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Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says it's a matter of semantics

Kids at Suncrest Elementary School got an unpleasant surprise on their first day back to school – a thief or thieves had made off with their big, blue slide.

Elections BC says it’s been planning for a “pandemic election” since April, and chief electoral officer Anton Boegman says he believes all the necessary precautions are in place. The planning included a survey of voters in May and August.

Continuing conflict between the U.K.-based owners of the Lush Cosmetics brand and their Vancouver-based partner, Mark Wolverton, has prompted the retailer to ask the BC Supreme Court to step in and settle the dispute.

Choking smoke will be replaced a heavy weather system in Burnaby. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Metro Vancouver as a series of “vigorous frontal systems” bear down on the region, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

Drivers who unsafely open their door into the path of cyclists can expect much stiffer fines going forward. The province announced last week that the new fines of $368 would come into effect on Sept. 21. Previously the fine was only $81.

Pandemic protocols make it more challenging to process donations of food. At the Sept. 26 donation drive you can make touch-less debit or credit donations

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered condo owners in a mixed-use Burnaby highrise to pay more than $1.3 million in unpaid shared building costs plus interest to its commercial neighbour.

Election BC has announced safety protocols for voters heading out to cast their ballots for this year's Provincial General Election.

Candidates will be gearing up for a fall election and Burnaby residents can expect to hear from them in the coming days. While local voters will recognize many of the office seekers running in the Oct.