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Union defending Burnaby firefighter fired after posing with Hells Angels

Union defending Burnaby firefighter fired after posing with Hells Angels

The Burnaby firefighters union is pushing back against the firing of one of its members after he posed with three Hells Angels for a photo on social media.
UPDATE: Hit-and-run that broke Burnaby Mountie's arm started as distracted driving stop

UPDATE: Hit-and-run that broke Burnaby Mountie's arm started as distracted driving stop

What started as a distracted driving stop in Burnaby Wednesday morning ended in a hit-and-run that sent a local Mountie to hospital with a broken arm. The officer, on foot, had attempted to stop a grey Dodge Nitro SUV at about 10 a.m.
Keep Rex out of the driver’s seat

Keep Rex out of the driver’s seat

If you’re planning on a road trip this summer, make sure no one with four legs touches the steering wheel. About 40 per cent of pet owners are planning to take Fido and Felix on vacation this summer, according to a recent ICBC survey.
Casket-delivery snafu at Burnaby warehouse not shipper's fault: tribunal

Casket-delivery snafu at Burnaby warehouse not shipper's fault: tribunal

A funeral home’s attempt to recover costs incurred during a casket-delivery mix-up at its Burnaby warehouse last October has been denied. Richmond-based Can-Trust-Funeral Ltd.
Kennedy Stewart has 'no regrets' in final days as Burnaby MP

Kennedy Stewart has 'no regrets' in final days as Burnaby MP

NDP politician is running as independent candidate for mayor of Vancouver
Greenpeace bridge protest aims to hold up oil tankers

Greenpeace bridge protest aims to hold up oil tankers

7 protesters hang suspended above Burrard Inlet from ropes underneath Ironworkers

Burnaby mom says shift change meant no child care, alleges discrimination

A Burnaby mother is claiming discrimination against her bosses over child care and a change in her work hours - saying they changed her shift without giving her enough time to find child care for her one-year-old son, forcing her to find another job.
Breath test can’t be refused under new drunk-driving law

Breath test can’t be refused under new drunk-driving law

By Christmas, sweeping changes to Canada’s impaired-driving laws will allow police to demand a breath sample from any driver they lawfully stop. It’s one of the things about Bill C-46 that most concerns Victoria lawyer Michael Mulligan.
These Burnaby residents spent Canada Day protesting demovictions in Metrotown

These Burnaby residents spent Canada Day protesting demovictions in Metrotown

Some participants paint words of protest on a building slated for demolition
Order of Canada recipient arrested at Burnaby pipeline protest

Order of Canada recipient arrested at Burnaby pipeline protest

Eight people were arrested Saturday (June 30) afternoon at the gates of Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Mountain tank farm in the first mass arrest since a beefed-up injunction was approved by a judge.