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FOUR women were arrested last week and three children taken into custody in a raid on a Xwemelch'stn home where police say liquor was being sold illegally. Officers descended on the house on West Vancouver's Capilano 5 reserve at 10: 30 p.m.

QUESTION: I witnessed an accident between a car and a bicycle. The bicycle rider was riding upon a sidewalk crossing from right to left coming out from a blind spot at the side of a building.

Flag bearers marked the opening of the 2011 North American Outgames Monday with a procession across the summit of Grouse Mountain.

A Delta man is facing a litany charges after he ran down women in separate areas of Lower Lonsdale in a drug-fuelled driving rampage, according to police. The disturbing episode started at about 8:30 p.m.

A samba dancer in full patriotic regalia was among the hundreds of performers who took part in the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of B.C.

A 59-year-old Langley man was rushed to hospital in serious condition Sunday night after he was thrown from his bike in a crash on West Vancouvers Taylor Way. The victim was riding with a companion just after 9:30 p.m.

THE provincial government has pledged $40 million, including $35 million in labour tax credits, towards the B.C. shipbuilders bid for one of two huge federal navy contracts.

THE FOLLOWING is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

West Vancouver council has banned the use of spring and air guns and other low-velocity weapons not covered under the federal Firearms Act. The federal act regulates the use of guns able to fire projectiles at over 152.

Adults with disabilities face limited options once school is done