Skip to content

Highlights

Burnaby resident appears in popular animal rescue TV show

Burnaby resident appears in popular animal rescue TV show

The second season of the docuseries, Pets & Pickers, is being aired on Animal Planet
Two endangered spotted owls found dead in B.C.

Two endangered spotted owls found dead in B.C.

The deaths of all three spotted owls released last year represents a blow to recovery efforts, and means there's only one spotted owl still living in the wild in Canada.
Climate change making incoming B.C. heat up to 5 times more likely

Climate change making incoming B.C. heat up to 5 times more likely

With temperature records set to fall across B.C., a climate scientist says people across the region should get used to off-season extreme weather.
BC Hydro predicting record-breaking power usage as heat descends on the province

BC Hydro predicting record-breaking power usage as heat descends on the province

BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what's forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
Opinions: SkyTrain noise is 'grating' for Burnaby residents

Opinions: SkyTrain noise is 'grating' for Burnaby residents

Have you had problems with noise while riding SkyTrain? These folks have.
Can we play baseball?: Burnaby author's new kids' book mixes adventure, nostalgia

Can we play baseball?: Burnaby author's new kids' book mixes adventure, nostalgia

A new children’s book by renowned local environmentalist, Mark Angelo, tells the tale of children searching for a place to play ball.
Cell provider mistakenly charges Metro Vancouver man for call to toll-free mental health hotline

Cell provider mistakenly charges Metro Vancouver man for call to toll-free mental health hotline

The charges have reportedly happened to other people as a result of "an unfortunate technical problem."
Burnaby councillor pushes for 'bold' carbon emissions cap in new buildings

Burnaby councillor pushes for 'bold' carbon emissions cap in new buildings

New provincial guidelines allow cities to mandate zero-carbon emissions from large and small buildings.
SFU criminologists to study Burnaby RCMP’s anti-gang unit, youth section

SFU criminologists to study Burnaby RCMP’s anti-gang unit, youth section

Burnaby city council has approved a plan to use federal money to study local anti-gang work, including the effectiveness of the RCMP’s two-year-old anti-gang unit and its youth section.
John Ducker: Drowsy driving third highest cause of collisions

John Ducker: Drowsy driving third highest cause of collisions

The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators says that 21% of our collisions are caused by driver fatigue. That amounts to around 400 deaths and 2,100 serious injuries every year.