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Surrey council’s turbulent air could be cleared by new ethics commissioner: Coun. Hundial

Surrey council’s turbulent air could be cleared by new ethics commissioner: Coun. Hundial

Hundial expressed concern over the possibility Mayor Doug McCallum and Coun. Allison Patton have a business relationship outside of city council
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Child-care hurdles remain as B.C. economy restarts

Child-care hurdles remain as B.C. economy restarts

Advocacy group calls on provincial government to accelerate plans for $10-per-day carev
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Alleged social media accounts surface for B.C. man charged with abusing hamsters

Alleged social media accounts surface for B.C. man charged with abusing hamsters

Labute is believed to maintain an Instagram account with more than 7,000 followers, consisting of deeply disturbing images of clay sculptures depicting sexual violence, gore and rape.
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Ramadan marked with food donated to vulnerable in Burnaby

Ramadan marked with food donated to vulnerable in Burnaby

The M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan by feeding vulnerable people in Burnaby on Sunday.
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Struggling to help special-needs children while schools are closed

Struggling to help special-needs children while schools are closed

Many parents are struggling to work from home while serving as homeschool teachers to their kids during the COVID-19 pandemic, but disability advocates and parents of children with special needs say the challenges are even greater for that vulnerable
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Sales of Burnaby-made medical device surge amid COVID-19 pandemic

Sales of Burnaby-made medical device surge amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Clarius pocket ultrasound scanner is being used to scan lungs for pneumonia.
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Don’t want to mask up? Burnaby businesses can absolutely refuse entry

Don’t want to mask up? Burnaby businesses can absolutely refuse entry

Numerous Burnaby business have announced recently that customers must wear a mask in order to enter. Those businesses include Whole Foods, T&T and Costco in Burnaby.
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Opinion: Give Jagmeet Singh the credit for movement on paid sick days

Opinion: Give Jagmeet Singh the credit for movement on paid sick days

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government “will continue discussions with the provinces without delay” to secure paid sick leave for Canadians.
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Hotline launched that helps Burnaby businesses, non-profits

Hotline launched that helps Burnaby businesses, non-profits

The Burnaby Board of Trade, through membership in the Canadian Business Resilience Network, is offering the new Business Resilience Service hotline.
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Active Langley Lodge outbreak marks record high COVID-19 death

Active Langley Lodge outbreak marks record high COVID-19 death

Nursing home is situated in Fraser Health Authority region, which is presently experiencing the most COVID-19 cases among the five B.C. health authorities
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