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Future of Hudson’s Bay in Burnaby murky as store next door shuttered

Future of Hudson’s Bay in Burnaby murky as store next door shuttered

The closure of a Hudson’s Bay store next door to Burnaby and court battles over unpaid rent across Canada have put the future of the iconic local stores in doubt. The Hudson’s Bay Company’s location at Coquitlam Centre was shuttered Saturday, Nov.
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Wilkinson quits as B.C. Liberal leader before a replacement is chosen

Wilkinson quits as B.C. Liberal leader before a replacement is chosen

In an earlier than expected announcement, Andrew Wilkinson quit before an interim leader was selected for the party.
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Office-based employers asked to keep staff at home until 2021: Dr. Henry

Office-based employers asked to keep staff at home until 2021: Dr. Henry

British Columbia’s top doctor is asking office-based companies to keep employees working from home, until next year
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BC Parks commits to safety overhaul following WorkSafe BC orders

BC Parks commits to safety overhaul following WorkSafe BC orders

September inspection found Crown agency was putting staff ‘at risk’ with outdated procedures
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Burnaby’s biggest school sees 7th COVID-19 exposure notice

Burnaby’s biggest school sees 7th COVID-19 exposure notice

Two more Burnaby high schools have issued COVID-19 exposure notices, including the seven such notice for the city’s biggest school. Families at Burnaby North Secondary and Burnaby Central Secondary have both been issued the notices.
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636 new cases reported in Burnaby health delivery area last week

636 new cases reported in Burnaby health delivery area last week

The Burnaby health delivery area has reported 636 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, marking a slight levelling off of the exponential growth reported in recent weeks.
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Global shoe giant Naturalizer to close its two Burnaby mall stores

Global shoe giant Naturalizer to close its two Burnaby mall stores

More than 130 Naturalizer stores in the United States and Canada will be closed by early 2021 as Caleres Inc. adopts a digital sales strategy for the shoe chain.
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Spanish fashion giant Zara building flagship store in Burnaby’s Metropolis

Spanish fashion giant Zara building flagship store in Burnaby’s Metropolis

COVID-19 has produced a lot of bad news for Burnaby’s biggest mall. Now, it has some good news to report. Metropolis at Metrotown has seen many of its biggest tenants – such as Microsoft – close up show.
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Burnaby yoga studio’s collapse leaves members out big money

Burnaby yoga studio’s collapse leaves members out big money

Some members of a now-defunct North Burnaby yoga studio are out hundreds of dollars in pre-paid fees with no recourse to get their money back.
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Burnaby rents bust into dubious list of Canada's most expensive

Burnaby rents bust into dubious list of Canada's most expensive

PadMapper just released its latest Canadian National Rent Report that analyzed hundreds of thousands of listings last month to examine median rent prices across the 24 largest cities in the country.
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