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Leprechaun or gnome? B.C. man's driver's license says he's 23 cm tall

Leprechaun or gnome? B.C. man's driver's license says he's 23 cm tall

He's actually 5'9".
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Liberals move to speed up gun-bill debate, Conservatives call move undemocratic

Liberals move to speed up gun-bill debate, Conservatives call move undemocratic

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are trying to ensure gun-control legislation makes its way through committee soon by asking the House of Commons for the green light to limit debate and expand the bill's scope to cover new elements.
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Letter: Burnaby tree cutting is an 'utter abomination'

Letter: Burnaby tree cutting is an 'utter abomination'

Burnaby city leaders need to put ecology first, this writer says.
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‘Aggressive’ new facilities plan calls for ninth Burnaby high school, three 'vertical highrise' schools

‘Aggressive’ new facilities plan calls for ninth Burnaby high school, three 'vertical highrise' schools

A new long range facilities plan adopted by the Burnaby school board is “raising the urgency” about the need for new schools to accommodate immigration-driven enrolment growth.
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Keith Baldrey: COVID-19 health emergency comes to an anticlimactic end

Keith Baldrey: COVID-19 health emergency comes to an anticlimactic end

As the World Health Organization declares the "emergency" phase over, we know COVID-19 isn't going away.
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Rob Shaw: How the legislature turned into the Twilight Zone

Rob Shaw: How the legislature turned into the Twilight Zone

In which the BC NDP thwart the government lawyers' attempt to create their own bargaining unit
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A COVID legacy? When doctors say we should still be masking up

A COVID legacy? When doctors say we should still be masking up

"I still encourage the elderly in my life ... that if they are taking a plane or they are going to be in high-risk settings to mask up," said one a pediatric infectious diseases specialist
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Heat wave is coming to Burnaby — it may feel like 34C by Sunday

Heat wave is coming to Burnaby — it may feel like 34C by Sunday

Temperatures will start climbing on Thursday heading into a summer weekend.
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Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates

Canadians produced nearly one million tonnes of e-waste in 2020, and that's expected to reach 1.2 million tonnes annually by 2030, the study suggests.
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Letter: Let's talk about the real cost of development in Burnaby

Letter: Let's talk about the real cost of development in Burnaby

How many more first responders, medical staff and teachers do we need — and at what cost?
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