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Car service hopes to break in to local market

Car service hopes to break in to local market

While the province considers what to do with ride-sharing services like Uber, a local business that offers car service in the region is hoping to make inroads in Burnaby.
Student pleads guilty in voyeurism case

Student pleads guilty in voyeurism case

A BCIT student accused of peeping on fellow students in a school bathroom last year has pled guilty to the crime. According to court records, Chieh-Sen Yang pleaded guilty to two charges of secretly observing or recording nudity in a private place.
Ministry: No numbers on mental health for incarcerated youth

Ministry: No numbers on mental health for incarcerated youth

The union for prison officers is claiming more incarcerated youth are dealing with mental illnesses, but the ministry that cares for them says it’s not tracking the numbers.
Murdered dummy not who he appeared to be

Murdered dummy not who he appeared to be

BCIT forensics department cooks up an elaborate mystery for California State University undergraduate students to solve during a two-week field school in Burnaby
Foreign numbers on the rise

Foreign numbers on the rise

If you were of the belief that the slice of foreign ownership in the real estate pie was bigger than the numbers announced by the provincial government earlier this month, new stats would suggest you were right.
Public pipeline meetings set for Burnaby

Public pipeline meetings set for Burnaby

The federal government has announced the dates, times and location for the Kinder Morgan pipeline panel roundtable sessions in Burnaby.
Burnaby school handbell choir rings in international conference

Burnaby school handbell choir rings in international conference

Twelve young Burnaby ringers faced a daunting task this week, playing the processional at the opening of an international handbell symposium in Vancouver.
Korean War vets honoured in Burnaby

Korean War vets honoured in Burnaby

Like many former soldiers, former Burnaby resident John Conway-Brown is jocular when he first starts talking about his 20 months serving in the Korean War.
Man sentenced to 13.5 years for JIBC attacks

Man sentenced to 13.5 years for JIBC attacks

The man responsible for a campaign of terror against innocent people who parked their cars at the Justice Institute of B.C. in New Westminster will spend more than a decade behind bars for his crimes. On Wednesday, a B.C.
Pipeline conditions still unmet: MLA

Pipeline conditions still unmet: MLA

Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee says Kinder Morgan has not met the majority of conditions set out by the provincial government for major oil projects.