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When Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender was elected as the B.C. Liberal MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood, he was quick to call out Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan as a hindrance to the province moving forward on its transit issues.
 
 
 
Burnaby business heads believe it will be business as usual under the new Liberal government.Despite the B.C.
 
 
 
Christine Stoneman says she doesn't believe jobs are that hard to find.Despite Statistics Canada's most recent Labour Force Survey, which reported the B.C. unemployment rate at 6.4 per cent in April, Stoneman is still confident there are opportunities out there, even in Burnaby.
 
 
 
A former Burnaby teacher has had his teaching certificate cancelled after criminal charges were laid against him for an incident that occurred outside of school.
 
 
 
The National Energy Board approved a tolling application linked to Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion plan on Thursday.
 
 
 
Is it possible to feed yourself on pocket change? Chris Miele, who lives on the border of Burnaby and Coquitlam, is finding out with a five-day challenge to raise awareness about extreme poverty, while spending only $1.75 for food per day.
 
 
 
While the Liberals took pundits by surprise, securing another majority in Tuesday's provincial election, they lost a seat in Burnaby, leaving Richard Lee as the sole remaining Liberal in the city.
 
 
 
It's 148,000 square feet of integrated health services and amenities to help develop all types of athletes - from the weekend warrior to the Olympic level - and it's finally taking appointments.
 
 
 
Jim Crescenzo was eight years old when his dad died of cancer, and his older siblings and widowed mom went to work.
 
 
 
Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian runs the fastest mouth in Ottawa, according to Samara, a non-partisan organization that analyzes politics.
 
 
 
The Burnaby Teachers' Association may be crying foul over the school district's decision to lay off 75 teachers, but the district says these layoffs are just part of the system and have to happen every year.
 
 
 
A 22-year-old Burnaby man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in her throat.
 
 
 
Boishakhi Utsab/Spring Festival, 6 to 10 p.m. at the Bonsor Recreation Complex banquet hall, 6550 Bonsor Ave. UTSAB - A Cultural Heritage of Bengal is celebrating Spring Festival. It will be an evening of fun-filled cultural activities. All ages, cost is $5/per person, Children under five years get in for free.
 
 
 
When it comes to close calls at the voting booth, Burnaby rarely disappoints - and last night's election results were no exception.
 
 
 
Burnaby's quantum computing company, D-Wave Systems Inc., is now going to help astronauts get to space.
 
 
 
And then there was one. While the Liberals took pundits by surprise, securing another majority in Tuesday's provincial election, they lost a seat in Burnaby, leaving Richard Lee as the sole remaining Liberal in the city.
 
 
 
After waiting a long time, residents near Greystone Plaza in North Burnaby finally have a local grocery store again.
 
 
 
It was a neck-and-neck race in Burnaby-Lougheed, with results pouring in throughout the evening, and the gap between the Liberals and NDP often fewer than 100 votes.
 
 
 
Incumbent NDP candidate Raj Chouhan kept his Burnaby-Edmonds riding in the B.C. election, but was disappointed about his party's overall performance in the polls.
 
 
 
Incumbent NDP MLA Kathy Corrigan seems to have narrowly held onto her seat this election, but there was little elation when her win was announced at her party’s gathering in Burnaby tonight.
 
 
 
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It was a close race in Burnaby-North, with final results not in by press time. But B.C. Liberal candidate Richard Lee stayed ahead of B.C. NDP candidate Janet Routledge by a thin margin of votes throughout the evening.
 
 
 
A 22-year-old Burnaby has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in the throat.
 
 
 
Kei Esmaeilpour doesn't care whom you vote for, so long as you vote.
 
 
 
"A big public toilet," was the analogy used by Burnaby resident Flora Kemp about her next-door neighbour's composting technique.
 
 
 
The Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table is organizing a storytelling project so refugees and new immigrants can share their tales with the community.
 
 
 
Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian runs the fastest mouth in Ottawa, according to Samara, a non-partisan organization that analyzes politics.
 
 
 
Fortius Sport and Health announced nine provincial sport organizations that will now call Burnaby home, inside its new $61 million sports hub yesterday.
 
 
 
Police are investigating a number of car break-ins that happened last Friday in the 6800-block of Village Green just off Beresford Street in South Burnaby.
 
 
 
(Also SEE TAP DANCING VIDEO) Modern tap dancing is no longer just about bow ties and jazz hands on Broadway. Just ask Burnaby-based dancer Danny Nielsen.
 
 
 
 
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From a three-man operation working out of a basement suite, Burnaby's Hellbent Games Inc. is now a 20-person video game company and authorized developer for the Xbox360, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.
 
 
 
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