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Popcorn is served at the Rio Theatre in East Vancouver (CTV)

Monday Feb. 6, 2012 7:13 PM PT

Rio Theatre suffers another setback in booze battle

The struggling Rio Theatre has been forced to pull out of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival in an ongoing battle over liquor licensing. More   2     1

Watch: St. John Alexander on Rio's liquor troubles

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Surrey, B.C. teen Sanjeeve Sharma died when the car he was riding in struck a lamp post in June 2009.

House arrest for teen driver in fatal Surrey crash

The teen driver in the Surrey car crash that killed Sanjeeve Sharma has been sentenced to six months of house arrest for dangerous driving. More       1

Dawson Spencer, 17, and Crystal Weaver, 18, were killed in a head-on crash in Maple Ridge on Feb. 6, 2012.

Drivers in fatal crash shouldn't have been on the road

Neither driver in the head-on crash that killed two teens in Maple Ridge this weekend should have been driving, according to information from B.C. Mounties. More   1

Police handed out $167 fines to distracted drivers in a month-long ticketing blitz aimed at drivers talking on phones, texting or reading. Feb. 6, 2012. (CTV)

Distracted driving deaths drop 40 per cent

B.C. Mounties say that distracted drivers are responsible for 45 per cent of all fatal and serious car crashes and are beginning a month-long ticketing blitz. More   1     1

A Downtown Ambassador patrols downtown Vancouver in March 2008. (CTV)

Ambassadors aren't discriminating against homeless: BCHRT

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has thrown out a complaint that Vancouver's Downtown Ambassadors are unfairly harassing homeless people and drug addicts. More   7  

Robert Pickton is shown in a jail cell during a discussion with an undercover police officer in February 2002.

Cops stopped watching Pickton after he was tipped off

A retired RCMP officer says police were forced to stop surveillance on now-convicted serial killer Robert Pickton after the Port Coquitlam, B.C. pig farmer was tipped off. More   3     1

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Madonna put on an extravagant halftime show last night at the Super Bowl, delivering a mix of old and new hits with special guests including LMFAO, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. Feb. 6, 2012.

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Steele On Your Side

Production at Thomas Haas' chocolate factory is running overtime for Valentine's Day. (CTV)

The best chocolates to melt your (sweet)heart

If you're shopping for a romantic box of chocolates to give as a Valentine's Day gift, there's good news. Consumer Reports has just found some of the best, at modest prices.

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Bell Let's Talk Day

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A brochure handed out to students after a presentation by Surrey's Pregnancy Options Centre offers information on sex and relationships. Jan. 19, 2012. (CTV)

Schools suspend counselling centre's sex ed classes

Several public schools in Surrey are suspending sexual education classes offered by a counselling centre affiliated with a religious organization that opposes abortion after a CTV News investigation.

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