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B.C. nurse disciplined for inadequate patient care

B.C. nurse disciplined for inadequate patient care

B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives said the nurse lacked medical knowledge and practiced unsafe medication administration.
Letter: Burnaby needs regulations to prevent 'parking wars'

Letter: Burnaby needs regulations to prevent 'parking wars'

Many people still need cars, this writer says.
Henry eyes changes to safe-supply drugs program

Henry eyes changes to safe-supply drugs program

Program offers people at high risk of overdose pharmaceutical alternatives to illicit drugs, but some say it’s resulting in opioids flooding the street market
Letter: Burnaby's recreation facilities are way behind city's needs

Letter: Burnaby's recreation facilities are way behind city's needs

Where was the forethought years ago when Brentwood and Lougheed began to develop? That's this writer's question.
B.C. nurse who injected friend's friend with wrinkle filler disciplined

B.C. nurse who injected friend's friend with wrinkle filler disciplined

Tatsiana Tarasevich admitted to injecting a person with Dysport — a wrinkle-relief treatment drug — without a doctor's orders.
B.C. triple shooting case heading for jury trial after not guilty plea

B.C. triple shooting case heading for jury trial after not guilty plea

Jamie George Guimond is alleged to have shot a 31-year-old man multiple times on Hastings Street Feb. 19.
Fall into a season of exciting theatre and live performances in Burnaby

Fall into a season of exciting theatre and live performances in Burnaby

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts' fall season of performances for Burnaby theatre-goers starting Sept. 22.
B.C. premier doubles down on interest rate halt, expresses 'relief'

B.C. premier doubles down on interest rate halt, expresses 'relief'

B.C.'s premier runs the risk of indirectly influencing the Bank of Canada, or creating the perception of doing so, which can in itself drive inflation, says one economist.
Crown says ex-finance manager should go to jail for ripping off Burnaby seniors centre during pandemic

Crown says ex-finance manager should go to jail for ripping off Burnaby seniors centre during pandemic

Vancouver resident Nahaz Hirji, 34, awaits sentencing for defrauding two former employers, including Burnaby's George Derby Centre, and faces a lawsuit for allegedly bilking a third for more than $800,000.
Newcomers' relationship with Canadian police can be 'complicated'

Newcomers' relationship with Canadian police can be 'complicated'

ISS of BC’s Chris Friesen: “An individual’s migration experience can be triggered by an officer in a uniform.”