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MOVE ON: Are you ready for an e-bike? Here's what you need to decide next

MOVE ON: Are you ready for an e-bike? Here's what you need to decide next

Off-the-shelf versus conversion kit is the big choice for cyclists going electric
Costco to require face shields for Canadians medically exempt from wearing masks

Costco to require face shields for Canadians medically exempt from wearing masks

Can't wear a mask? Then wear a face shield, the U.S.-based warehouse retailer Costco is making mandatory in all of its Canadian stores
Man carrying knife arrested near busy Burnaby mall

Man carrying knife arrested near busy Burnaby mall

A 27-year-old man faces a weapons charge after a passerby reported seeing him walking near a busy Burnaby mall with a knife in his hand earlier this month.
Black Friday: Ikea will now buy back your gently-used furniture

Black Friday: Ikea will now buy back your gently-used furniture

The company is encouraging its Canadian shoppers to give back this Black Friday – in the form of gently-used furniture bought from the store
New Burnaby Metrotown tower will set dizzying B.C. height record

New Burnaby Metrotown tower will set dizzying B.C. height record

A planned condo tower will put Burnaby on the map for the tallest residential building in B.C. How long that record lasts, however, is up to other development companies as others are in the works, but way off from the approval stage.
Burnaby theatre tries 'private' movie nights amid $121-million losses

Burnaby theatre tries 'private' movie nights amid $121-million losses

Burnaby’s only movie theatre is trying to quell the "severe" financial impacts of COVID-19 with new programs that include private rentals in an attempt to lure back moviegoers. Cineplex reported a staggering net loss of $121.
Richmond Cineplex theatre tries 'private' movie nights amid $121-million losses

Richmond Cineplex theatre tries 'private' movie nights amid $121-million losses

Richmond and Metro Vancouver Cineplex theatres are trying to quell the "severe" financial impacts of COVID-19 with new programs that include private rentals in an attempt to lure back moviegoers. Cineplex reported a staggering net loss of $121.
Burnaby COVID-19 cases surged 21% in October

Burnaby COVID-19 cases surged 21% in October

New cases of COVID-19 jumped by 21% in Burnaby last month, as cases in the city have surged since the beginning of September. Cases spiked again in October, with 287 compared to 238 cases in September.
Burnaby hotel gives free seven-day stay to worker afraid of bringing COVID-19 home

Burnaby hotel gives free seven-day stay to worker afraid of bringing COVID-19 home

Burnaby hotel Accent Inns recently received a panicked phone call. It was from a health-care worker at a retirement home in Port Coquitlam that was dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.
Here's how to be Santa to a lonely Burnaby senior this year

Here's how to be Santa to a lonely Burnaby senior this year

This holiday season is going to look different for everyone, but as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place, seniors across Burnaby are especially at risk of significant challenges associated with isolation.