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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.


 
Cory Oskam

Trans athlete becomes 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.


 

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.


 

Economy resonates as NDP suffers Leafs-like collapse

Congratulations to all who ran for office, winners and losers, and to their families, campaign volunteers and supporters. The Fat Lady has sung. It is over.


 
Burnaby's Jim Crescenzo, seen here with Vancouver MP Libby Davies

A life dedicated to helping youth

Jim Crescenzo was eight years old when his dad died of cancer, and his older siblings and widowed mom went to work.


 

Dose of unhappiness all round

Mortality figures continue to come in following the Canucks' elimination from the first round of the playoffs.


 
Cory Oskam

Transgendered teen athlete becomes an advocate

Cory Oskam looks like your typical teenage goaltender.


 

Rehab award for effort, attitude

Richard Morrison was thrilled to be honoured with the BC Rehab Gert Vorsteher Memorial Award last week.


 

Awards stresses unification, honours first responders

There was no shortage of white uniforms, navies and reds creating a sea of emergency first responders Tuesday night at River Rock Casino Resort.


 

Now poll

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: -- Are you upset the Canucks lost in four straight?


 

Eagles draw on coaches' experience

In 1998, Matt Erhart and the rest of the Surrey Eagles were on top of the junior A hockey world after winning the club's first Royal Bank Cup championship in Nanaimo.


 

Gallagher is first SDMHA grad to be nominated for NHL player award

Brendan Gallagher celebrated his 21st birthday Monday by being recognized as one of the top rookies in National Hockey League.


 

Coming out to happiness

Collins carved out a chunk of history on Monday when he published a first person article on Sports Illustrated's website revealing that he is gay.


 
Seattle nabs

Seattle nabs Coquitlam connection

Talk about kismet. They're friends on and off the ice, separated by just a year, and were on the cusp of being divided geographically by the ways of junior hockey.


 
Holding Pattern

Holding Pattern

Terry Fox Ravens' Sean Stewart, left, tries to shake off a Brookswood tackle during recent junior rugby action in Port Coquitlam. Fox improved to 6-0 with a 29-0 victory over Walnut Grove.


 

Haiku Night in Canada: part 1

Kudos and Kvetches resumes its annual rite of spring, celebrating the city's cherry blossoms and the Vancouver Canucks' sacred journey towards the Stanley Cup with its beloved series of Basho-inspired haikus. This year we're adding another element to our poetic pursuits: video. To watch video clips of K&K's resident orator recite Canucks haikus, scan this page with your smartphone using the Layar app or go to vancourier.com/entertainment. Now, on with the haikus: Costco hotdog juice Stains my Garth Butcher jersey Thanks, Axe body spray.