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A week-long celebration of poutine returns to B.C. in February

A week-long celebration of poutine returns to B.C. in February

The week-long celebration of one of Canada's most beloved - and iconic - dishes returns next year to restaurants across the country, including right here in B.C. La Poutine Week is set to return Feb.
Opinion: Burnaby should keep its decorative lights on all year

Opinion: Burnaby should keep its decorative lights on all year

I was walking down Hastings Street on Friday night visiting some of my favourite Heights spots. I got pastries from the Valley Bakery, chow mein at the Double One and nearly bought a serving platter at the thrift store.
Opinion: You’re not flying the Millennium Falcon in Burnaby, so don’t hit light speed

Opinion: You’re not flying the Millennium Falcon in Burnaby, so don’t hit light speed

The new Star Wars movie – Rise of Skywalker – is out in theatres and with it comes more people joking about hitting light speed.
Cut carbs in 2020 with ‘chaffles’

Cut carbs in 2020 with ‘chaffles’

You can use these cheese and egg waffles as an alternative to bread, pizza dough and dessert
Burnaby cops nail driver with more passengers than seats, open booze

Burnaby cops nail driver with more passengers than seats, open booze

The Burnaby RCMP CounterAttack campaign is well underway this holiday season, with the big night – Dec. 31 – still to come. But traffic enforcement officers are still finding people partying the wrong way.
Recovering heat from tap water next step in energy savings

Recovering heat from tap water next step in energy savings

Port Coquitlam company develops a wastewater energy recovery system that can be used in new condos
First Vancouver meteor shower of 2020 reaches its peak next week

First Vancouver meteor shower of 2020 reaches its peak next week

Shower set to produce at a rate of 120 meteors per hour
Join hundreds of Vancouver partygoers on this epic NYE party bus club crawl

Join hundreds of Vancouver partygoers on this epic NYE party bus club crawl

Vancouver’s New Year’s Eve club crawl tradition will continue this year, giving partygoers the opportunity to ring in 2020 with a “wild ride” to four of the hottest events in the city.
This incredibly cute Bunny Café is set to open in Vancouver in 2020

This incredibly cute Bunny Café is set to open in Vancouver in 2020

The creators of the city’s much-loved cat café — Catfe — have teamed up with Rabbitats Rescue Society to bring Vancouverites a new, and incredibly cute, coffee spot on Commercial Drive in East Vancouver.
These very Canadian stock photos are free to use (PHOTOS)

These very Canadian stock photos are free to use (PHOTOS)

The kind folks at CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority), who manage the .CA internet domain on behalf of all Canadians, gave frazzled graphic designers, website builders and media types a Christmas gift this year.