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Canada Post unveils new stamps to mark 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day

Canada Post unveils new stamps to mark 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day

Canadians who served overseas and on the home front are being honoured on two new Canada Post stamps, unveiled Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
Wi-Fi, ebooks and curbside all part of Burnaby library's COVID-19 plan

Wi-Fi, ebooks and curbside all part of Burnaby library's COVID-19 plan

Library looking at boosting Wi-Fi signals for use outside, implementing curbside pickup for books
Burnaby grocery giant to give customers face masks in new protocol

Burnaby grocery giant to give customers face masks in new protocol

Hot on the heels of T&T at Metrotown in Burnaby now requiring customers wear face masks while in the store comes news that another local grocery store is making shoppers mask up while strolling the aisles.
Opinion: Bad behaviour is going to get this Burnaby park shut down

Opinion: Bad behaviour is going to get this Burnaby park shut down

Metro Vancouver, which operates the Burnaby Lake regional park just issued a threat today about its parks. The press release was a reminder for “people to enjoy the outdoors responsibly to help keep parks open.
TransLink to ‘suspend’ COVID-19-related transit cuts and layoffs

TransLink to ‘suspend’ COVID-19-related transit cuts and layoffs

TransLink says it will back off on transit service reductions and layoffs following the B.C. government’s announcement this week on restarting some areas of the economy and society.
Former doctor keeping Burnaby newcomers informed about COVID-19

Former doctor keeping Burnaby newcomers informed about COVID-19

Burnaby resident Zarif Akbarian was nine years old when he decided he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up. Many of the family members he lived with in his native Afghanistan were sick but had limited access to health care, he said.
Burnaby library reclaiming role as authority on research, fact-finding

Burnaby library reclaiming role as authority on research, fact-finding

Once the Google of the pre-internet days, Burnaby's chief librarian says more people have been calling during the pandemic to ask how to tell fact from fiction
Youth demos fitness plan in new Burnaby ‘Virtual Series’

Youth demos fitness plan in new Burnaby ‘Virtual Series’

Keeping busy while staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy. That’s why Volunteer Burnaby has introduced its “Virtual Series” of videos on a variety of subject.
Opinion: Too many Burnaby residents wearing face masks all wrong

Opinion: Too many Burnaby residents wearing face masks all wrong

We seem to have finally settled the issue about if we should wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, right? Well, I’m still not completely sure because there is a lot of conflicting information out there from our health professionals.
Overdose deaths in B.C. surpass 100 in a month for first time in a year

Overdose deaths in B.C. surpass 100 in a month for first time in a year

Vancouver records most deaths at 60, with Surrey at 32