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New measles case confirmed in Burnaby. This is what you need to know

New measles case confirmed in Burnaby. This is what you need to know

A new case of measles infection has been confirmed Burnaby. According to a news release, “Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities have determined the infection was acquired by a Burnaby resident who travelled abroad to the Philippines.
Police investigate second sex assault on Burnaby Mountain in less than 2 weeks

Police investigate second sex assault on Burnaby Mountain in less than 2 weeks

Police are investigating the second alleged sexual assault atop Burnaby Mountain in less than two weeks. (You can read about the first incident here .) Just after 5 a.m.
RCMP release video of homicide suspects in Saskatchewan store

RCMP release video of homicide suspects in Saskatchewan store

RCMP have released surveillance video showing two Port Alberni teens suspected of killing three people in northern B.C.
Four of nine aboard float plane die in crash north of Port Hardy

Four of nine aboard float plane die in crash north of Port Hardy

Four people are confirmed to have died in a Friday float plane crash on uninhabited Addenbroke Island, about 100 kilometres north of Port Hardy. Five survivors were hoisted to a Cormorant helicopter to be taken for treatment in Port Hardy, where B.C.
Speeders, not drunk drivers, caught on Burnaby Mountain

Speeders, not drunk drivers, caught on Burnaby Mountain

Speeders, but no impaired drivers, were snagged in a CountAttack enforcement blitz in Burnaby Friday morning.
This is the extra transit service that will deal with gong show fireworks crowds

This is the extra transit service that will deal with gong show fireworks crowds

TransLink is boosting transit service and adjusting bus routes to deal with the huge crowds for the City of Vancouver’s Celebration of Light Festival. Because, let's face it, fireworks nights are a gong show on transit.
The slippery slope of impaired dinghy-ing

The slippery slope of impaired dinghy-ing

Whistler revellers reminded to 'abide by the rules' on land or at sea
Burnaby South’s Jagmeet Singh better hope this poll is dead wrong

Burnaby South’s Jagmeet Singh better hope this poll is dead wrong

Election polls. To journalists, they are dangerous catnip that should be taken with a piece of salt the size of a car battery.
VIDEO: This 6-foot-long shark was recorded off the coast of B.C.

VIDEO: This 6-foot-long shark was recorded off the coast of B.C.

While they aren’t an uncommon sight in B.C. waters, marine scientists were amazed by the way a particular shark behaved during a recent expedition.
‘Flights in Canada are a rip-off’: Canadian low-cost airline stages airborne protest

‘Flights in Canada are a rip-off’: Canadian low-cost airline stages airborne protest

Ultra-low-cost airline Canada Jetlines staged an airborne protest to combat soaring prices in Canadian airline travel.