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Evan Goldberg, left, and Seth Rogen, co-writers and co-producers of “Sausage Party,” pose together for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Aug. 2, 2016.

Photo @_bccos/Twitter The black bear that was sighted in Belcarra Regional Park appears to have left the area.

Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, Newfound

Vancouver Park Board Thursday afternoon announced that Trout Lake has been closed to swimming and wading due to unsafe levels of E. coli.

Garth Lawrence trying to coax an exhausted cow from a West Vancouver beach, September 1976. Photo Jean Lawrence “It’s definitely the most bizarre incident that’s ever happened to me on the ocean.

colinross1 Colin Ross, 37, continues to battle a heroin addiction while pushing back against stereotypes associated to drug users, the homeless and people living with mental illness. Photo Dan Toulgoet Being Colin Ross can be complicated.

Surveillance images released by West Vancouver police show Christian Richardson at a local bank. He has now been sentenced to 15 months in jail for defrauding young men he picked up on the dating app Grindr.

Red Cat Records co-owner Dave Gowans thinks there’s still some room for CDs in today’s music marketplace. Photograph By JENNIFER GAUTHIER Oh, to be a CD in 2018. Streaming sites mock your apparent lack of convenience.

Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press The British Columbia government says it will ease into allowing ride-hailing services in the province, laying the groundwork for the new rides to enter the market as early as the fall of 2019.