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Election 2013: One Liberal left standing in Burnaby

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.

Richard Lee stays ahead of Routledge by thin margin

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.

Burnaby man charged with attempted murder

A 22-year-old Burnaby has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in the throat.

Where am I?

Liberal leader Christy Clark showed up in Burnaby to cast her vote on Wednesday, but she may have spoiled her ballot. Clark initially voted for herself, but then realized she's not running in her own riding, so she asked for her ballot back and wrote Margaret MacDiarmid's name as well. MacDiarmid is running for the Liberals in Vancouver-Fairview, where Clark lives. Elections B.C.'s position is that the voter's intent must be clear. If it isn't, the ballot is spoiled.

The value of voting

Kei Esmaeilpour doesn't care whom you vote for, so long as you vote.

Key races include NV-Lonsdale

THERE are 85 ridings being fought over in this election campaign, and trying to keep track of even half of them can be a daunting task for anyone not a political operative or a journalist assigned to election night duties.

Key ridings show all's not lost for Liberals

There are 85 ridings being fought over in this election campaign, and trying to keep track of even half of them can be a daunting task.

Clark wants Deer Lake back, Shin has two addresses

Christy Clark said the Burnaby-Deer Lake riding has "no business" being held by the NDP, and that the Liberals only lost that riding in the last election because of the prison issue.

A close look at the B.C. riding races

There's oil and gas in these hills

For many people from as far away as the Fraser Valley, North Burnaby is the gateway to Vancouver. It is also a thoroughfare for the oil industry - the Chevron refinery is based in North Burnaby, and the riding also has a feeder pipeline connected to the Kinder Morgan pipeline, which has its end point - Westridge Marine Terminal - in the riding next door.

Neck and neck in the election race

Here are the ones to watch

There are 85 ridings being fought over in this election campaign, and trying to keep track of even half of them can be a daunting task for anyone not a political operative or a journalist assigned to election night duties. But in a close race that separates the top two parties by three percentage points or less (in other words, the usual B.C. election result), it's safe to say that about 60 of those ridings are locks for either the B.C. Liberals or the NDP.

Olympic search is on at the lake

It takes an individual with unique talents to row competitively. A person needs to be strong, tall and athletic in order to race along the water in the narrow row boats. They need a good lung capacity, especially when it comes down to the final strokes, and they need the long limbs required to make the oar strokes.

BWC joins new school hockey league

The Burnaby Winter Club and Burnaby Central Secondary School are joining forces to form a midget hockey academy that will compete in the Canadian Sports School Hockey League this fall.

For the record

An article in the May 1 edition of the NOW, "Burnaby North candidate clams up on charge," stated Burnaby North B.C. Conservative candidate Wayne Marklund was found not guilty on the charge of driving while impaired. However, the charge was dropped in February 2004 when he appeared in provincial court on the charge and then pled guilty to a lesser traffic offence; driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention.