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UPDATE: 7 North Shore residents confirmed dead in Tehran crash

UPDATE: 7 North Shore residents confirmed dead in Tehran crash

This story has been updated. For thes latest, click here. The North Shore’s Iranian community is reeling from both tension and tragedy as the country deals with the prospect of war and a plane crash that left 176 dead.
Brace yourself Burnaby for a 'real chance' of snow

Brace yourself Burnaby for a 'real chance' of snow

OK, don’t freak out, people of Burnaby. Really, everyone stay calm – there’s a real chance of snow in Burnaby on Thursday.
UPDATE: Burnaby talents in the running for 2020 Ovation! Awards

UPDATE: Burnaby talents in the running for 2020 Ovation! Awards

UPDATE JAN. 27: The 2020 Ovation! Awards were presented last night (Sunday, Jan. 26) at the Vancouver Academy of Music.
Opinion: This Burnaby ratrunner route is a dark ‘death trap’

Opinion: This Burnaby ratrunner route is a dark ‘death trap’

Much has been made about the pathetic sidewalk situation in South Burnaby. Just take a stroll along Marine Drive – if you can find space to walk in some spots – and you’ll see how much this situation needs addressing.
Ex-nurse, professor, health researcher named next SFU president

Ex-nurse, professor, health researcher named next SFU president

A former nurse who started practicing at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s before pivoting to a formidable academic career has been named Simon Fraser University’s new president.
Money-losing MEC to hike workers' wages up to six per cent

Money-losing MEC to hike workers' wages up to six per cent

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), which lost nearly $11.5 million in its 2018-19 fiscal year, will give wage hikes to all employees, with the majority of those hikes being up to six per cent.
Here are the winning numbers for that $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

Here are the winning numbers for that $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

Below are the Lotto Max and Extra winning numbers for the ridiculous $70 million jackpot, posted at bclc.com The jackpot for the Jan. 7 draw is $70 million, and is Canada's largest-ever single lottery prize.
Patients in mental health crisis can now bypass Burnaby Hospital's busy ER

Patients in mental health crisis can now bypass Burnaby Hospital's busy ER

People who come to Burnaby Hospital in the middle of a mental health or substance use crisis no longer have to face a busy emergency room filled with bright lights, beeping machinery, bustling staff and moaning patients.

Red Nose numbers: 436 safe rides & $16,000

The number of people taking advantage of Operate Red Nose over the holiday season dipped this year.
Personal stories of medical staff revealed in Humans of Fraser Health

Personal stories of medical staff revealed in Humans of Fraser Health

New ebook offers peak inside the minds and personal histories of Fraser Health staff