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The Canucks are one of the best faceoff teams in the league (with help from a winger)

You would expect a team with Manny Malhotra as an assistant coach would be good in the faceoff circle. The former enabler was a beast in the faceoff circle in his NHL career, with multiple seasons above a 60% success rate and finishing with a 56.

Oct 30, 2019 6:02 PM Read more >

See North Vancouver's 'rake dancing' bear (VIDEO)

Usually when the bruins are on the golf course, it’s after a deep playoff run. But golfer Ken Bayne rolled footage of the “frisky” young bear attempting to make off with a rake on the 18th hole of Northlands Golf Course Monday morning.

Oct 30, 2019 5:04 PM Read more >

Burnaby Mounties swiftly nab bike-riding bank robbery suspect

It took just 45 minutes for local Mounties to catch up with a man suspected of robbing a Burnaby bank Tuesday afternoon. Police got a call about the robbery at the CIBC in the 4700 block of Kingsway at about 2 p.m.

Oct 30, 2019 4:10 PM Read more >

North Van first responders stress river dangers

RCMP, local experts warn anglers to wear lifejackets

Oct 30, 2019 3:59 PM Read more >

One of Vancouver’s largest rehearsal spaces shuts down unexpectedly

Fifty musicians and artists left scrambling for new practice venue

Oct 30, 2019 3:44 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s Smilin’ Buddha Cabaret announces sudden end to live shows

Clamp down not related to recent vehicle accident outside club, according to VPD

Oct 30, 2019 3:40 PM Read more >

B.C. government cracks down on unlicensed Vancouver cannabis dispensaries

Community Safety Unit Wednesday raided the Medical Cannabis Society store at 1182 Thurlow St.

Oct 30, 2019 3:15 PM Read more >

Vancouver woman charged in 2018 death of common-law husband

25-year-old Shannon Watts is facing a charge of second-degree murder

Oct 30, 2019 1:44 PM Read more >

Possible Canuck the Crow sightings sustain hope Vancouver’s famous bird is alive

Could Canuck the Crow still be winging his way around Vancouver? The beloved bird, missing since Aug. 30, has been on the minds of his many fans — as has his possible fate.

Oct 30, 2019 1:02 PM Read more >

18-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in Burnaby crash

A section of 10th Avenue by 18th Street on the Burnaby-New Westminster border remains closed as police investigate.

Oct 30, 2019 10:12 AM Read more >