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More charges coming in Stanley Cup riot

Two years after rioters caused more than $3 million in damages to businesses and vehicles in the Stanley Cup riot, the Vancouver Police Department continues to have a team of 12 investigators and analysts searching for suspects.

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London Drugs, ICBC sue rioters

TWO North Vancouver rioters are among those now facing civil law suits for damage they caused during the melee that broke out in downtown Vancouver following the Canucks' Stanley Cup loss two years ago.

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Chiefs add fresh meat in Butcher

The Chilliwack Chiefs added youth and size up front Monday by acquiring another forward with ties to the organization.


 

Judge jails North Vancouver man for riot role

A North Vancouver man who looted the downtown London Drugs store, stealing a cellphone on the night of the Stanley Cup hockey riot, has been handed a 45-day jail sentence.


 
Seven-year-old Gage Staley

Superheroes unite to help Gage

A diagnosis of cancer is tough for anyone to deal with, but imagine having that diagnosis four times in a seven-year life, and you'll know what young Gage Staley and his mom Krystie Biernaczyk face every day.


 
Paramedic Brian Twaites (centre)

Paramedic recognized by peers with Exemplary Service Medal

A local paramedic has been honoured by his peers for leadership in his profession.


 

B.C. needs fairer equalization plan

Last summer, the Vancouver Canucks tried everything to get power forward Shane Doan signed as a free agent. Doan would have been a huge help, stabilizing the Canucks' second line and providing much-needed grit and scoring.


 
Wade Pierlot

Fire chief put to the test

It's really no surprise to Coquitlam's new top firefighter that he would be figuratively thrown into the fire on the first day of the job.


 

Courier launches new film contest

Vancouver is known for being home to a large number of film industry workers and a place where many people say they feel socially isolated or disconnected from their community. A new Courier contest is shooting to do something about the latter by tapping into the former.


 
Cory Oskam

Transgendered teen athlete becomes an advocate

Cory Oskam looks like your typical teenage goaltender. His broad, fleshy frame fills a net and even in the gym for ball hockey, he positions his five-foot-eleven body to stop shots as if he’s wearing voluminous padding.


 
Love Your Cake duo

Duo's sweet obsession makes for edible art

Making designer cakes has become a sweet obsession for Candice Roach and Kira Knappett.


 
R5 (Ellington Ratliff

R5 rock out Loud at the Rio

FOR L.A.'s R5, the opportunity to perform again in Vancouver was something they'd been looking forward to since they played at the PNE last summer.


 

Gloria Dei Chorale - and 'mirror-image' twins perform

Abbotsford musician and conductor David Rushton will direct the 45-voice Gloria Dei Chorale, Canada West Chamber orchestra and soloists Andrea and Amaris in Vivaldi's "Gloria," as well as additional vocal duets with orchestra and joyful choral selections.


 

Pundits were wrong about Libs

Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal Party campaign brain trust), I thought the election this week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.


 

Pundits were wrong about Liberals

Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal Party campaign brain trust), I thought the election last week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.


 

The people have spoken

Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal party campaign brain trust), I thought the election last week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.


 

How Clark proved me wrong

Well, I was wrong. Along with pretty much everyone else (with the exception of a small B.C. Liberal party campaign brain trust) I thought the election last week was going to produce a result exactly the opposite of what actually happened.


 

Lawyer says North Vancouver rioter's actions minor

THE lawyer for a North Shore man who stole cigarettes from London Drugs during the June 2011 Stanley Cup riot is asking a judge to let his client off without a criminal record.


 

Sports for the grieving Canucks fan

CALM down, fans of the Vancouver Canucks. You do not need to blow this team up.