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BBB: Fake events, phony tickets take festival goers by surprise

BBB: Fake events, phony tickets take festival goers by surprise

Summer season is festival season. What you need to know before clicking "buy tickets."
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Drunk drivers have ‘strategic incentive’ to flee: Crown at Burnaby hit-and-run sentencing

Drunk drivers have ‘strategic incentive’ to flee: Crown at Burnaby hit-and-run sentencing

Crown prosecutor Mark Myhre says it's currently a 'straightforward calculus' for B.C. drunk drivers who injure or kill people to flee the scene because they will get a shorter sentence.
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Switchblade among garbage picked up by students at Burnaby school

Switchblade among garbage picked up by students at Burnaby school

Moscrop Secondary School's Clean School Collective has picked up 1,800 litres of garbage from around the school since September and aims to nearly double that by the end of next school year, according to a presentation to the school board this week.
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This North Burnaby high school was over capacity the day it opened

This North Burnaby high school was over capacity the day it opened

Rapid growth in North Burnaby has the school district asking for a $29.4-million addition at a brand new $116.6-million high school that opened in January.
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Names chosen for Burnaby's new covered sports boxes

Names chosen for Burnaby's new covered sports boxes

Both facilities opened in April, but grand ceremonies are planned for summer and fall.
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'What if we say no?': Burnaby defies B.C.'s transit-oriented housing laws

'What if we say no?': Burnaby defies B.C.'s transit-oriented housing laws

New provincial legislation requires B.C. cities to allow taller buildings near transit hubs by June 30. Burnaby won't comply.
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SFU's Marie-Eloise Leclair named 2023-24 GNAC Female Athlete of the Year

SFU's Marie-Eloise Leclair named 2023-24 GNAC Female Athlete of the Year

"Her success stems from her passion, focus, work ethic, of course talent and character."
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'Freaking out': Bears at Burnaby Gaelic football match make headlines in Ireland

'Freaking out': Bears at Burnaby Gaelic football match make headlines in Ireland

A close Gaelic football game between Vancouver Éire Óg GAA and St. Finnian’s Vancouver GAA had to be called off last week after two bears took to the pitch at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
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Burnaby developer to build five-storey project near Port Coquitlam mosque

Burnaby developer to build five-storey project near Port Coquitlam mosque

Port Coquitlam's committee of council unanimously approved the mixed-use building by Otivo Development Group.
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Hundreds of stolen catalytic converters seized in major Burnaby RCMP operation

Hundreds of stolen catalytic converters seized in major Burnaby RCMP operation

Surrey's Jasvindar (Jas) Singh, 50, faces criminal charges after police searches turned up 439 catalytic converters, most of which police believe were stolen and destined for shipment to the United States.
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