Movie-themed munchies for Oscar...

From “True Grit” polenta cakes to “The King Will be Speechless” chickpea crowns, read our selection of movie-themed food to entertain your crowd on Hollywood’s big night.

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Canucks: Dan Hamhuis, Keith Ballard back to lead Canucks cavalry charge

Basketball star Allen Iverson's greatest failure is he played the wrong sport. The Vancouver Canucks would have been perfect for the guard who famously groused about practising. But he would not have been perfect for the Canucks. Iverson was all about himself, the Canucks are all about the team.

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Canucks: Canadiens' Carey Price hopes second start in Vancouver goes better than first

It is gone, but not completely forgotten. Try as he might, Carey Price hasn't been able to extinguish Oct. 7, 2009 from his memory bank.

Canucks: Cody Hodgson gets encore audition for fourth-line centre job

The Vancouver Canucks have three games between now and next Monday's NHL trade deadline, and that's exactly how long Cody Hodgson has to prove he can be the team's full-time fourth-line centre.

NHL: Canadiens arrive in Vancouver looking to make a point

There was no black armband on Geoff Molson in the pre-dawn at Calgary airport Monday, the Canadiens owner boarding a jet for Montreal.

NHL: Matt Moulson records second career hat trick

Tomas Vokoun is neither friend nor family, but evidently Matt Moulson did not need the extra motivation.

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NHL: Capitals continue dominance of Penguins

PITTSBURGH - Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals took advantage of the Sidney Crosby-less Pittsburgh Penguins with a 1-0 win on Monday to continue their regular-season dominance over their East rival.

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NHL: Toews helps Blackhawks get by Blues

Jonathan Toews capped a four-goal second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues, 5-3, Monday at Scottrade Center.

Lions: Ben Archibald expected to be a big wheel with Lions

There are no direct flights from the closest airport, Pasco, Wash., to Vancouver, B.C., so Ben Archibald made the 567-kilometre trans-border drive from the Tri-Cities to Surrey Monday evening. Tuesday he’ll be announced as the newest B.C. Lion.

Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir receive their gold medals for ice dancing in Vancouver on Monday.

One year ago: Virtue, Moir take ice dancing to new level

Scott Moir stood in the kiss-and-cry area, motioning for the crowd to quiet down so that the ensuing couple, Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, could hear their music. Not that it mattered.

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Video: Olympic Memories — Scott Moir – Gold, dance, figure skating

Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's gold medal performance so sweet, so perfect. In the nine Olympic Games since ice dancing made its debut in 1976, 17 of 27 medals – and all but two golds, had gone to Russian, Soviet or quasi-Soviet teams.

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Video: Olympic Memories — Tessa Virtue – Gold, dance, figure skating

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were the first North American team ever to win the Olympic ice dancing gold medal. The joined the very short list of Canadians who have ever come away from an Olympics with gold medals in figure skating.

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