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Burnaby’s COVID-19 team has a critical need for tech donations

Burnaby’s COVID-19 team has a critical need for tech donations

A lack of access to technology is making life harder for some Burnaby residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opinion: This Burnaby neighbourhood is the new crime hot spot

Opinion: This Burnaby neighbourhood is the new crime hot spot

The monthly Burnaby RCMP crime bulletin has arrived and it has some revealing things about a certain neighbourhood. The bulletin always include several maps showing where break-and-enters and vehicle-related thefts are taking place.
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Meng Wanzhou lovers, critics show face at Vancouver court

Meng Wanzhou lovers, critics show face at Vancouver court

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop Meng Wanzhou’s detractors and supporters from showing up outside the B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. Minutes before the court decided that the Huawei CFO’s U.S.
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COVID-19 causes delays in Burnaby arena's construction

COVID-19 causes delays in Burnaby arena's construction

Construction on at least one major civic building is seeing delays as a result of COVID-19, according to a staff report.
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Proposed Burnaby SkyTrain control centre on track, despite funding woes

Proposed Burnaby SkyTrain control centre on track, despite funding woes

Current funding woes likely won’t affect the development of a new SkyTrain control centre in Burnaby, according to TransLink.
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TransLink to ease seating restrictions next week

TransLink to ease seating restrictions next week

But rising demand means physical distancing is ‘not always possible' on transit, says TransLink
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One of B.C.'s longest-running nightclubs makes 'heartbreaking' decision to close

One of B.C.'s longest-running nightclubs makes 'heartbreaking' decision to close

Gabby's Country Cabaret, a beloved hot spot in Langley for 34 years, announced this week they will not be able to re-open
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Meng Wanzhou inches closer to extradition after losing key court challenge

Meng Wanzhou inches closer to extradition after losing key court challenge

The Huawei executive lost a challenge of double-criminality, which means that the conduct Meng is accused of in the United States – which includes fraud, money laundering and violating U.S. trade sanctions against Iran – has been deemed as an arrestable offence had it happened in Canada
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Vast majority of Burnaby students opt out of return to class Monday

Vast majority of Burnaby students opt out of return to class Monday

Less than a quarter of the Burnaby school district’s students plan to go back to school next month when in-class instruction resumes after being suspended in March because of COVID-19.
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Suspected cocaine seized at the Pacific Highway border

Suspected cocaine seized at the Pacific Highway border

CBSA border services officers recently seized 20 bricks of suspected cocaine at the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey. The seizure was announced this morning (May 27), but took place on May 1.
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