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Employee at Metro Vancouver Superstore tests positive for COVID-19

Employee at Metro Vancouver Superstore tests positive for COVID-19

An employee at a Real Canadian Superstore has tested positive for COVID-19.
Burnaby poses regional licences for food trucks to neighbouring cities

Burnaby poses regional licences for food trucks to neighbouring cities

Currently, food trucks require a business licence for every city they operate in
Hip new restaurant opening in Burnaby's biggest hotel

Hip new restaurant opening in Burnaby's biggest hotel

A new Burnaby restaurant is set to open next week in Burnaby’s biggest hotel. Time & Place is set to open Aug. 6 with a freshly revamped dining space on the third floor of newly renovated Hilton Vancouver Metrotown.
B.C.'s COVID-19 restrictions clash with rights of migrant workers: advocacy group

B.C.'s COVID-19 restrictions clash with rights of migrant workers: advocacy group

Two Mexican workers who claimed they were fired from West Kelowna’s Bylands Nurseries and repatriated in late June for requesting a visit from migrant support workers are now speaking out to share their story.
Premier John Horgan recognizes Korean War Veterans Day

Premier John Horgan recognizes Korean War Veterans Day

Premier John Horgan is remembering the near 27,000 Canadian veterans of the Korean War and the 516 who never came home from the country’s “forgotten war.
Immigration critical for Canada’s economic recovery: ministers

Immigration critical for Canada’s economic recovery: ministers

While immigration has been a Canadian advantage long before the pandemic hit, it is more important than ever in Canada’s economic recovery during COVID-19, according to the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration.
Opinion: Wearing a mask incorrectly just as bad as no mask at all

Opinion: Wearing a mask incorrectly just as bad as no mask at all

I sought the Great Outdoors on Saturday by going up to the trails around the lakes of Whistler. I popped into one of the village’s shops to rent a bike and a helmet.
Opinion: Premier Horgan’s blundering shows he needs to stop talking

Opinion: Premier Horgan’s blundering shows he needs to stop talking

People were commenting just a few weeks ago about how B.C. Premier John Horgan was letting others do the talking about COVID-19. Horgan had receded into the background somewhat and let Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr.
‘Condo King’ derides Burnaby’s Metrotown as ‘not liveable’

‘Condo King’ derides Burnaby’s Metrotown as ‘not liveable’

With the City of Burnaby looking at making radical changes to the Metrotown area – creating a new city downtown core from scratch – Metro Vancouver’s “Condo King” had some words about where this area sits right now.
Opinion: 55 maniacs nailed in Burnaby speeding near kids

Opinion: 55 maniacs nailed in Burnaby speeding near kids

Summer has finally arrived as far as weather and that means more kids out and about. Which means drivers need to slow the (expletive deleted) down, especially around parks and schools.