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Feeling hot, hot, hot: B.C. broke 26 weather records yesterday

Feeling hot, hot, hot: B.C. broke 26 weather records yesterday

A whopping 26 weather records were broken across British Columbia on Friday as May continued its run of high temperatures
Get your float on: This epic B.C. lazy river offers nearly 3 hours of summer fun

Get your float on: This epic B.C. lazy river offers nearly 3 hours of summer fun

Lush forests, colourful floaties, and beautifully clear waters are just a few of the reasons why the Cowichan River makes the ideal tubing experience.
Goodbye, Gertie: B.C.'s luckiest turkey dies at animal sanctuary

Goodbye, Gertie: B.C.'s luckiest turkey dies at animal sanctuary

The one-legged turkey that pulled at the heartstrings of many Vancouverites last Thanksgiving sadly has died
Learn how gangs recruit teens into crime at this Burnaby event

Learn how gangs recruit teens into crime at this Burnaby event

Parents who want to learn about B.C.’s gang landscape, how gangs recruit members and what attracts kids to the gang lifestyle are invited to an information session in Burnaby next week.
Gas line work in Burnaby shifts east with a new road closure

Gas line work in Burnaby shifts east with a new road closure

FortisBC has updated work on its massive gas line upgrades through Burnaby and Coquitlam. Broadway reopened for traffic between Arden Avenue and Phillips Place this week , as the gas line upgrades continue to progress.
Scary brush fire ignites on Burnaby Mountain in tinder-dry conditions

Scary brush fire ignites on Burnaby Mountain in tinder-dry conditions

A brush fire started last night on Burnaby Mountain as tinder-dry conditions continued in an unseasonably hot May. 11.
BC SPCA honours 'heroic' mom Sydney for Mother's Day

BC SPCA honours 'heroic' mom Sydney for Mother's Day

Sydney was found by a Good Samaritan and arrived at the BC SPCA heavily pregnant with an abscess on her paw. She gave birth to two stillborn kittens. Labour wasn’t progressing and Sydney’s three unborn kittens were in danger of being lost.
She survived demons and her crazy Chinese family. Now you can meet her

She survived demons and her crazy Chinese family. Now you can meet her

Meet Lindsay Wong, author of The Woo-Woo at the McGill Branch, Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert Street, Burnaby, on May 30 at 7 p.m.
Trudeau says Alberta carbon tax fight won't affect Trans Mountain decision

Trudeau says Alberta carbon tax fight won't affect Trans Mountain decision

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Alberta's opposition to a carbon tax won't influence his cabinet's decision on whether to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
These Burnaby tenants started an online petition to beg neighbours to butt out

These Burnaby tenants started an online petition to beg neighbours to butt out

Smoking. It’s one of those issues that seems so obvious, but never really is. It seems obvious people shouldn’t do it because it’s lethal, but they still do.