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Construction worker charged in thumb-severing incident

A Burnaby construction worker is facing criminal charges after he allegedly caused a colleagues thumb to be severed during an argument at a North Vancouver job site.

RCMP investigate park tree cutting

35 mature trees cut overnight to create apparent view corridor

Ottawa should pay its crime-fighting costs

Mayor: Municipalities can't afford Tory crime agenda

Clean bird feeders to limit salmonella outbreak

A number of birds have died in the Lower Mainland due to a suspected outbreak of salmonella. Since January the Wildlife Rescue Association has confirmed approximately 25 cases of pine siskins with salmonella poisoning.

CapU pushes for waterfront campus

University hopes to lease 10,000-20,000 sq. ft

Communication breakdown concerns

WHAT we know as British Columbia's negative-billing legislation - contained within a confusing array of laws - arose when Rogers Cable expanded its communications services.

Defence claims drug dealer's killing unplanned

A defence lawyer for one of two men accused of axe-murdering a drug dealer two years ago told a judge there is no evidence anyone planned to kill Ronak "Ronny" Wagad, but said witness statements all point to Babak Najafi-Chaghabouri of North Vancouve

Capilano University pushes for waterfront campus

Capilano Universitys leadership restated their desire to open a satellite campus in Lower Lonsdale Monday night although how the building might be paid for remains unclear.

$7,500 'yarnbombing' plan unravels at city council

Guerilla knitting, or "yarnbombing," is a positive community activity, according to the City of North Vancouver council, but not one worthy of thousands of tax dollars in support.

UPDATE: Police investigate after dozens of trees felled in North Vancouver park

Police have launched a criminal investigation after someone cut down as many as 35 mature trees in Capilano River Regional Park, possibly to improve a view. Metro Vancouver staff came across the damage on a steep slope just west of Capilano Road Jan.