On July 1, goalie Ryan Miller signed a three-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Following 11 years with the Buffalo Sabres and a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues, Miller has come to the Canucks on a contract worth approximately $18-million.
The fourth annual Uganda Quiz Night will be taking place on October 28. The night will be hosted by the Douglas College Foundation and Coquitlam Sunrise Rotary at the David Lam campus, with all proceeds going towards literacy projects in Uganda.
Another year of Royals’ volleyball is just around the corner, and both the men’s and women’s teams are confident that they will leave a definitive mark in the upcoming season.
In one of the first times since the 1993 Sue Rodriguez case, the debate on assisted suicide has been brought to Canadian mediaâs attention. The current legal status of assisted suicide, or the âright-to-dieâ as supporters are calling it, has once again come into question for the Supreme Court.
On October 12, the Douglas College Royals headed up to Squamish to take on the Quest Kermodes. Both the menâs and womenâs teams had come away triumphant the previous day and were looking to build off of that momentumâthe women beat Kwantlen 1-0 and the men won 2-0.
With only three more games until the CFL playoffs, the pressure is on for the BC Lions. Currently at 7-7 and sitting second-to-bottom of the Western Division standings, the Lionsâ chance of competing in this yearâs post-season is at risk.
The 17th annual âA Class Actâ fundraiser will be taking place October 17. The fundraiser serves to raise money for Douglas College scholarships and bursaries, while offering wine and beer tastings
An Ebola virus disease outbreak is currently affecting parts of West Africa. Some inevitable spreading to other countries has already occurred, with potential spreading on the horizon for many others.
On September 30, Olympian Michael Phelps was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI). The 29-year-old Phelps, well-known as a decorated athlete with a total 22 Olympic medals, has received a six-month suspension
On September 30, Bethany Paquette, a biology graduate from Trinity Western University, filed a complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal against Amaruk Wilderness Corp.
