND EXPAND IN THE U-S AND GLOBALLY FASTER THAN PLANNED.
     
IN AUGUST, BURGER KING AGREED TO BUY THE ICONIC CANADIAN CHAIN IN A FRIENDLY DEAL WORTH MORE THAN 12 BILLION DOLLARS IN STOCK AND CASH



Tim Hortons Takover

THE VIRUS AT THE CENTRE OF AN AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA'S FRASER VALLEY IS THE H5N2 STRAIN, THE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY SAID THURSDAY _ THE SAME VARIETY BEHIND AT LEAST THREE PREVIOUS OUTBREAKS AT CANADIAN FARMS. TEST RESULTS INDICATE POULTRY AT A TURKEY FARM AND A CHICKEN FARM IN B.C.'S FRASER VALLEY, WHERE THOUSANDS OF BIRDS HAVE ALREADY DIED, WERE INFECTED WITH A HIGH-PATHOGEN, OR HIGH-PATH, STRAIN OF H5N2. PREVIOUS H5N2 OUTBREAKS IN CANADA WERE LOW PATH. 

Avian Flu

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, MIKE DE JONG SPOKE ABOUT A NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT LED TO THE CELEBRATORY BALANCED BUDGET INCLUDING HIGH RETAIL SALES, A STABLE HOUSING MARKET, AND MOST OF ALL THE COUNTRY LEADING DIVERSITY IN GLOBAL TRADING. BUT ONE ITEM THE MINISTER WAS CAREFUL TO STEER CLEAR OF WAS THE PENDING LNG PROJECTS AND THE EFFECTS IT MIGHT HAVE ON A FUTURE BUDGET.
“But we are a lot not premature in taking revenue that hasn’t yet materialized. When I final investment decision has been made – and it will be made, then all the positive growth that people are already identifying with in British Columbia will be enhanced even further. But we are not going to be premature, we will wait for that first multi-billion dollar decision to be made formally.”
DE JONG IS HOPING THAT THIS DECISION WILL BE MADE SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT. 


LNG not in the budget

Douglas Justice, Associate Director at the UBC Botanical Gardens, talks about the blooming of Cherry Trees, and flowers, and how it may effect spring in April.

Early Spring in Vancouver

I covered the media for the OdlumBrown VanOpen tennis tournament. It was great. Here is a sample of some of my interviews.

Tennis Interviews Mixdown

Tennis interview with tennis star, Johanna Konta

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