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  • Black bear breaks into North Vancouver chicken coop

    Residents in a North Vancouver neighbourhood had a surprise visitor Saturday morning when a black bear broke into a backyard chicken coop. The one-and-a-half-year-old bear managed to eat two out of four chickens in the coop, located behind a home near St. Davids Avenue and 7th St. ...

  • Border traffic light after Washington bridge collapse

    A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on Interstate 5 bridge - the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday night. ...

  • Loblaw company recalls Presidents Choice juice

    A popular President's Choice juice sold across the county has been recalled due to concerns over the inclusion of sulphites. Loblaw Companies Limited has issued a recall for 1.36-litre bottles of President's Choice white grape juice with a best before date of April 17, 2014. The juice contains sulphites that are not declared on the label. While no one has become ill from drinking ...

  • Body found in East Vancouver inside burnt van

    Vancouver police department investigate after a body was discovered in a burnt out van following an overnight fir e behind 2828 Victoria Dr. in Vancouver, BC., May 25, ...


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Movie Review

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

Early in Land of the Lost, Brad Silberlings big-screen comedic take on the low-budget 70s Saturday morning TV series, Danny McBrides Will Stanton, the trailer-park proprietor of a run-down desert funhouse ride, is giving his tour to a scientist named Dr. Rick Marshall (Will ... ...

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  • Former West Vancouver police officer found stabbed to death in Mexico

    A retired West Vancouver police officer has been stabbed to death in Mexico, as two other Metro Vancouver families issue pleas for help to find relatives missing in the popular holiday destination.The body of a woman was discovered Wednesday morning at a home in Playa del Carmen, according to Mexican media reports. She was identified by friends on social media as 60-year-old Lynne Earle.Earle ...

  • Government of Canada designates first two heritage lighthouses in British Columbia

    , today announced the designation of the first two heritage lighthouses in British Columbia under theHeritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The East Point Lighthouse on Saturna Island and the Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood were designated on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board ...

  • McDonalds CEO chastized by 9-year-old B.C. girl

    A girl from Kelowna, B.C., is making international headlines for chastizing the CEO of McDonald's during the corporation's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on Thursday. Hannah Robertson was at the meeting to ask some tough questions of the fast food chain's CEO Don Thompson. "Mr. Thompson, don't you want kids to be healthy so they can live a long and happy ...

  • Ryan Lochte cruises to pair of victories at Vancouver swim meet

    VANCOUVER -- Olympic champion Ryan Lochte was the teacher and Hassaan Abdel-Khalik was happy to be the pupil during Friday's opening night of the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.Lochte cruised to victories in the 200-metre backstroke and the 200 freestyle before a loud crowd at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre.Abdel-Khalik, who will compete at this summer's ...

  • Officials assure B.C. bridges are safe

    B.C. officials insist the province's aging bridges are safe following a "freak" accident that brought down a bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State on Thursday ...

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