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Council meetings no longer available on Shaw TV

Council meetings no longer available on Shaw TV

Folks who usually catch Burnaby councillors on the tube had to jump online Monday night to catch the meeting. That’s because Corus Entertainment and Shaw Communications closed their Shaw TV stations in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton on Aug. 15.
Province gets intervener status for pipeline case

Province gets intervener status for pipeline case

Federal court to hear lawsuit battle starting Oct 2; B.C.'s late submission due Friday
Can the city create a downtown?

Can the city create a downtown?

Burnaby’s Metrotown downtown dream has many challenges ahead – time will tell if it is doable
Trans Mountain still working to meet conditions

Trans Mountain still working to meet conditions

Trans Mountain has yet to meet all of the conditions set by the National Energy Board (NEB) to start construction next month on the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby.
Home invasion at legal Burnaby grow-op nets eight-year jail sentence

Home invasion at legal Burnaby grow-op nets eight-year jail sentence

A 29-year-old crane operator/builder will spend another seven years, four months and 21 days in jail for his role in a home invasion at a licenced marijuana grow operation in Burnaby in May 2014.
Burnaby diesel spill creates Hwy 1 traffic mess

Burnaby diesel spill creates Hwy 1 traffic mess

The smell of diesel and the frustration of drivers was thick on Highway 1 just inside Burnaby’s eastern border Monday.
It’s not a lockout: Pacific Blue Cross

It’s not a lockout: Pacific Blue Cross

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) claims it hasn’t locked out its striking members, who have been on the picket line since early July. The union, however, remains firm in its characterization of the job action.
Province scraps tolls

Province scraps tolls

Doing away with tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges is welcomed news for Burnaby, according to one city councillor. Coun. Colleen Jordan expressed her support for the announcement, made by the B.C.
Lockout blamed on ‘cultural shift’

Lockout blamed on ‘cultural shift’

Union workers at Pacific Blue Cross say management changed and triggered labour unrest
Police investigate racist tirade on Burnaby SkyTrain

Police investigate racist tirade on Burnaby SkyTrain

A 75-year-old New Westminster woman will get a “discussion and warning” from Transit Police after she was captured on video yelling racist comments at an elderly couple on a Burnaby SkyTrain.