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UPDATE: Classes to resume at SFU Burnaby after morning classes cancelled due to snow

UPDATE: Classes to resume at SFU Burnaby after morning classes cancelled due to snow

'Road conditions on Burnaby Mountain are very poor'
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Three arrested for allegedly target shooting in Burnaby park

Three arrested for allegedly target shooting in Burnaby park

Three people are in custody and face firearms charges after they allegedly used a Burnaby park for target practice Wednesday night. Police responded to a report of "loud bangs" being heard in Confederation Park in North Burnaby at about 8:40 p.m.
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Burnaby ordered to release emails in balloon allergy complaint

Burnaby ordered to release emails in balloon allergy complaint

An employee who has launched a human rights complaint against the City of Burnaby for not accommodating her allergy to latex balloons will get access to unredacted emails written about her by supervisors and senior city staff, the B.C.
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Burnaby getting 20 new cops, playing 'catch-up': Mayor

Burnaby getting 20 new cops, playing 'catch-up': Mayor

City approves $3.2 million for 20 extra Mounties after a decade of no additions to the force.
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Stuff just got real in the B.C. Legislature spending scandal

Stuff just got real in the B.C. Legislature spending scandal

A real heavy-hitter has been brought in to clear up what’s been happening at the BC Legislature. A former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is going to investigate allegations of spending abuses.
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Ryan Reynolds shares adorable and odd childhood photo from Vancouver newspaper

Ryan Reynolds shares adorable and odd childhood photo from Vancouver newspaper

Boy, things sure were different back in the day. Actor Ryan Reynolds has a lot of his Instagram followers amazed at a throwback photo the Vancouver-born star shared that was clipped from his “hometown newspaper” back in the summer of 1980.
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Teen charged in crime spree that spanned three cities including Burnaby

Teen charged in crime spree that spanned three cities including Burnaby

An 18-year-old Vancouver man who allegedly carjacked a vehicle in Surrey, caused a hit-and-run with a police vehicle in Burnaby and then shot at another vehicle in Coquitlam three months ago faces a laundry list of charges.
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One of Vancouver’s ‘most prolific’ thieves arrested in wig thefts

One of Vancouver’s ‘most prolific’ thieves arrested in wig thefts

Vancouver police say Martin Weigelt has more than 100 criminal convictions dating back more than 30 years
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Eight free or affordable ways to enjoy Las Vegas

Eight free or affordable ways to enjoy Las Vegas

Whether you're looking for vintage or value, Vegas has a lot to offer -- besides casinos -- both on and off the Strip
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Poverty advocates ask for transit relief

Poverty advocates ask for transit relief

Don Creamer found himself in a circle of fines and bureaucracy a few years ago that prevented him from getting his BC Identification Card (BCID), and consequently from using the library and community centre.
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