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A vacant, single-family home at 2436 Haywood Ave. might be rezoned for commercial use, likely becoming an office and apartment building if a bid currently before District of West Vancouver Council is successful.

THERE is now an "app" for pretty much everything. I barely know what an app is. I know it stands for "application program" and it has to do with people's handheld devices.

Human's name: Marlene McGunigal. Pet: Abby, a five-year-old adopted beagle. Favourite treat: Abby loves to eat buttered green beans that have been picked from Marlene's garden. Favourite activity: She likes to go for long walks.

WHEN Robert Holt started tearing apart colorectal tumours two years ago, he was looking for evidence of microbes at work behind the scenes. He never expected his team would find the tissue crawling with a germ linked to gum disease.

POLICE still have no clues as to the identity of a scuba diver whose body was hauled out of the water near North Vancouver on the weekend.

Portion-wise eating means having your cake and eating it, too. Everything can be enjoyed - in moderation. But this advice is more difficult to follow than ever. Oversized food portions and drinks are everywhere.

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THE Lookout Emergency Aid Society is warning residents not to donate to anyone who claims to be canvassing for them door-to-door.

A 34-year-old man who broke into a home in the middle of the night while residents were sleeping - then robbed a convenience store while he was on bail for that offence - has been sent to jail for slightly less than two years.

A North Vancouver man who chatted up a 13 yearold U.S. girl online, telling her he would either marry or adopt her, has been handed a 12-month conditional sentence, including six months of house arrest.