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Poultry farms on red alert, but no Christmas shortages expected

Poultry farms on red alert, but no Christmas shortages expected

Island poultry and egg producers are knocking on wood that the deadly influenza spread by migrating wild birds won’t affect any major flocks here
B.C. SPCA 'not opposed' to mass deer kill on Sidney Island

B.C. SPCA 'not opposed' to mass deer kill on Sidney Island

When deer numbers are high, the deer struggle to find adequate food on the island and are susceptible to starvation and disease, the group says.
This is the safest location in B.C. to avoid Mother Nature

This is the safest location in B.C. to avoid Mother Nature

The experts have spoken and one location stands out as having a lower risk level for earthquakes, floods, wildfires, landslides and tsunamis when compared to other B.C. spots.
Les Leyne: Underplayed CleanBC costs under fire

Les Leyne: Underplayed CleanBC costs under fire

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says CleanBC costs will hit households hard
She organized a Starbucks. Then they fired her

She organized a Starbucks. Then they fired her

Frédérique Martineau says despite the corporation’s justification, she feels targeted.
Burnaby man who shot escort in the back should get 5 years: Crown

Burnaby man who shot escort in the back should get 5 years: Crown

Varinder Singh Deo – drunk, high on cocaine and armed with a loaded handgun – arranged for a sex worker to come to his garage on May 2, 2021 while his wife and daughters were asleep in the house.
Opinion: B.C.'s proposed bill on 'alternative shelter' risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

Opinion: B.C.'s proposed bill on 'alternative shelter' risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

If passed, B.C.‘s Bill 45 will trample over the constitutional rights of unhoused people by ignoring shelter barriers, Indigenous rights and the need for daytime shelter.
'Definitely rare': 8.8 acres of Big Bend farmland in Burnaby sells for $5M

'Definitely rare': 8.8 acres of Big Bend farmland in Burnaby sells for $5M

A local buyer plans to farm the land, according to the listing agent.
Police allege ex-Canucks prospect Prab Rai committed 'large scale' fraud

Police allege ex-Canucks prospect Prab Rai committed 'large scale' fraud

Prab Rai was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL entry draft after a junior hockey career in Prince George and Seattle.
Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Katrina Chen won't run for re-election in 2024

Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Katrina Chen won't run for re-election in 2024

After a decade in politics, Katrina Chen says she will step down from her role as MLA in 2024.