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60% of restaurants in Canada could close within 3 months

60% of restaurants in Canada could close within 3 months

The campaign aims to put a spotlight on the current situation faced by Canada’s restaurants amidst COVID-19.
Burnaby's Old Orchard Centre to get an escape room

Burnaby's Old Orchard Centre to get an escape room

Burnaby’s Old Orchard Centre is getting an escape room, according to publicly available documents. The City of Burnaby lists Bamboozled Entertainment under the description of a building permit issued for 17-4429 Kingsway.
Talks ongoing over Burnaby shelter previously expected last month

Talks ongoing over Burnaby shelter previously expected last month

Officials are still in talks about where to put an emergency homeless shelter that was expected to open a month ago.
New border fence near Vancouver isn’t keeping Americans and Canadians apart

New border fence near Vancouver isn’t keeping Americans and Canadians apart

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says it is a matter of 'safety'
Don't want to send your child back to class? Here are your options in Burnaby

Don't want to send your child back to class? Here are your options in Burnaby

Sending kids back to school willy-nilly will not be an option in the Burnaby school district this year.
Vancouver Canucks game cancelled tonight to protest racial injustice: reports

Vancouver Canucks game cancelled tonight to protest racial injustice: reports

'Canucks were the driving force behind ultimate position taken by players not to play...'
Canada hires thousands of migrant farm workers. Why?

Canada hires thousands of migrant farm workers. Why?

COVID-19 laid bare cracks in the country's food system. Cracks that run deeper than disrupted supply chains and empty shelves. Cracks that tie together sky-high farm debt, land speculation, and Canada’s reliance on migrant agricultural workers.
Burnaby pot shop proposals met with 'fear mongering': union

Burnaby pot shop proposals met with 'fear mongering': union

The public hearings for Burnaby’s first two proposed cannabis stores were dominated by what a provincial union executive called “misinformation and fear mongering.
Screen Time: optimize, not eliminate

Screen Time: optimize, not eliminate

During quarantine, stores closed and gatherings stopped. One of the ways youth occupied themselves was on their devices. So, how can youth lower their screen time without reducing it completely? “There is no question tech can help in many ways.
Tilbury LNG plant asks to release more sulphur dioxide

Tilbury LNG plant asks to release more sulphur dioxide

FortisBC is applying to Metro Vancouver to increase its maximum permitted sulphur dioxide emissions eight-fold – from 3.4 tonnes per year to 28 tonnes per year – at its Tilbury liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant across the Fraser River from Richmond.