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Safeguarding your online accounts should be a top priority, says BBB

Safeguarding your online accounts should be a top priority, says BBB

Better Business Bureau offers tips to avoid cyberattacks
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More flights flagged for COVID-19 exposure

More flights flagged for COVID-19 exposure

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has added more domestic flights to its list of possible COVID-19 exposures. The list includes flights between Alberta and B.C. The flights are: Aug.
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B.C.'s $300 crisis supplement extended until end of year

B.C.'s $300 crisis supplement extended until end of year

B.C. will continue to offer a $300 COVID-19 crisis supplement for low-income seniors, as well as financial support for provincial disability and income clients, the government announced on Monday.
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School’s almost here, what you need to know

School’s almost here, what you need to know

From daily health screenings to learning groups: plan is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 while giving students a near-to-normal school experience
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Masks now mandatory in some B.C. schools' high-traffic areas

Masks now mandatory in some B.C. schools' high-traffic areas

Students and staff in high schools and middle schools will be required to wear masks in high-traffic areas like in hallways and on buses in order to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
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Police investigate two shootings near Burnaby hookah lounges in one night

Police investigate two shootings near Burnaby hookah lounges in one night

Two men shot several times.
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The heavens flashed, we watched in awe: dry lightning puts on a show

The heavens flashed, we watched in awe: dry lightning puts on a show

Sunday's temperature in West Vancouver reached 33° followed by stunning rain-less lightning storm.
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Here's what to do if you find a bat in your patio umbrella

Here's what to do if you find a bat in your patio umbrella

If there are bats in your belfry, or even your attic, don’t panic. That’s the message from the regional bat coordinator for the Metro Vancouver and Squamish area of the Community Bat Programs of BC.
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Burnaby rental price skyrockets 13% in national report

Burnaby rental price skyrockets 13% in national report

A new national rent report offers dire news for Burnaby renters hoping the COVID-19 pandemic would push local prices down. According to Rentals.
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Opinion: Is this Burnaby’s worst driver? $2,000+ in tickets says maybe

Opinion: Is this Burnaby’s worst driver? $2,000+ in tickets says maybe

If you’ve ever received a traffic ticket, what’s the most you’ve ever been fined? I haven’t had a ticket in years so I honestly don’t remember, but I think maybe it was $75. That’s chump change compared to one terrible driver in Burnaby.
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