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  • Calgary’s Suvurov earns victory over American Lochte at Zajac swim meet

    American Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte adjusts his swimsuit as he gets ready to workout at the UBC Aquatics Centre in Vancouver May 22, 2013. Lochte is in Vancouver for the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup being held at UBC May 24-26. (Jeff Vinnick/Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and ...

  • Tale of the Tape Penguins vs. Bruins

    Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, left, and Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, right, will play big roles in determining the outcome of the Eastern Conference final. (Associated ...

  • Rangers no match for Bruins magic

    Members of the Boston Bruins celebrate an empty-net goal against the New York Rangers Saturday at TD Garden. The Bruins won the Eastern Conference semifinal series in five games. (Alex Trautwig/Getty ...

  • Canada opens rugby’s Pacific Nations Cup with win over U.S.

    Canada, wearing red, comes out of a scrum against the United States during the opening game of the Pacific Nations Cup at the Ellerslie Rugby Park on May 25, ...

  • World Muslim leader condemns violence brings message of peace to Calgary

    A world Muslim leader denounced recent violent attacks carried out in the name of Islam on Saturday as he brought his message of peace to Calgary.Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, said the slaying of a British soldier, the Boston Marathon bombings and the Via Rail bomb plot "give the wrong message of the true teachings of Islam.""We ...

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army [DVD]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army [DVD]

With Hellboy II: The Golden Army, writer/director Guillermo del Toro continues his fascinating oscillation between arty Spanish-language fantasy-horror films and balls-to-the-wall Hollywood fantasy-horror films. Coming off the critically adored and Oscar-lauded Pa ... ...

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  • Top hockeynight tweets from Saturday

    The Chicago Blackhawks were on the brink of elimination against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, and they played like it. Their hunger to win was evident from the moment the puck dropped in Game 5, and hockey fans were quick to react on ...

  • 10000 lbs of fresh halibut the star of West Vancouver festival

    Around 10,000 lbs of fresh halibut was available for hungry seafood lovers at the Halibut Festival at the Fresh Street Market in West Vancouver on ...

  • North Vancouver bear snatches chicken meal before snoozing in a tree

    THE CANADIAN PRESSNORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A B.C. conservation officer is hoping a hungry bear that gobbled up two chickens in a North Vancouver neighbourhood will soon climb out of a tree and head back to its habitat.Jack Trudgian says the bear wandered out of a nearby ravine on Saturday and found itself a meal before going up a tree and falling asleep.He says bear sightings are common in North ...

  • Cause of fatal van fire in East Vancouver still unknown

    Vancouver police department investigate after a body was discovered in a burnt out van following an overnight fir e behind 2828 Victoria Dr. in Vancouver, BC., May 25, ...

  • Photos Vancouver Breaker Faire

    Art, invention, innovation and destruction intersect Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire in Vancouver, BC. Innovative art, constructed with items harvested from discarded or recycled materials, highlighting the connection between destruction and creation, will be on display next weekend at the PNE. Pictured is George Russu (left) and Paul Locke (right) who is the creator of ...

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