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Following the region’s worst drought since the Middle Ages, civil war displaced 11 million Syrians. One family is making a life here while another waits.

Though it's already well used in the lexicon of backcountry rescuers and adventurers, the second pump of Mount Seymour will soon be officially renamed Tim Jones Peak.

Change would save lives and spur walking, advocates say

Some West Vancouver residents have unwittingly been giving thieves a leg up on breaking in to their homes, warns the West Vancouver Police Department.

A 33-year-old West Vancouver man is in custody after police in Vancouver diffused a homemade pipe bomb in his car Thursday evening. Just before 9 p.m.

The source of a possible gas leak in Maplewood Wednesday remains a mystery. Residents reported the smell coming from the business park at 2222-2270 Dollarton Hwy. around 11:30 p.m.

The province this week began accepting applications from first-time home buyers interested in B.C.’s new Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program. Would-be owners can borrow up to $37,500 from the government towards a down payment.

A small rock slide Monday night forced the closure of the Sea to Sky Highway for more than an hour and damaged a number of vehicles. No injuries were reported. Police received calls for help just before 2 a.m.

City of North Vancouver seeks ways to protect bars

More teachers in schools as early as February