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I know nobody likes a tow truck driver as they roll away with your vehicle, either because you parked incorrectly or it broke down. Or because you were driving like a maniac and got nailed by the police.

Burnaby city council is expected to continue its pandemic schedule of meetings until the end of the year. Council is set to vote Monday evening on a matter that would have meetings continue to be held at 5 p.m. – earlier than the usual 6 p.m.

Eight hundred and fifty-three City of Burnaby employees made more than $75,000 in 2019, according to a provincially mandated report.

A worker at the Whole Foods store in Burnaby’s Brentwood area has tested positive for COVID-19. The news has left at least one co-worker feeling nervous due to what they called a lack of details provided to staff by management.

Burnaby’s Keyena Kler has a simple message for people who are hurting right now, especially while mired in the COVID-19 pandemic. Love yourself.

With the province-wide ban on evictions for non-payment of rent set to end Sept. 1, the mental health of renters is “deteriorating,” according to a tenants rights group.

Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

Many people who show support for healthcare workers with nightly noise-making also avoid healthcare workers throughout the day.

Shots rang out in Burnaby again over the weekend. Police were called to the area of Imperial Street and Royal Oak Avenue for reports of a shooting just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, according to a Burnaby RCMP press release.

The City of Burnaby has a virtual public set for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to consider a pair of applications for cannabis stores in the city.