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High flyers on display at snowboard Showdown

Spring-like conditions Saturday turned Grouse Mountain's annual Quiksilver Showdown Over the City into a snowboarding sunfest as more than 30 professional riders from across North America competed for kudos and cash.

Winter conditions trap hikers on Grouse

Four men got themselves into trouble on Grouse Mountain Saturday morning after they set out for hike on a sunny spring day and ran headlong into winter.
Miele Woman's Ski Race

Miele Woman's Ski Race

Quiksilver Showdown over the City

Quiksilver Showdown over the City

Fake North Van doctor prompts police warning

WHEN an elderly woman in North Vancouver opened her door to a "doctor" making a house call March 8, something about it didn't feel right. For one thing, he wasn't her regular doctor; the man, who gave his name as Dr.

You said it

"I yelled 'Where are you going with my baby? Bring me my baby now.'" Hanne Andersen describes the moments after her daughter was born in Lions Gate Hospital in 1983.

There's a hole in my bucket, dear readers

OVER the past few years, people have been throwing around the term "bucket list" like we all have one. As far as I know, this phrase didn't even exist before the 2007 movie of the same name, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.

A good name is better than riches

MONEY can't buy you happiness, they say. But it doesn't hurt. Nor can money buy you a seat on council. But again, it helps. After a ridiculous four-month wait, we finally get to see who bankrolled whom during our municipal elections last November.

Cops worry over kids' fake IDs

NORTH Vancouver RCMP say they are noticing an uptick in the number of incidences of minors being caught with fake IDs.

Cat paralyzed after pellet gun attack

Owner plans on caring for young feline