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Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek reaches for a blocked shot by goaltender Thatcher Demko with Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde skating behind during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

THE MOJ: Canucks save worst for last on disappointing road trip

Loss in Seattle was team’s 4th in a row as coach demands more effort

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek reaches for a blocked shot by goaltender Thatcher Demko with Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde skating behind during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Ryan Johansen of the Colorado Avalanche (far right) celebrates his second goal of the game against the Vancouver Canucks in Denver on Tuesday night. Colorado would defeat Vancouver 3-1. Colorado Avalance photo

THE MOJ: Sometimes you just lose one, as Canucks found in Colorado

Team didn’t play badly in 2nd of road back-to-back games, they just didn’t win

Ryan Johansen of the Colorado Avalanche (far right) celebrates his second goal of the game against the Vancouver Canucks in Denver on Tuesday night. Colorado would defeat Vancouver 3-1. Colorado Avalance photo
Vancouver driver pleaded guilty to careless driving under the Motor Vehicle Act in court on Feb. 14, 2024, after they were caught speeding in a North Vancouver bus lane in October 2023. (Screenshot/North Vancouver RCMP)

Vancouver driver fined $1,500 for speeding in bus lane

Traffic shortcut cost resident a charge under the Motor Vehicle Act and 3 points on their licence

Vancouver driver pleaded guilty to careless driving under the Motor Vehicle Act in court on Feb. 14, 2024, after they were caught speeding in a North Vancouver bus lane in October 2023. (Screenshot/North Vancouver RCMP)
Vancouver head coach Rick Tocchet’s team blew a 5-2 lead and lost 10-7 to the Minnesota Wild Monday afternoon in St. Paul, Minnesota. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: Wild shootout type of adversity lesson this Canucks team needed

Vancouver blows 5-2 lead, loses 10-7 to Minnesota in a game where they lost their composure

Vancouver head coach Rick Tocchet’s team blew a 5-2 lead and lost 10-7 to the Minnesota Wild Monday afternoon in St. Paul, Minnesota. Vancouver Canucks photo
Burnaby RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left 1 person dead and another two in critical condition on Feb. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

1 person dead, 2 in critical condition following crash in Burnaby

Police say impairment not believed to be a factor in 2-vehicle collision

Burnaby RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left 1 person dead and another two in critical condition on Feb. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Kelowna city council members and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing at STEP Place. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)

Welcome home: 60 transitional housing units open in Kelowna

The tiny homes are located at STEP Place at 759 Crowley Avenue

Kelowna city council members and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing at STEP Place. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Capital News)
Conor Garland has been a huge part of the Canucks success this season PC- Vancouver Canucks

THE MOJ: Trading block to building block, Canucks Garland playing key role

Sometimes the best move is the one you don’t make. For the…

Conor Garland has been a huge part of the Canucks success this season PC- Vancouver Canucks
North Vancouver RCMP say a nuclear soil moisture density gauge was inside a vehicle stolen Feb. 13, 2024, and that it may pose a risk to the thief. (North Vancouver RCMP handout)

Thief takes off with car, with radioactive surprise inside: B.C. RCMP

North Vancouver RCMP searching for nuclear gauge stolen alongside vehicle Tuesday

North Vancouver RCMP say a nuclear soil moisture density gauge was inside a vehicle stolen Feb. 13, 2024, and that it may pose a risk to the thief. (North Vancouver RCMP handout)
FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Phil Kessel plays during the team’s NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Phil Kessel plays during the team’s NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Pittsburgh. USA Hockey left Kessel off the list of the first 16 players selected to the U.S. team for the World Cup of Hockey, Wednesday, March 2.. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

THE MOJ: Canucks’ Kessel experiment is tossing the dice with house money

Tocchet and Rutherford very familiar with 17-year vet as he starts skating with Abbotsford

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Phil Kessel plays during the team’s NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Phil Kessel plays during the team’s NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Pittsburgh. USA Hockey left Kessel off the list of the first 16 players selected to the U.S. team for the World Cup of Hockey, Wednesday, March 2.. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is on the hot seat following San Francisco’s 25-22 loss in overtime to the Kansas City Chiefs. San Francisco 49ers photo

THE MOJ: Lack of preparation may have cost the 49ers the Super Bowl

San Francisco’s vague thoughts on overtime rules and strategy showed a team not ready to win

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is on the hot seat following San Francisco’s 25-22 loss in overtime to the Kansas City Chiefs. San Francisco 49ers photo
Coquitlam RCMP are investigating a Feb. 11. 2024 shooting that left two people injured. (Anna Burns/Black Press Media)

