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ON June 13, North Vancouver's Eugene Wong will be back to defend his title at the 2013 Saputo Vancouver Open Golf Tournament.

Coffee chain adds North Van electric charging station

A purse-snatching went awry Thursday, when a would-be thief stole a purse from a woman at a bus stop near Lonsdale Avenue and 15th Street but was confronted by witnesses and the victim herself.

THE driver of this Mitsubishi SUV escaped without serious injury Saturday after his westbound vehicle was struck by a wheel that came off an eastbound vehicle on Highway 1 near Mountain Highway and bounced over the median. Scan for video.

A decision this week by the federal government in choosing a design for its joint support ships means the $2.6 billion project is on track to be built in North Vancouver.

A West Vancouver man is recovering after a nasty fall requiring a helicopter rescue from deep in the North Shore backcountry. The 54-year-old solo climber was nearing the peak of the North Needle in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park around 2 p.m.