Skip to content

Local News

Abandoned barrels of pink powder spark hazmat response in Burnaby

Abandoned barrels of pink powder spark hazmat response in Burnaby

Two barrels of an unidentified pink substance abandoned on a Burnaby street sparked a hazmat response from the fire department Wednesday night. Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Henning Drive at about 8:30 p.m.
Metro Vancouver wants emission controls for cannabis facilities

Metro Vancouver wants emission controls for cannabis facilities

Discussion paper cites concerns over converted vegetable-growing greenhouses
Switch off the lights for Earth Hour this Saturday

Switch off the lights for Earth Hour this Saturday

This Saturday marks Earth Hour and energy users are encouraged to switch off any unneeded lights and appliances for just 60 minutes.
Here's how you can replace your grass with a garden

Here's how you can replace your grass with a garden

For painters, every piece of work starts with a fresh canvas. Gardening, on the other hand, is one art form where we seldom get to start from scratch. We generally stumble into spring with the results of last season’s garden to deal with.
BC Ferries probing cause of Queen of Surrey crash

BC Ferries probing cause of Queen of Surrey crash

Service to Langdale halted for most of Tuesday
YVR ranked best airport in North America for 10th year

YVR ranked best airport in North America for 10th year

YVR is at the top of its game, yet again!
Burnaby council delays vote on slashing free golf for VIPs

Burnaby council delays vote on slashing free golf for VIPs

Controversial program allows local politicians and others to golf for free
Power of positivity: a decade-plus display of strength and resilience

Power of positivity: a decade-plus display of strength and resilience

Harriet Ronaghan is the 2019 Courage To Come Back award recipient in the physical rehabilitation category
New interactive map plots unidentified human remains in Burnaby

New interactive map plots unidentified human remains in Burnaby

The BC Coroners Service is looking for the public’s help identifying human remains found in Burnaby dating back to 1975. Every now and then, Burnaby RCMP will get a report that human remains have been found in the city.
Vancouver International Airport ranked #1 in North America for 10th year in a row

Vancouver International Airport ranked #1 in North America for 10th year in a row

YVR is at the top of its game, yet again!