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Reporting from Vancouver, Canada -- For the last 12 years, Mikhail and Irina Lennikov have lived unremarkable lives, not unlike countless other immigrants who came to Canada from Eastern Europe looking for a fresh start in a prosperous and quiet land.

A 23-year-old North Vancouver woman who told border guards she was going shopping at Bellis Fair Mall was arrested in Bellingham last week after allegedly smuggling more than $1 million worth of a club drug into the United States.

NORTH VANCOUVER a ' North Vancouver police laid 92 charges on Tuesday a ' all against the same man.

The Burrard Bridge will begin a major experiment on Monday, and drivers are being advised to avoid the bridge this weekend.

Bachelorette Jillian finally dumped that jerk, America found some real Talent and the Big Brother 11 premiere marked the official start of the lazy days of summer.

Next > RCMP officers searching for those behind a series of pipeline bombings in northeastern British Columbia are harassing residents, says a lawyer who claims several of his clients are being unfairly targeted.

A man walks past the office of online site Craigslist in San Francisco, California, in 2006.

A Canadian resident arrested two years ago in a smuggling ring investigation will not serve any additional prison time under a sentence handed down by a federal judge.

Vancouver police released this photo of the machete used in an attack Thursday. Photograph by: Handout, Vancouver Police VANCOUVER a ' A Vancouver man faces aggravated-assault charges after a 39-year-old woman was chased through an apartment building and savagely slashed with a machete.

Supreme Court unanimously rules B.C. transit agencies violated rights to free speech when they refused to carry political ads on the outside of their vehicles Kirk Makin Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Friday, Jul.

Coming to a neighbourhood near you very soon. On Monday night District Council will be voting on a recommendation to invest a miniumum of $15,000 in a "community garden" for residents in a " pre-defined portion of Lillooet Park". In addition the staff recommendation would allow three one-time grants in amounts of up to $2,000 each for seed funding ...

A Vancouver International Airport spokeswoman says a small passenger plane has crashed in an industrial area of the nearby suburb of Richmond, British Columbia.

Vancouver Police say a woman is in serious condition after being attacked by a man wielding a machete in the city's notorious Downtown Eastside on Thursday, July 9, 2009 A photo of a similar machete to the one used in the assault of a woman attacked by a man wielding a machete in the city's notorious Downtown Eastside on Thursday, July 9, 2009 ...

VANCOUVER: A serious stabbing, an aggressive urinating man and machete-wielding youths made for one busy shift for Vancouver police Saturday night.

Here's a rundown of notable film events in our fair city over the coming week. Dialogues between Canada and Brazil The second annual Brazilian Film Festival of Vancouver kicks off tonight and runs until Sunday .

The North Shore may soon be butting out more outdoor smoking. With West Vancouver leading the charge, the districts and city east of the Lions Gate Bridge, along with the help of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, aim to introduce stricter regulations on top of the provincial governmenta s 2008 outdoor smoking laws.

The 2010 Olympics will bring some economic benefits to Canada, in particular B.C., but don't count on the event to have a long-lasting "halo effect," the Conference Board of Canada warned Wednesday.

Increase in vehicle break-ins Vancouver police are warning drivers of a recent rash of vehicle break-ins last month in the southwest of the city.

Brazil's resurgent film industry made 150 movies last year and is now winning audiences against the Hollywood cultural export machine.

Richard's on Richards , one of Vancouver's longest-running nightclubs and much-loved music venues, will close its doors forever on July 20, 2009.