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SFU students will keep pushing for full divestment at university

SFU students will keep pushing for full divestment at university

Asking fossil fuel companies to reduce their carbon footprint is like asking McDonald’s to stop making burgers, according to an SFU student group pushing for the university to rid itself of investments in oil and gas companies.
Tank farm expansion poses "significant" risks to SFU: report

Tank farm expansion poses "significant" risks to SFU: report

SFU's president has forwarded the report's findings to the natural resources minister in one final push
Charge laid in the case of murdered Burnaby father

Charge laid in the case of murdered Burnaby father

Homicide investigators have charged the person they believe responsible for the murder of a Burnaby father in 2015.
Burnaby’s child poverty rate still among the highest in B.C.

Burnaby’s child poverty rate still among the highest in B.C.

The City of Burnaby’s child poverty rate remains one of the highest in the province, according to a new report. On Thursday, First Call: B.C.
Thousands of keys missing at SFU's Burnaby campus

Thousands of keys missing at SFU's Burnaby campus

Thousands of keys to thousands of doors at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus are missing, according to an internal campus safety and security review.
Burnaby councillor ‘in good spirits’ after doctors find brain tumour

Burnaby councillor ‘in good spirits’ after doctors find brain tumour

Biopsy scheduled for Nov. 25
Mayor offers to meet with housing advocates

Mayor offers to meet with housing advocates

In an issue that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere, there seemed to be a glimmer of cooperation between one group of housing advocates and city hall around the future of growth in Metrotown.
McGowan runs for B.C. Greens

McGowan runs for B.C. Greens

The NDP and Liberals have their provincial candidates in place, and now the Greens do too. On Tuesday, the B.C. Green Party announced Rick McGowan as the candidate in Burnaby-Deer Lake.
Public meetings look at pedestrian safety

Public meetings look at pedestrian safety

Despite all the usual warnings, the streets around the Lower Mainland have been particularly deadly for pedestrians this fall. Just two weeks ago, an 18-year-old woman was hit and killed near Duthie Avenue and Burnaby Mountain Parkway.
Residents, housing advocates speak out against highrise rezoning application at public hearing

Residents, housing advocates speak out against highrise rezoning application at public hearing

In what has become a familiar scene at city hall, dozens of residents packed council chambers to oppose a rezoning application that would spell the end to four more older rental buildings in Metrotown.