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Feature: Looking for a safe place at SFU

Feature: Looking for a safe place at SFU

Inside the SFU Women’s Centre at the Burnaby campus, there’s a small room filled with boxes, an old couch and tiny desk. It’s really not much more than a storage closet.
Attorney General sues man who rammed Burnaby cop cars

Attorney General sues man who rammed Burnaby cop cars

If 22 months in prison wasn’t enough, the Attorney General of Canada is now suing the man who crashed a stolen truck into six police cruisers parked outside the Lougheed community policing office two years ago. The mini crime spree began on Dec.
Property assessments expected to make big jump in 2016

Property assessments expected to make big jump in 2016

If you don’t own a house in Metro Vancouver, here comes more proof you likely never will. While some homeowners in Burnaby are in for some sticker shock when they open their property assessments in the new year.

[UPDATE] Missing woman found

Jioon Ko, who was reported missing Wednesday, has been found safe and sound, according to the Burnaby RCMP.
WorkSafeBC hands out thousands of dollars in fines for violations in Burnaby

WorkSafeBC hands out thousands of dollars in fines for violations in Burnaby

Improper storage of asbestos-containing drywall and a lack of fall-protection gear were some of the common infractions at works sites in Burnaby this year to draw the ire of WorkSafe BC.
Kinder Morgan pipeline fate in limbo

Kinder Morgan pipeline fate in limbo

NDP says Liberals backing off election promise, but Terry Beech says that's not the case
Burnaby Metrotown residents one-third less likely to be obese

Burnaby Metrotown residents one-third less likely to be obese

Metrotown residents are less likely to be overweight because they live in a “walker’s paradise,” according to a new study that links walkability and obesity risk.
Monk’s dream turns into court battle

Monk’s dream turns into court battle

For more than a decade, Le Thuan has made the large property at the very end of Royal Oak Avenue his tangible and spiritual home. The Buddhist monk, originally from Vietnam, has lived at 8708 Royal Oak Ave.
EA Games hosts Burnaby elementary students for Hour of Code

EA Games hosts Burnaby elementary students for Hour of Code

Seventy-five Burnaby elementary school students got to try their hand at coding in one of the largest video game studios in the world this week.
Refinery flare brightens sky during power failure

Refinery flare brightens sky during power failure

The flare at Burnaby’s Chevron refinery was brighter than normal after a power outage Sunday night.