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If you see soldier running around on Burnaby Mountain - don't panic

If you see soldier running around on Burnaby Mountain - don't panic

If you see soldiers running around Burnaby Mountain, don’t worry - they are trained professionals.
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Burnaby creates 'bear area', adds strict rules for handling your bins

Burnaby creates 'bear area', adds strict rules for handling your bins

The City of Burnaby announced this week changes to its Solid Waste & Recycling Bylaw to “reduce the risk of resident-bear interaction on collection day.” This means changes to how Burnaby residents handle their bins.
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Alleged scam artist arrested in Burnaby was part of fraud network: cops

Alleged scam artist arrested in Burnaby was part of fraud network: cops

RCMP say they have arrested an individual in Burnaby who is involved in fraudulent telephone scams - targeting victims across Canada. “These scams are believed to be originating from illegal India call centers,” said a news release.
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Young performers explore issues of identity and belonging

Young performers explore issues of identity and belonging

Burnaby teenager explores the gulf between personal identity and family expectations in a new production, Away With Home
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In Burnaby North-Seymour, Trans Mountain splits candidates

In Burnaby North-Seymour, Trans Mountain splits candidates

Candidates split on pipeline expansion project
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‘We don’t have enough money’: Tech leaders debate constraints at Vancouver Startup Week

‘We don’t have enough money’: Tech leaders debate constraints at Vancouver Startup Week

Growth in technology may be stymied without enough investment capital, say experts
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Dreary days ahead: Burnaby forecast calls for more suckage

Dreary days ahead: Burnaby forecast calls for more suckage

Feeling sick of dreary, damp weather? Unfortunately, the weather forecast for Burnaby and the rest of Metro Vancouver calls for another week of rainfall after a week of stormy and gloomy weather.
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Ground broken on South Burnaby Arena. This is what it will include

Ground broken on South Burnaby Arena. This is what it will include

Two-rink arena expected complete in fall 2021
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In B.C.’s South Asian hub, Trudeau’s blackface ‘will have an impact’

In B.C.’s South Asian hub, Trudeau’s blackface ‘will have an impact’

All five Surrey ridings flipped to ‘red’ in 2015 based, in part, on Trudeau’s multiculturalism appeal, say observers. Now, the leader’s integrity is called into question
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People living in RVs are now growing weed in them

People living in RVs are now growing weed in them

I happened upon something recently that you wouldn’t have seen a year ago: what looks like a mobile cannabis grow-op on full display to anyone passing by.
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