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B.C. Premier John Horgan continued to evade questions Monday on whether he plans to call a snap election this month. The premier has been peppered with election questions over the past few weeks. The fixed election date is 13 months away.

Rents for one- and two-bedroom apartments and condominium rentals are down year over year, while the average rent for all Canadian properties has remained almost the same the last three months of August, July and June, according to Rentals.

Tendon Kohaku , a Singapore-based chain focused on Japanese tempura dishes, is set to open a location in Burnaby, as well as Vancouver.

Schools remain open, but district is receiving advice from the medical health officer to keep students safe in the face of the smoky outdoor air

B.C. is launching a new lung cancer screening program — the first of its kind in Canada — Premier John Horgan announced Monday. The program is exepcted to be fully operational by 2022. Horgan said it’s the first such program in Canada.

The air in Burnaby is still a health hazard, as smoke from wildfires in Washington and Oregon continues to blanket the region.

The Sea to Sky Gondola Cable has been cut again. The incident happened on the early morning hours of Sept. 14, said general manager Kirby Brown. Brown said that no one was hurt in the incident. Squamish RCMP say officers were contacted at 4 a.m.

A "devastating fire" is still burning at New Westminster’s award-winning Westminster Pier Park and could be burning for days, according to the local fire department.

New Vista Care Home wasn't following best practices when receiving deliveries of food or other items from families during an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, says Fraser Health interim chief medical health officer

A pair of women have come forward to advocate in favour of allowing backyard chickens in Burnaby, including the neighbour of one family that currently has chickens.