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Local gov't picking up slack for 'downloaded' services, report says

The Equalizer. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington. Rating: 4 (out of 10) Power-drill to the head, barbed-wire choker, corkscrew to the soft palate? Welcome to Denzel Washington's first horror movie.

Scientists use hexacopter to monitor resident killer whales

When Raymond Caissie was charged with the murder of Serena Vermeersch this week, many were scratching their heads as to why someone who was already deemed a high risk to reoffend was able to allegedly add to his list of victims.

There was a thief in McDonald's, and it wasn't the Hamburglar. Police are trying to identify the fast food customers who swiped donation boxes from the counters of two McDonald's restaurants last July.

Wednesdays Ambleside Orchestra rehearses Wednesdays 3:15-5:30 p.m. at Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Intermediate level of musicianship required. Bring a music stand. David, 604-922-1035.

District nixes reunification question on Nov. election ballot

Time, place and space Join artist Richard Tetrault Wednesday, Sept. 24 7-9 p.m. at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave.

Coastal First Nations sign pact to block tanker project

Grouse Mountain has cleaned up a heap of old oil drums, a fuel tank and a car battery left to decay on the mountainside for several decades.