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Burnaby child care provider earns lifetime achievement award

Burnaby child care provider earns lifetime achievement award

Gilmore Preschool also earned a provincial legacy award.
Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

VANCOUVER — A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital is placing British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny.
$13.5B buyout a 'wake-up call' for Canadian banking's green agenda

$13.5B buyout a 'wake-up call' for Canadian banking's green agenda

RBC's $13.5-billion bank buyout of HSBC Canada would raise Canada's climate exposure and limit green banking options, argue environmental groups.
Cat struck by car in Burnaby lives to purr another day

Cat struck by car in Burnaby lives to purr another day

BC SPCA seeks support for Finnigan, the three-year-old cat struck by a moving vehicle
How a police chopper helped nab a motorcyclist going 200 km/h in Metro Vancouver

How a police chopper helped nab a motorcyclist going 200 km/h in Metro Vancouver

The motorbike owner might lose their wheels altogether now, too
Giant chess tournament coming to Burnaby this weekend

Giant chess tournament coming to Burnaby this weekend

It's time to play chess!
Should Burnaby's new Metrotown city hall be built in a park? City wants public feedback

Should Burnaby's new Metrotown city hall be built in a park? City wants public feedback

The City of Burnaby has released three possible sites for a new city hall in Metrotown, and one of them is on dedicated parkland.
'Poison in every puff': Canada reveals warning labels on individual cigarettes

'Poison in every puff': Canada reveals warning labels on individual cigarettes

Health Canada's new regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are set to come into effect this summer.
Care homes say agencies lure away nurses with higher pay

Care homes say agencies lure away nurses with higher pay

“Workers will leave their employer and work for several care homes on an ad hoc basis, or a care home will be forced to hire that same worker back at a much-higher rate”
Rob Shaw: Attorney general Niki Sharma earns the ear of tech on non-consensual online images

Rob Shaw: Attorney general Niki Sharma earns the ear of tech on non-consensual online images

Major industry players responding positively so far to the province's new law