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Company reports $62-million net loss in first quarter

The novel coronavirus drove B.C. Ferries’ net losses to $62 million for the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year — a drop from net earnings of $12.2 million for the same months last year.

Editor: Re: TransLink eyes ‘removing’ Burnaby stops to speed up buses , NOW News While Coast Mountain/TransLink are at it, they can remove the 134 bus from Brentlawn, Midlawn and Delta as it runs empty at barely 1% ridership capacity all day long, ev

The Veterans Transition Network (VTN) has mobilized its network across Canada to help veterans and soldiers struggling with mental health during COVID-19.

The first phase is expected to include 868 market units in two highrises and 80 non-market rentals in a mid-rise

A motorcyclist’s plan to save money on insurance by using a paper photocopy instead of a real licence plate backfired in Burnaby this month. The 37-year-old man was riding his motorcycle in the Brentwood area on Aug. 8 at about 11 p.m.

A spike in demand for COVID-19 testing has prompted the Fraser Health Authority to put extra resources in place at Burnaby’s drive-thru testing site at Central Park.

An online petition has been started to get the City of Burnaby to ban hookah lounges. The petition cites health risks, but also safety and noise issues following a spate of recent incidents at or near hookah lounges in Burnaby.

"Rest assured that we have been following protocols and guidelines to respond to this situation including all cleaning requirements by a cleaning contractor trained to respond to the situation, in the areas under its control."

The BC Centre for Disease Control has added several flights with a confirmed case of COVID-19 to its list of public exposures.