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Burnaby one-bedroom rents now average a whopping $1,670: report

Burnaby one-bedroom rents now average a whopping $1,670: report

Burnaby is the third most expensive city for rents: report
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Letter: TransLink could fix Burnaby pass-ups by adding more buses

Letter: TransLink could fix Burnaby pass-ups by adding more buses

These residents say the Burnaby gondola project is wrong way to fix problems
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COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, ICU wards rises to record level

COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, ICU wards rises to record level

B.C. has never had a higher number of serious COVID-19 infections than it has right now, with a record 361 patients in hospital with infections, and a record 93 of those people in intensive care units.
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Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix shared a photo of a woman with her sleeve rolled up at a nondescript table in a plain room
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City of Burnaby to buy Fortius fitness training centre in $27M deal

City of Burnaby to buy Fortius fitness training centre in $27M deal

The city will be paying the Fortius Foundation $26.6 million for the fitness centre, which announced in November it will be closing at the end of the year
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Opinion: Burnaby told a resident this isn't 'flooding'

Opinion: Burnaby told a resident this isn't 'flooding'

The Still Creek area is known for repeated flooding
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Health order enforcement to amp up in the next two weeks: Horgan

Health order enforcement to amp up in the next two weeks: Horgan

B.C. Premier John Horgan said the province will increase enforcement of health orders in the next two weeks, including pursuing and collecting from those who are issued fines.
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Opinion: Giving kids lottery tickets for Christmas is a terrible idea. Please stop

Opinion: Giving kids lottery tickets for Christmas is a terrible idea. Please stop

Spoil your children by not introducing them to gambling
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Burnaby Hospital has been hit by a new COVID-19 outbreak

Burnaby Hospital has been hit by a new COVID-19 outbreak

The last outbreak resulted in at least 10 deaths
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Burnaby seeks to hike hotel, short-term rental tax to 3%

Burnaby seeks to hike hotel, short-term rental tax to 3%

The tax goes toward Tourism Burnaby to market the city as a tourism destination, and partly toward affordable housing initiatives
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