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5 companies create nearly half of plastic trash in Canada: Audit

5 companies create nearly half of plastic trash in Canada: Audit

On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Greenpeace announced that the Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé are the world’s top polluters according their latest audit.

YVR launches ‘Fly Calm’ initiative to help passengers reduce travel stress

Packing, getting to the airport, navigating check-in counters, passing through security, making flight connections – all these parts of travel can sometimes produce a mountain of anxiety, but a new initiative at Vancouver International Airport is hop
Class Act: Burnaby school board recognizes academic upper crust

Class Act: Burnaby school board recognizes academic upper crust

The Burnaby school board recognized the top 2018 grad from each of its high schools at a board meeting last month.
FortisBC asks customers across province to reduce gas use after pipeline rupture

FortisBC asks customers across province to reduce gas use after pipeline rupture

In the wake of Tuesday’s rupture and fire along the Enbridge pipeline near Prince George, natural gas provide FortisBC is asking customers province-wide to reduce their usage Wednesday.
B.C. voters will choose a voting system for provincial elections this fall

B.C. voters will choose a voting system for provincial elections this fall

This fall, British Columbians will vote on what voting system we should use for provincial elections. The province is holding a referendum on electoral reform between Oct. 22 and Nov. 30, 2018. Voters will be asked two questions.
No charges for Greenpeace aerial blockade at Ironworkers bridge

No charges for Greenpeace aerial blockade at Ironworkers bridge

Twelve protesters who were part of Greenpeace’s “aerial blockade” of oil tankers in Burrard Inlet this summer will not face criminal charges.
Police release images of Thanksgiving tire-slashing spree in Burnaby, New Westminster

Police release images of Thanksgiving tire-slashing spree in Burnaby, New Westminster

Burnaby RCMP have released images of suspects in a Thanksgiving tire-slashing spree that left 105 vehicles with flat tires Monday.
Legalization won't mean Burnaby teachers can light up at lunchtime: district

Legalization won't mean Burnaby teachers can light up at lunchtime: district

Burnaby teachers won’t be lighting up on their lunch breaks after recreational marijuana becomes legal next week – not if they don’t want to get in trouble with their principals. Although recreational pot will become legal on Oct.
UPDATE: Some of 54-40's guitars have been found by New West police

UPDATE: Some of 54-40's guitars have been found by New West police

The investigation continues into the case of a Canadian rock band’s stolen guitars.
Trans Mountain shuts down pipeline to investigate smell

Trans Mountain shuts down pipeline to investigate smell

*This story has been updated. Trans Mountain on Sunday shut down its pipeline – which terminates in Burnaby – due to a strange smell. The incident is happening in north Surrey, but it’s impacting the rest of the pipeline.