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Fired Burnaby hotel workers win arbitration on severance payouts

Fired Burnaby hotel workers win arbitration on severance payouts

Employer wanted exemption due to COVID-19 impacts
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All this remote learning is turning more university students into night owls

All this remote learning is turning more university students into night owls

SFU study finds students going to bed later, sleeping less efficiently in pandemic
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Report calls for a global end to oil and gas projects by 2022 — where does B.C. stand?

Report calls for a global end to oil and gas projects by 2022 — where does B.C. stand?

A new International Energy Agency report has traced a narrow path to a carbon net-zero future, one that requires axing oil and gas exploration and scrapping new LNG projects beyond 2021 — but what does it mean for B.C.?
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Internal documents reveal DFO suppressed, downplayed threats to this B.C. endangered species

Internal documents reveal DFO suppressed, downplayed threats to this B.C. endangered species

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada undermined a scientific consensus that spelled out fishing threats to an endangered species in B.C., documents suggest. Now, some are calling for DFO to be torn down and rebuilt with scientists at the helm.
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Fraser Health shutters Burnaby dance studio after multiple COVID-19 cases

Fraser Health shutters Burnaby dance studio after multiple COVID-19 cases

There are currently 3,490 active cases in Fraser Health
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The 'Dangerous Six': Vancouver police identify potential targets of public gang violence

The 'Dangerous Six': Vancouver police identify potential targets of public gang violence

'Police are expecting this violence to continue and to potentially escalate'
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Serial Lower Mainland identity thief banned from Burnaby banks

Serial Lower Mainland identity thief banned from Burnaby banks

Petr Pouska, 54, defrauded banks and businesses of money and merchandise, including a $18,000 vehicle from Key West Ford in New Westminster and $12,000 in instruments and electronics from Long & McQuade.
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Victim of vehicle theft in Burnaby sues ICBC, alleges adjuster made up intoxication story

Victim of vehicle theft in Burnaby sues ICBC, alleges adjuster made up intoxication story

Lawsuit also claims ICBC has a 'quota system' for approving claims
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Massey Tunnel to close for two nights in May

Massey Tunnel to close for two nights in May

The tube will be closed overnight May 28 and 29 for testing of its fire suppression system
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Burnaby grocery store discovers fourth COVID-19 case as part of Lower Mainland surge

Burnaby grocery store discovers fourth COVID-19 case as part of Lower Mainland surge

Multiple Burnaby grocery stores see recent cases
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