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Family pleads for return of fundraising playhouse

When Trevor and Taylor Snell set up a snack shack to raise money for charity, they expected to unload good numbers of cookies. They never expected, however, to unload the playhouse they were selling them from as well.

More North Vancouverites charged in Cup riot

THIS year's hopes for a Canucks Stanley Cup win may be over, but last year's hockey riot will continue to be replayed in the courts for several people from North Vancouver.

UPDATE: Drowned toddler was under nanny's care

A North Vancouver toddler who died in a backyard pool this week was under a nannys care at the time of the accident, according to the boys family. The 18-month-old was found submerged in the pool on Fairway Place in Deep Cove April 23.

This is going to be a boom: Seaspan CEO

City council hears federal contract will likely quadruple shipyard workforce

Sex offender Berry to die out of jail

CONVICTED child sex offender Michael Berry will live the remaining weeks of his life confined either to his home or a hospital bed, but won't go to jail, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.

A child's plea found muffled in a sandbox

"DEAR Stranger," began the letter. My heart skipped a beat. I found the lined page half buried in the damp sand under the monkey bars at the playground across from my North Vancouver home.

Bright lights

Palliative and supportive care volunteer appreciation event

MLA Thornthwaite targets bad breeders

SPCA seeks funding to enforce any new regulations

Helicopter rescues dog from swollen Cap river

A dog was returned to its North Vancouver owner safe and sound Monday after being plucked from a raging Capilano River by helicopter.

Don't make me write an editorial

THIS week I want to take a moment to thank those readers who during the last year and a half have sent in questions. Answering them is always an interesting and engaging process for me, and in many cases I've learned things.