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Using laptop behind the wheel among 500 distracted driving no-noes ticketed by Burnaby RCMP

Using laptop behind the wheel among 500 distracted driving no-noes ticketed by Burnaby RCMP

A driver caught with two cell phones in her lap and another driver spotted operating a laptop behind the wheel were among hundreds of people ticketed by Burnaby RCMP during distracted driving awareness month in March.
Car thieves bash through three police vehicles, three others to escape Burnaby parking lot

Car thieves bash through three police vehicles, three others to escape Burnaby parking lot

Burnaby RCMP is looking for a pair of suspected car thieves who bashed their way through three police cars and three civilian vehicles in a stolen Nissan Murano to escape from a Metrotown parking lot Thursday afternoon.
Second Kinder Morgan pipeline protester charged with assaulting Burnaby Mountie

Second Kinder Morgan pipeline protester charged with assaulting Burnaby Mountie

A second anti-pipeline protester has been charged with assault for allegedly pushing and pulling at a Burnaby RCMP officer while he was trying to arrest another demonstrator for mischief last month.
At 13, Courage recipient had to decide: potentially debilitating surgery or death

At 13, Courage recipient had to decide: potentially debilitating surgery or death

Alisa Gil Silvestre is the 2018 recipient of the Courage To Come Back award in the youth category
Tsawwassen couple newest Lotto 6/49 millionaires

Tsawwassen couple newest Lotto 6/49 millionaires

A random quick pick ticket has resulted in a major windfall for a Tsawwassen couple. Christina Sevenoaks and her husband Tim are $7 million richer after matching all six numbers (11, 12, 19, 24, 28 and 46) in the March 28 BC Lotto 6/49 draw.
Charges laid in brutal Surrey bus assault on 61-yr-old Burnaby woman

Charges laid in brutal Surrey bus assault on 61-yr-old Burnaby woman

A 28-year-old woman and 37-year-old man have been charged in connection with a violent bus assault and robbery last month that left a 61-year-old Burnaby woman with a broken arm, cracked sternum and head trauma.
Pipeline protester's pooch pooping in Burnaby detachment shows disrespect: RCMP

Pipeline protester's pooch pooping in Burnaby detachment shows disrespect: RCMP

Anti-pipeline protesters who allowed a dog to take a dump in the lobby, left the excrement outside and shared images of incident on social media showed a lack of respect during a protest at the Burnaby RCMP detachment Friday, according to police.
Senior rescued from Burnaby house fire fuelled by massive book collection

Senior rescued from Burnaby house fire fuelled by massive book collection

A Burnaby fire captain singed his face pulling an elderly man to safety from the doorway of his burning house during a two-alarm fire Friday. Fire crews were called to the 6100 block of Sumas Street just after 2 a.m.
North Van man clocked going more than 160 km/h on test drive

North Van man clocked going more than 160 km/h on test drive

A North Vancouver driver who was putting a new car through its paces on the weekend managed to test-drive the vehicle straight into the impound lot.
When 30,000 birders flock to Vancouver this August, Delta plans a detour

When 30,000 birders flock to Vancouver this August, Delta plans a detour

Delta taps into 2018 International Ornithological Congress events