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Anti-racism work at Burnaby schools starts at the top

Anti-racism work at Burnaby schools starts at the top

Anti-racism work in the Burnaby school district has started at the top – in the hearts and minds of its highest ranking administrators.
Burnaby motorcyclist caught with fake paper licence plate twice in two months

Burnaby motorcyclist caught with fake paper licence plate twice in two months

A 37-year-old Burnaby man faces forgery and identity-theft charges after being caught with a fake paper licence plate on a motorcycle twice in less than two months. The man was first caught while riding a motorcycle in the Brentwood area on Aug. 8.
Protest sees ‘F#*% the CCP’ lantern erected in front of Chinese consulate

Protest sees ‘F#*% the CCP’ lantern erected in front of Chinese consulate

On a day widely regarded as the founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in Vancouver rallied in masks in front of the Chinese consulate. Midnight on Oct.
YVR, WestJet partner with UBC for new COVID-19 rapid testing pilot program

YVR, WestJet partner with UBC for new COVID-19 rapid testing pilot program

The University of British Columbia will help select the test used in a new COVID-19 rapid testing study, the Vancouver International Airport and WestJet announced Thursday.
B.C.-wide student campaign launched to get young people to the polls

B.C.-wide student campaign launched to get young people to the polls

The BC Federation of Students (BCFS) has launched a campaign to encourage young people to vote in the upcoming provincial election.
Contact tracing working well, with no outbreaks in B.C. schools: Henry

Contact tracing working well, with no outbreaks in B.C. schools: Henry

Health authorities were not ‘fully aligned’ on sharing COVID-19 school exposures, says Henry
Human Rights Tribunal ordered to re-examine racism complaint by pharmacy assistant

Human Rights Tribunal ordered to re-examine racism complaint by pharmacy assistant

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has been ordered to take another look at a complaint by a pharmacy assistant that her supervisors and co-workers in the Vancouver Island Health Authority discriminated against her.
Burnaby N95 mask maker the first for Health Canada authorization

Burnaby N95 mask maker the first for Health Canada authorization

Burnaby’s Vitacore Industries Inc. has become the first Canadian company to receive Health Canada authorization to produce N95-equivalent respirators on home soil.
Tenants flooding into Burnaby's new high-tech Eastlake campus

Tenants flooding into Burnaby's new high-tech Eastlake campus

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley joined Adera Development at Adera’s Eastlake Campus to celebrate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the high-tech commercial campus.
Chinese real estate agents in Burnaby feel brunt of foreign buyers tax

Chinese real estate agents in Burnaby feel brunt of foreign buyers tax

The 2016 amendments to the Property Transfer Tax Act — commonly referred to as the foreign buyers tax — have negatively impacted ethnic Chinese real estate agents in Burnaby and other parts of Metro Vancouver in terms of percentage of property sales