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‘Unexpected and significant failure’ means Burnaby ice rink will be closed this fall

‘Unexpected and significant failure’ means Burnaby ice rink will be closed this fall

Kensington Arena’s concrete slab under the ice "cannot be salvaged."
B.C. man charged in Delta grandmother's farm machinery death

B.C. man charged in Delta grandmother's farm machinery death

Joan Sherry, 77, died when her Nissan Sentra struck a BC Frozen Foods-owned combine on a dark Delta road.
Letter: Move if you don't like it — 6-storey rental is good for Burnaby

Letter: Move if you don't like it — 6-storey rental is good for Burnaby

The "eyesore" residents are complaining about is worth building, this writer says.
Baldrey: Changes to Police Act will help avert another Surrey debacle

Baldrey: Changes to Police Act will help avert another Surrey debacle

The BC NDP wants to make sure no one ends up in this mess again. Here's how.
Rob Shaw: No sign that the NDP government is serious about a provincial police force

Rob Shaw: No sign that the NDP government is serious about a provincial police force

The only report on it is filed away and forgotten.
Calls for residential school abuse records to be re-examined for names of deceased

Calls for residential school abuse records to be re-examined for names of deceased

Geraldine Shingoose was shocked when she opened a report probing what should be done to protect potential unmarked grave sites at former residential schools for Indigenous children.
Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border

Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border

Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in the U.S., sped through the Peace Arch border crossing and crashed in British Columbia is now in custody.
Deep-sea octopus nursery discovered off Vancouver Island

Deep-sea octopus nursery discovered off Vancouver Island

“[They] sit on their eggs, don’t move, don’t eat and just defend the eggs for a minimum of four and a half years.”
'A long journey': Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope's apology

'A long journey': Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope's apology

Phil Fontaine has had a year to reflect since he heard an apology from the head of the Roman Catholic Church, something the former Assembly of First Nations national chief fought much of his life to have delivered on Canadian soil.
Photos: Burnaby Pride parties in the heart of Metrotown

Photos: Burnaby Pride parties in the heart of Metrotown

Community members broke out the glitter at Burnaby Pride's sixth annual festival at Civic Square Saturday.