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Flattening the curve will help keep sticks out of our noses

With Amazon Prime Day around the corner, the Better Business Bureau is warning shoppers of a new scam involving the online shopping giant.

City to buy, lease hotels, open shelters, move homeless people into 2400 Mote

Despite a high demand in flu shots this fall, B.C.’s top doctor says there should be enough vaccine available for anyone who wants to be immunized. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that there will be“lots of vaccine available” this fall.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare astral event this Halloween in Vancouver. A full "blue moon" is set to illuminate the city's skies on Oct. 31, which will be the second full moon of the month.

The Burnaby health delivery area has reported 88 cases of COVID-19 in the last week, maintaining a downward trajectory of cases over the last month.

I wrote recently about a new SFU study showing the positive results of mandatory mask mandates. Fraser Health has come close to this, but stopped just short, as a memo leaked to the NOW reveals a mask “recommendation” for staff at Burnaby Hospital.

Beloved, respected news anchor Deb Hope retired six years ago, at just 59 years old. Even before she retired, there were signs of the Alzheimer’s that sent her into a terrible decline.

A proposed connector between McBride Boulevard in New Westminster and Highway 1 in Burnaby is unnecessary and runs counter to Burnaby’s climate goals, city staff determined.

St. Helen's School, in the Heights neighbourhood, was notified Wednesday about an exposure.