Skip to content

Local News

Taste your way through dozens of new and rare B.C. apples at this annual festival

Taste your way through dozens of new and rare B.C. apples at this annual festival

Annual UBC Apple Festival returns Oct. 19 and 20
Free smartphone wayfinding service launches at YVR

Free smartphone wayfinding service launches at YVR

It’s gotten a little easier to navigate Vancouver International Airport, with the launch of a new app for blind or partially-sighted individuals.
The controversial Burnaby North Conservatives' Facebook page has disappeared

The controversial Burnaby North Conservatives' Facebook page has disappeared

A controversial Facebook page representing the Burnaby North-Seymour Constituency Association has disappeared from public view or been deleted. A search for the page as of 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning no longer shows the page on Facebook.
Life coach to run around Burnaby Lake for 24 hrs for first-responders battling PTSD

Life coach to run around Burnaby Lake for 24 hrs for first-responders battling PTSD

A local life coach has pledged to run around Burnaby Lake for 24 hours to raise enough money to send first responders battling post-traumatic stress disorder to a wilderness camp for “natural healing.
A cool new trail has opened in Burnaby's Central Park

A cool new trail has opened in Burnaby's Central Park

The Central Park Perimeter Trail in Burnaby is now open for business, according to the city.
Burnaby shop hosts Halloween Comicfest that's totally not scary

Burnaby shop hosts Halloween Comicfest that's totally not scary

Fans of comics are being asked to help raise money for the SPCA. Local brick-and-mortar comic shop Metropolis Comics and Toys will be hosting a free community event called Halloween Comicfest. The event will be held between noon and 3 p.m. on Oct.
Burnaby’s Deer Lake looks damn cool in this fundraising calendar

Burnaby’s Deer Lake looks damn cool in this fundraising calendar

A new 2020 calendar features Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park in all of its natural glory.
Someone won buy-a-sports-team money in Lotto Max

Someone won buy-a-sports-team money in Lotto Max

Lotto Max players in the Prairies should really check their tickets, because one that was sold there is worth $65 million. A single ticket purchased in the Prairies claimed Friday night's huge jackpot.
Why this B.C. woman’s ‘cell phone in the car’ ticket should never have been issued

Why this B.C. woman’s ‘cell phone in the car’ ticket should never have been issued

A great deal of attention lately has been paid to the case of a woman who was issued a ticket for having her cell phone in her cup holder in Vancouver. The phone was simply sitting in the cup holder, plugged into a charging cable.
Burnaby dessert master teams with Food Gays for fall-inspired chocolates

Burnaby dessert master teams with Food Gays for fall-inspired chocolates

Ever dream of recreating all the joys of fall, but in a chocolate?Well, now you can thanks to Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett, a.k.a. the Food Gay s , for doing just that.