Local News

An investigation is underway after a worker was killed in Burnaby Saturday afternoon. The fatality occurred at a worksite in the 3800 block of 2nd Ave – at Boundary Road – on the Burnaby side at 2:15 p.m.

If you are heading out driving in Burnaby today, there is one place you absolutely must avoid. I learned this the hard way by turning onto Lougheed Highway in North Burnaby at 2:45 p.m.

Burnaby RCMP officers removed two dangerous drivers off local roads while they were setting up for an entirely different enforcement project. Officers were setting up in Burnaby as part of Railway Safety Week at 4 a.m.

The legendary punk seems transformed since becoming a municipal politician. Did he sell out or just grow up?

British Columbians are now able to sign up for public health notifications advising people of potential or existing poor air quality in their communities – a sad sign of our times.

The annual pet blessing is returning once again to a Burnaby church. Bring your pets to All Saints Anglican Church to have them blessed in a special service on Oct. 5 “which honours the patron saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi,” says a notice.

Burnaby’s Grand Villa Casino is the launching ground of a first-in-B.C. gaming arena that its owner says will offer patrons a “club-like” atmosphere.

An award-winning international film is screening at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts this month. Origin Bound screens at the Shadbolt’s James Cowan Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 12, with showings at 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

‘We’re at a really important time… there’s no turning back’

A businessman who made $6.67 million in a matter of months by flipping a bundle of Burnaby lowrises has been ordered to pay his realtor $1.15 million in outstanding commissions.