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World championships get Burnaby students excited about Taekwondo

World championships get Burnaby students excited about Taekwondo

Students at four Burnaby elementary schools are getting amped up about South Korea’s national sport thanks to the 2016 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Burnaby this week.
RCMP testify in Burnaby school bookkeeper’s trial

RCMP testify in Burnaby school bookkeeper’s trial

Missing Alpha Secondary cash too hard to track, so Mounties focused on cheques, says chief investigator
Liquor licence change planned for stadium

Liquor licence change planned for stadium

It’s been several years since the Vancouver Whitecaps called Swangard Stadium their home. But the loss of pro sports hasn’t slowed down the nearly 50-year-old facility.
City winning the war on weeds

City winning the war on weeds

For the last few years, the City of Burnaby has been waging a war against an enemy that isn’t so obvious.
Citizens turn in 14 weapons to Burnaby RCMP

Citizens turn in 14 weapons to Burnaby RCMP

It’s enough guns to arm a small militia, but the dozen or so weapons taken off the streets of Burnaby last month won’t be ending up in the wrong hands anytime soon.
Burnaby now part of province's anti-racism program

Burnaby now part of province's anti-racism program

The province has extended its anti-racism program to include four urban communities, and Burnaby is one of them.
'There couldn't be a different ruling'

'There couldn't be a different ruling'

Susan Lambert, a former Burnaby teacher-librarian, union vice-president and B.C. Teachers Federation president, says the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the teachers' federation restored her faith in Canadian democracy.
Pipeline protester sentenced to probation for assaults on Burnaby Mountain

Pipeline protester sentenced to probation for assaults on Burnaby Mountain

Sitting in a Downtown Eastside coffee shop, Jakub Markiewicz remains defiant. Defiant of a court system that only a few minutes earlier slapped him with a criminal record he’ll carry around as he enters his 20s and beyond.
Cost of Supreme Court ruling could be 'huge,' says Burnaby school board chair

Cost of Supreme Court ruling could be 'huge,' says Burnaby school board chair

Despite concerns, Ron Burton calls landmark ruling in favour of teachers a great moment for collective bargaining rights
Burnaby RCMP seek hit-and-run driver

Burnaby RCMP seek hit-and-run driver

Burnaby Mounties are describing the actions of a driver who left the scene of a crash that sent an elderly pedestrian to hospital as “deplorable.