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A Burnaby Heights resident is furious after discovering some of the trees planted recently by the City of Burnaby in his neighbourhood have been vandalized.

Ernest Letendre got a $20,000 cheque on Monday – part of a $30M settlement between the Métis National Council and the federal government

This column is about something I call “zombie” houses – unoccupied single-detached houses that have been left to rot by absentee landlords. These homes are a visual blight on our communities, as well as a safety hazard.

The risk to Canadians from coronavirus “continues to be low,” according to Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam.

A longtime Lower Mainland youth coach who was found guilty of surreptitiously taking photos of two of his players in their boxers will not spend another day in jail unless he breaches the terms of his probation.

*This story has been updated with comments from Lyft Ride-hailing company Lyft announced today (Monday) that it’s starting up operations in several new areas – just not Burnaby.

​Metro Vancouver has completed important work on the Cariboo Dam, a regional storm water facility near the east end of Burnaby Lake that controls the lake’s water levels and regulates inflows into the Brunette River.

One way that governments on all levels determine how to help people is through data. When it comes to people who are homeless, some of that data comes from the annual homeless count in Metro Vancouver.

Of the 27,405 people whose digital devices were examined by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) in the past two years, 40 per cent resulted in customs-related offences.

Having a five-minute commute from home to work was a big part of why I chose to live where I live. I sacrifice other things because not having to drive far is an essential part of the work-life balance I need.