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A Burnaby resident living in a seniors building has been diagnosed with COVID-19. A resident of the Swedish Assisted Living Residence at Halifax Street and Duthie Avenue has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

A person working in Burnaby has tested positive for COVID-19. Coast Mountain Bus Company said in a news release that it was told by public health officials that two employees have tested positive for COVID-19.

The ears of Burnaby Hospital staff serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are a little more comfortable thanks to a 16-year-old Burnaby North Secondary student.

“Anxiety is high on the waterfront”

Unlike their counterparts in Surrey, the City of Burnaby and Burnaby RCMP have not launched a dedicated team to enforce public health orders about social distancing and public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organizations looking to boost B.C.’s access to medical supplies amidst the pandemic have a new tool to tap.

The recently-announced federal wage subsidy will help some businesses, but it won’t do anything at all for the majority local businesses that have been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

There have been scattered reports of members of the Asian community in Metro Vancouver, B.C. and Canada being discriminated against in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A rumour has been making the rounds on Chinese social media WeChat claiming helicopters will be spraying disinfectant across the city to kill the coronavirus.

A big question readers have had for me in the past few days is what is happening with City of Burnaby bylaw officers when it comes to parking.