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Burnaby trans activist makes plea for return of historic transgender pride flag

Burnaby trans activist makes plea for return of historic transgender pride flag

'It’s waved above the heads of queer freedom fighters for the last 20 years,' says Leada Stray of the transgender pride flag that went missing from the window of their Capitol Hill home Wednesday.
Burnaby student earns scholarship for leadership, volunteering

Burnaby student earns scholarship for leadership, volunteering

Moscrop grad who helps immigrants navigate health care won a scholarship for graduate studies at McGill.
Metro Vancouver firefighters save seven puppies from barn fire

Metro Vancouver firefighters save seven puppies from barn fire

All seven pups and their mother are in good shape.
Photos: One of the first BC Ferries is for sale again and it's selling for less than a used pickup truck

Photos: One of the first BC Ferries is for sale again and it's selling for less than a used pickup truck

It's a piece of B.C. history
The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.

The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.

OTTAWA — Two years ago, Canada embarked on an odyssey to plant two billion trees in just 10 years. An audit of the program so far says the way things are now, it won't even get one-tenth of those trees in the ground in time.
Burnaby could have five electoral districts during next provincial election

Burnaby could have five electoral districts during next provincial election

Most Burnaby ridings would also be renamed under final proposal from the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission.
Some B.C. Canadian Tire stores used facial recognition technology improperly

Some B.C. Canadian Tire stores used facial recognition technology improperly

The collection of thousands of customers' biometric information for merchandise theft control was not warranted or explained, B.C.'s privacy commissioner has found.
'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

Forty unmarked graves of children have been identified at the former site of St. Augustine’s Residential School in Sechelt. "For now we want to pause, stand still, and reflect. For the children we have found ‘We are going to let them rest right now,'" says hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe).
B.C.'s wildfire season off to a slow start but dry conditions worrying

B.C.'s wildfire season off to a slow start but dry conditions worrying

Wildfire forecasters and meteorologists are looking to B.C.'s spring to determine what type of fire season will spark.
Some U.S. cities may offer model to ease Canada transit violence: experts

Some U.S. cities may offer model to ease Canada transit violence: experts

As Canadian cities look for ways to combat violence on public transit, experts say strategies south of the border that combine law enforcement, social supports and community engagement could offer new solutions.