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Burnaby RCMP bust two more Amazon drivers for alleged package thefts

Burnaby RCMP bust two more Amazon drivers for alleged package thefts

Since September, police have gotten three reports from Amazon's Burnaby distribution centre about delivery drivers allegedly stealing packages they should have delivered.
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Volunteer implores Metro Vancouver businesses to register with food recovery app

Volunteer implores Metro Vancouver businesses to register with food recovery app

Vancouver Food Runners is expanding its operations to the North Shore, Richmond, Burnaby, Surrey and Delta, calling for more volunteers and businesses to sign on
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Burnaby council approves giant $240M pool, arena redevelopment at $54M more than planned

Burnaby council approves giant $240M pool, arena redevelopment at $54M more than planned

The city plans to build a 'destination recreation facility.'
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BC Tel Boot redevelopment plans 2,500 homes incl. 975 rentals, 5 towers up to 64 storeys in Burnaby

BC Tel Boot redevelopment plans 2,500 homes incl. 975 rentals, 5 towers up to 64 storeys in Burnaby

The new development is also considering a new SkyTrain station at the site, originally planned more than 40 years ago.
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Brother of slain Burnaby girl speaks out about Ibrahim Ali guilty verdict

Brother of slain Burnaby girl speaks out about Ibrahim Ali guilty verdict

A guilty verdict in the Ibrahim Ali murder trial is the 'best possible outcome ' within the confines of the justice system, said the brother of the 13-year-old victim.
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Burnaby plastic manufacturer violated stop-use order, fined $5K

Burnaby plastic manufacturer violated stop-use order, fined $5K

WorkSafeBC's report said Perfect Plastics failed to comply with the provincial watchdog's order after finding printing presses without adequate safeguards.
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Steven Konechny makes it rain teddy bears for Grandview Steelers' fundraiser

Steven Konechny makes it rain teddy bears for Grandview Steelers' fundraiser

Konechny also assisted on the Burnaby's junior hockey club game-winning goal over Port Moody with 11 seconds left in the contest.
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Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has declined to order a Brentwood strata to hand over the contact information for the owner of a key fob used to break into a storage locker at the highrise in June 2022.
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'You've got to get it together,' judge tells suspended driver caught in Burnaby

'You've got to get it together,' judge tells suspended driver caught in Burnaby

Before handing 26-year-old Arshdeep Singh Buttar his third driving ban in three years, B.C. provincial court Judge Nancy Adams told him driving in B.C. is a privilege, not a right.
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Burnaby-based nonprofit receives $264K in food security funding

Burnaby-based nonprofit receives $264K in food security funding

The province is doling out $15 million to several organizations, including the Greater Vancouver Food Bank in Burnaby.
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