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Julio Chavez, 91, was standing on a Burnaby sidewalk when he was struck

New federal seat combines Tory-friendly North Shore with traditional NDP territory in Burnaby

The first all-candidates meeting for Burnaby North-Seymour was a full house, although Conservative candidate Mike Little was noticeably absent.

This year, the founder of Rivers Day is celebrating three anniversaries. Forty years ago, Mark Angelo paddled the length of the Fraser River, which inspired the annual ecological celebration. Thirty-five years ago, B.C.

B.C.’s police watchdog is in Burnaby today investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened around 7 a.m.

The city’s building permits continue to bring in money this year, with 1,230 permits worth $619 million issued by the end of August, according to a city staff report. Though more permits were issued in 2012 – 1,311 issued by Aug.

What sounds sweet to locked-out workers is causing headaches for some Burnaby residents. Car horns, cheers of support and mood-enhancing music is often the motivational fuel behind any picket line.

A long awaited program aimed at reducing property crime in the city is finally ready. Business Watch, while not unique to Burnaby, offers business owners in the city up-to-date crime information, alerts, workshops, tips, resources and more.

An elderly Burnaby man died after he was hit by a motorized scooter last week, and now Mounties are looking for witnesses to help piece together what caused the fatal crash.

Burnaby RCMP have little information regarding a stabbing at Maywood Park last week and are hoping the public can help fill in the blanks. Around 11:30 p.m. on Sept.