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The B.C. wing of the Professional Photographers of Canada held a virtual awards ceremony and three Burnaby photographers won big for their work.

A 20-year-old driver is under investigation after a fatal single-vehicle collision in Burnaby that killed a 20-year-old woman early Wednesday morning. At 3:10 a.m.

Fraser Health is dealing with two COVID-19 outbreaks in Burnaby, according to its latest updated, but one of those sites is seeing a concerning number of cases.

The Burnaby RCMP’s traffic unit is warning the public to stay away from a South Burnaby road due to a crash that has killed at least one person. Burnaby RCMP tweeted around 7 a.m.

Lear says the evidence for risk compensation in the context of the pandemic has not been backed by the cumulative body of research, and he’s concerned the benefits of a Metro Vancouver mandatory mask policy are not being fully realized at a time cases are soaring across the region.

This season of remembrance is different from what we’re used to. In normal times, we’d have made our plans to be together – coats adorned with poppies – at the memorials that dot our towns and cities.

More COVID-19 exposures have been reported at Burnaby schools. This time, Glenwood Elementary families were informed by Fraser Health that someone who had tested positive for the virus had been at the school. The exposure dates are Oct. 27-28.

I’ve been fascinated watching the battle in 2020 over a City of Burnaby initiative to expand the storm sewer system.

Public engagement results have been released about theproposed gondola between the Millennium Line and the SFU campus on Burnaby Mountain.

If you read the above headline and thought I meant happy hour drinks, you will be disappointed. I don’t drink alcohol (unless I’m in Vegas, baby) and so I’m not writing about that today.