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THE problems and challenges facing B.C. Ferries go much deeper than figuring out why some of its fleet keeps slamming into docks at high speed.

City hires same promoter for 2012

Conservation officers were called to the 100-block of Mountain Highway in North Vancouver Thursday when a black bear cub climbed into a tree just metres from the Lynnwood Hotel pub to catch some Zs.

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OUTDOOR enthusiasts were being told to steer clear of the North Shore backcountry this week after the avalanche danger in the area rose to high.

War Horse. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson. 8 (out of 10)

I can't speak German, I don't vacuum under the couch, and I have yet to design a workable jetpack, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop making new year's resolutions.

Ground floor conversions in apartment building fail to meet building code

The North Shore - along with the rest of the South Coast - has enjoyed some unseasonably warm temperatures this week, with Wednesday's West Vancouver high of 9.9 degrees Celsius narrowly missing the 20-year record of 10.2 degrees set in 2005.

As the end of the holiday season approaches, police on the North Shore say theyll still be out enforcing laws against drunk drivers.