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I returned to my Burnaby school 40 years later. It got weird

I returned to my Burnaby school 40 years later. It got weird

I recently wrote a blog about how many concussions I suffered as a child growing up in Burnaby. As it turns out, I forgot one. I blacked out when I smacked my head against a cement post after being body checked during a game of ball hockey.
Province outlines 10-year road map for boosting mental health services for youth

Province outlines 10-year road map for boosting mental health services for youth

B.C. will put more money into supporting free or low-cost community counselling services, as part of a plan to beef up supports for child and family mental health service, Premier John Horgan announced Wednesday.
Burnaby man identified as victim in Vancouver’s fifth murder of 2019

Burnaby man identified as victim in Vancouver’s fifth murder of 2019

33-year-old Vaughan Bradley Lim was shot and killed in a Vancouver apartment Tuesday night
Watch this bear make a daring leap in a B.C. backyard (VIDEO)

Watch this bear make a daring leap in a B.C. backyard (VIDEO)

“I’ve never seen a bear jump like that”
UPDATED: TransLink nixes idea of all-night weekend SkyTrain

UPDATED: TransLink nixes idea of all-night weekend SkyTrain

A “shadow bus” system mimicking the SkyTrain service is being proposed to run a 24/7 rapid transit network in lieu of 24-hour trains.
Please, try not to kill anyone on the road this Canada Day weekend. Or yourself

Please, try not to kill anyone on the road this Canada Day weekend. Or yourself

Driving on B.C. highways can be perilous at the best of times. Just ask anyone who has done that white-knuckle trip on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, where young and dumb dudes impatiently zig-zag through traffic at high speeds.
Opinion: Does highrise development next to SkyTrain need so much parking?

Opinion: Does highrise development next to SkyTrain need so much parking?

People like to complain that there’s never enough parking when they need it, but what if I told you there was too much parking? Would you storm the NOW office with torches and pitchforks? Likely not, when you can just flay me on social media.
Province announces $28.6 million to protect two Burnaby schools from earthquakes

Province announces $28.6 million to protect two Burnaby schools from earthquakes

Students at two more Burnaby elementary schools will have seismically safe schools by 2022, according to a pair of government announcements this week adding up to just over $28.6 million. B.C.
Former Vancouver Canuck Roberto Luongo announces retirement

Former Vancouver Canuck Roberto Luongo announces retirement

Vancouver’s winningest NHL goaltender announced his retirement Wednesday morning
Metro Vancouver gas prices may affect travel, other consumer behaviours this summer: Report

Metro Vancouver gas prices may affect travel, other consumer behaviours this summer: Report

Metro Vancouver's gas prices — while seeing somewhat of a lull from record-highs in April- could still play a heavy role in the way residents spend their consumer dollars this summer.