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GOD and the devil know that any town council should be forgiven for a slip or two, when noble judges trump lesser judges and bulging-brained scientists can't decide whether simple salt and aspirin are good or bad for you, or both.

A total of four people from North Vancouver now face possible charges in connection with last year's Stanley Cup hockey riot. So far, only one of those people, 23-year-old Matthew Cottrell, has been formally charged. His next court appearance is Feb.

Crown witness changes mind about facts in the middle of trial

WITH snow on the streets and heavy rain in the forecast, the District of North Vancouver is advising all residents to go online before they go outside. The district has launched the Twitter handle www.twitter.

Restaurants let kids sit at grown-ups' table

WELL, it certainly didn't take long for overheated rhetoric and base hypocrisy to colour the assessment hearing for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: TuesdaySunday, 12: 30-5 p.m. Info: 604-929-4354 or [email protected]. Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.

THE YWCA is asking the community to nominate outstanding women for it's 29th annual Women of Distinction Awards. The awards honour those whose achievements and outstanding activities contribute to the overall well-being and future of the community.

SNOW and plummeting temperatures outside have meant busy nights with an extreme weather response this week for the North Shore's homeless shelter. "We've had it going all week," said Dave Newberry, community liaison for the shelter.

TWO men who ripped off close to $1 million from two West Vancouver-based aboriginal organizations have been sent to jail. B.C.