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David Bunevacz, one of the central figures in the alleged Vancouver Winter Olympics tickets scam, has until August 3 to turn over key evidence in the case, according to recent documents filed in a Los Angeles Superior Court.

The information Bunevacz is expected to turn over to the court includes proof of who he allegedly dealt with to obtain the tickets and contracts with a Hong Kong-based financing company called Mocra Limited, which supposedly supplied some of the funding for the initial ticket purchase.  Full Story…

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The Toronto Raptors will face Steve Nash and Phoenix in an exhibition game at Rogers Arena, and also plan to hold part of their training camp in Vancouver.

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The two sides in the Action Seating Winter Olympics ticket case are scheduled to meet with a Los Angeles judge tomorrow, June 25, to begin arguments over the alleged $3 million fraud.

Representatives of Gene Hammett, owner of the Atlanta-based secondary ticket company Action Seating, are allegedly trying to persuade David Bunevacz to release proof of what happened to the $3 million Hammett claims he paid the Los Angeles resident.  Full Story…

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Review: Sting leaves his mark on Vancouver fans
Ex-Police frontman takes to the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
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Dark Horse enters the home stretch Vancouver Sun I pointed this out in a concert review I wrote for the Edmonton Journal last year, where I stated, "Not surprisingly, the whole 'Nickelback vs. the press' … and more »

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Three Latvian men were arrested in late February for allegedly scamming the Vancouver Winter Olympics out of $2 million worth of tickets, organizers disclosed this week. According to the Globe and Mail newspaper, the trio used stolen credit card information to obtain the tickets, and they may have been part of a group of up to 30 Latvians who were also involved. The three were given probation and deported back to Latvia, and the organizers are working with VISA Inc. and insurance companies on reimbursement. “There’s nothing that would indicate they were part of an organized crime group; however, our financial investigators believe they were part of a larger group of Latvians who were here, possibly up to 30. We’ve never identified and don’t know the identities of the other 20-plus,” said Vancouver Police Constable Lindsay Houghton.   Full Story…

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Tonight’s Eagles concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the P.N.E. Pacific Coliseum is postponed and a new date will be announced shortly.

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Calendar 5/13 to 5/23/10
“The Legends Series” of films culled from the Historic Films Archives comes to Bay Street Theatre May 22 with “Legends of Rock” including a clip of The Rolling Stones (above). Outdoors SAT MAY 15 All About Piping Plovers a presentation and field trip in Sag Harbor to see nesting plovers with Carolyn Spilman of Audubon and the South [...]
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Mixed Martial Arts event/concert for 4,000 coming to Vancouver waterfront
There’s no shortage of amateur mixed martial arts promotions in Vancouver right now. With new organizations appearing every other week, the big question in the MMA world has been who will break free of the pack and step up to the next level with a large crowd and mainstream sponsors aboard. That question appears ready to be answered.
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Simon and Garfunkel's Ottawa show postponed Vancouver Sun Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon perform onstage at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at …

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