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The teachers’ union says their biggest concerns – density in classrooms, physical distancing and masks - have not been addressed in the back-to-school plan and they are asking for more remote learning.

The number of people with active COVID-19 infections hit an all-time high for a second straight day on Tuesday with 775 people fighting the virus in the province.

A whale watching captain caught a rare sight on camera when a Bigg’s killer whale tossed a seal high in the air.

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One of the stores in Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown was closed temporarily after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

BC Housing is in the preliminary stages of developing new non-market housing for women and children, which will include a child-care facility.

A group of residents is concerned a townhouse development planned for southeast Burnaby will strip away some of the area’s natural forested space. The townhouse project is slated for 10.

Two people - including a Burnaby man - have been charged following an investigation led by the New Westminster Police Department Street Crime Unit.

Stricter penalties are on the way for those who ignore public health guidelines, after the province reported a record-breaking jump in COVID-19 cases.

A union accusing the East Vancouver grocery delivery business Spud of purposely moving work away from its union shop to a wholly owned non-union subsidiary in Burnaby has won its case in front of the B.C. Labour Relations Board.