Overnight shooting in Coquitlam leaves 2 people with gunshot wounds

RCMP looking for witnesses who were near the Coquitlam Centre Cactus Club on Feb. 11

Coquitlam RCMP are investigating a Feb. 11. 2024 shooting that left two people injured. (Anna Burns/Black Press Media)
Bob Marjanovich interviewed, clockwise from top left: Dan Marino, Wayne Newton, Chris Simms and Mike Florio (among many others) on Radio Row ahead of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. (Nik Kowalski photos)

PODCAST: ‘Best of The MOJ’ includes chats with Dan Marino, Wayne Newton

MOJ on Sports: Super Bowl week podcasts featured big-name guests

Bob Marjanovich interviewed, clockwise from top left: Dan Marino, Wayne Newton, Chris Simms and Mike Florio (among many others) on Radio Row ahead of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. (Nik Kowalski photos)
Sunday (Feb. 11) is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and globally there are an estimated 3.5 million unfulfilled roles in cybersecurity, yet the UN found that women make up for only 25% of current positions. (Public domain image).

Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM jobs: Study

Feb. 11 is the International Day for Women and Girls in Science

Sunday (Feb. 11) is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and globally there are an estimated 3.5 million unfulfilled roles in cybersecurity, yet the UN found that women make up for only 25% of current positions. (Public domain image).
Wayne Newton, talking with Bob Marjanovich ahead of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. (Nik Kowalski photo)

PODCAST: The MOJ chats with Vegas legend Wayne Newton ahead of Super Bowl 58

MOJ on Sports: Other Day 4 guests include Shaun Alexander and K.J. Wright

Wayne Newton, talking with Bob Marjanovich ahead of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. (Nik Kowalski photo)
Bob Marjanovich, right, with legendary former NFL quarterback Dan Marino in Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl 58. (Nik Kowalski photo)

PODCAST: The MOJ chats with Dan Marino, Mike Florio ahead of Super Bowl 58

MOJ on Sports: Other Day 3 guests include Donovan McNabb, Ross Tucker

Bob Marjanovich, right, with legendary former NFL quarterback Dan Marino in Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl 58. (Nik Kowalski photo)
Some Vancouver businesses are failing to follow a new bylaw restricting bear spray sales, police found during an undercover shopping operation. (Joel Krahn/Black Press Media)

Vancouver businesses selling bear spray illegally, undercover officers find

New bylaw restricts sales to minors and requires spray be locked up, but not all shops complying

Some Vancouver businesses are failing to follow a new bylaw restricting bear spray sales, police found during an undercover shopping operation. (Joel Krahn/Black Press Media)
JT the Brick, talking with Bob Marjanovich in Las Vegas on ‘Radio Row’ at Super Bowl 58. (Nik Kowalski photo)

PODCAST: Bob Marjanovich chats with JT the Brick, Chris Simms and more

MOJ on Sports: Super Bowl Day 2 guests also include Lorenzo Neal, Thomas Dimitroff

JT the Brick, talking with Bob Marjanovich in Las Vegas on ‘Radio Row’ at Super Bowl 58. (Nik Kowalski photo)
Johnny Walkus, 36, is wanted Canada-wide after failing to check into his Vancouver halfway house on Feb. 6, 2024. He is currently serving a sentence for for sexual assault, break and enter and uttering threats. (Courtesy of Vancouver Police Department)

UPDATE: B.C. sex offender who skipped halfway house back in custody

Johnny Walkus was released from an Abbotsford-area federal prison on Tuesday

Johnny Walkus, 36, is wanted Canada-wide after failing to check into his Vancouver halfway house on Feb. 6, 2024. He is currently serving a sentence for for sexual assault, break and enter and uttering threats. (Courtesy of Vancouver Police Department)
Chris Simms from NBC Sports stopped by to give his take on the Super Bowl. Hear the full interview on TodayInBC.com.

THE MOJ: On beer versus champagne, or the Grey Cup versus the Super Bowl

Fun can be had everywhere, but south of the border it’s about who you know

Chris Simms from NBC Sports stopped by to give his take on the Super Bowl. Hear the full interview on TodayInBC.com.
Bob Marjanovich, right, and former Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith. (Contributed photo)

PODCAST: Bob Marjanovich broadcasts from Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas

MOJ on Sports: Day 1 guests include Jarrett Payton, Barstool Sports’ Taylor Lewan

Bob Marjanovich, right, and former Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith. (Contributed photo)