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Approximately 7,000 square feet of scrub and brush were scorched Monday afternoon after a fire ignited near the train tracks between Sunset Lane and Sharon Drive in West Vancouver. Four fire engines raced to the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m.

An 18-year-old was left banged up and sore after a cliff jump gone wrong in Lynn Canyon’s 90-foot pool Saturday.

Unlocked homes and vehicles in West Vancouver are making stealing valuables that much easier for thieves, according to the West Vancouver Police Department.

Investigators are working to find out what sparked a fire that destroyed a home in North Vancouver’s Blueridge neighbourhood early Friday morning.

Conservation officers are asking dog walkers to keep their pups on a tight leash after a black bear bit and killed a dachshund on a backcountry hiking trail Friday afternoon.

Rock Ambleside Music Festival is well underway this weekend with classic rock bands featured each afternoon and evening through Sunday August 19.

A man and women from Surrey were arrested and charged with possession with the purposes of trafficking after a traffic stop on Highway 1 near Horseshoe Bay which police allege revealed drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia stashed in the car.

Investigators are working to find out what sparked a fire that destroyed a home in North Vancouver’s Blueridge neighbourhood early Thursday morning.

All the elements are there: A climate akin to northern Saskatchewan, a tough and sports-loving people, and a love for the game. But if Mongolia ever wants to be a force in the hockey world, they’re going to have to come in from the cold.

North Vancouver RCMP are warning the public after a pair of break-ins in which thieves used construction scaffolding to get easy access to above-ground balcony doors. The thefts happened on Aug. 5 and Aug. 15.