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Rebates driving electric vehicle sales boom in B.C.

Rebates driving electric vehicle sales boom in B.C.

New federal incentive prompts dramatic jump in orders; Tesla is top seller
People's Party candidate from Burnaby South byelection to run in Alberta

People's Party candidate from Burnaby South byelection to run in Alberta

Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson criticized NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a parachute candidate
More people eyeing staycations due to high pump prices

More people eyeing staycations due to high pump prices

The high prices at the pump have some people looking at taking a staycation.
This ad man changed careers to become a children’s performer

This ad man changed careers to become a children’s performer

For more than 25 years, Mike Bryden was an ad man. When people asked Bryden why he chose advertising as a career, the fine arts grad always said it was because it allowed him to act like a kid and get paid for it.
She's cycling from sea to shining sea to fight cancer

She's cycling from sea to shining sea to fight cancer

J. Kathleen Thompson is met by a wall of paradox when she hits the open road. The long-distance cyclist loves the freedom, but dislikes the tedium. Seeing the same skyline for 60-plus kilometres will do that to a person.
Burnaby is fixing the Marine Drive walking fiasco. But it won't be quick

Burnaby is fixing the Marine Drive walking fiasco. But it won't be quick

I recently took a walk along Marine Drive in South Burnaby. It was pretty scary. And uncomfortable.
Les Leyne: No more secrets on who holds property titles

Les Leyne: No more secrets on who holds property titles

The two lengthy reports on how serious B.C.’s money laundering problem is both dwell on the lack of transparency in real estate ownership. But one of the key moves to correct that is already in the works.
Burnaby flagger details the crazy things she's seen in the 'cone zone'

Burnaby flagger details the crazy things she's seen in the 'cone zone'

From a shirtless man steering with his knees and playing a ukulele to a woman shaving her legs behind the wheel, Karesse Desmond has seen it all during her 13 years as a flagger.
Two people in critical condition following collision

Two people in critical condition following collision

A motorcycle and another vehicle crashed into each other in Furry Creek, south of Squamish
Mariner Way to be closed to re-enact fatal accident

Mariner Way to be closed to re-enact fatal accident

Intersection of Mariner Way and Riverview Crescent will be closed between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesday for investigation into accident that claimed the life of a Coquitlam teen