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A high-flying Burnaby school district summer school program has had its wings clipped by COVID-19 this year.

A man who walked away from Royal Columbian Hospital Sunday in a hospital gown and slippers was found dead in Burnaby Thursday. Gavin Deloes had been in a motor vehicle accident in Coquitlam last Friday at around 8:30 a.m.

The Burnaby Business Recovery Task Force is seeking input from the local business community on initial ideas to support Burnaby’s COVID-19 recovery and re-opening.

While many of us have been staying home to contribute to public health and safety, some have also opened their homes to new pets. According to Humane Canada, adoption numbers have increased by up to 60% across the country.

The Burnaby School District will begin reopening playgrounds and hard court areas in a phased approach, beginning June 1, in alignment with the City of Burnaby and Metro Vancouver.

Spring brings us one of B.C.’s most celebrated ingredients - spot prawns. Spring is also a time of rejuvenation for local business hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new phase of the B.C.

When it comes to crime in Burnaby right now, it’s safe to call our local streets a target-rich environment for thieves. COVID-19 has a lot of Burnaby residents staying home and not driving. I know I rarely go out.

Essential service workers in the grocery sector receiving extra pay during the pandemic will be watching their paycheques in the coming weeks as companies re-evaluate how they compensate employees.

When Burnaby RCMP Sgt. Lorena Rostie was going through the screening process to become a Mountie 17 years ago, a psychologist told her she might want to keep her sexual orientation to herself moving forward.

The City of Burnaby may have cut off this chicken’s head, but it’s still running around.