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Psych assessment sought in sex assault case

A Crown prosecutor is asking a judge for a psychiatric assessment to help determine if a man who has pled guilty to sexual assaults in Squamish and Ladysmith and a robbery in North Vancouver should be considered a long-term or dangerous offender.

Dresses look fresh for summer

DEAR MATTIE: What style of dress is in fashion this summer? Keen for Summer in Canyon Heights DEAR CANYON HEIGHTS: Dresses are very much in fashion this season. They are relaxed and easy to wear.

Showtimes

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Marvel's The Avengers 3D (PG) - Fri, Mon-Thur 6: 30, 9: 45; Sat-Sun 12, 6: 30, 9: 45 p.m. Marvel's The Avengers (PG) - Sat-Sun 3: 10 p.m.

Body-dumper pleads guilty to manslaughter

Surrey man who killed girlfriend and dumped body in NV switches plea mid-trial

Fashion file

North Shore Green Market: Find locally made jewelry and fashionable wares at these farmers markets 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays at North Vancouver's Civic Plaza (14th Street and Lonsdale Avenue) and Thursdays at Lynn Valley Village as well as 5 to 10 p.

CD releases

June 12 Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe; Giant Sand - Tucson; Hot Chip - In Our Heads; Wintersleep - Hello Hum; The DBs - Falling off the Sky.

OPINION: Great names abound in the beautiful game

WHEN my brother was eight years old he asked my dad to buy him a Nintendo game called Pete's Soccer. "That sounds pretty boring," my dad said. "But dad," my brother said, bringing him the sales flyer. "Oh," said my dad, "Pele's Soccer.

Conflict motion gets no council support

A City of North Vancouver councillor employed by the Bank of Montreal could be in a possible conflict of interest, according to Coun. Rod Clark. Clark put forward a motion requesting Coun.

Criminal minds

LOWER Mainland mystery lovers can talk crime fiction with four Canadian authors on a specially-designed Crime Tour next week.

West Van police seek two pizza muggers

TWO muggers with the munchies held up a West Vancouver pizza delivery person at knifepoint Friday before grabbing the pizza and running away with it, according to police.