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Five years ago, Amanda Wohlford found herself pregnant, homeless and on her own. She was 24 years old, couch-surfing and in and out of a relationship with the father. "I was so emotional I didn't want to be pregnant," she told the NOW.

Two years ago a young boy diagnosed with leukemia donated 16 toys to kids spending Christmas in the oncology ward at Children’s Hospital.

The number of deaths at Burnaby Hospital was nine per cent higher than the B.C.

One month after getting a letter from concerned Burnaby seniors, Fraser Health will resume cancelled flu clinics at local senior centres next week.

The Calgary-based National Energy Board is going to set up a new office in the Lower Mainland this spring. NEB chair, Peter Watson, told the NOW the board wants to connect better with community stakeholders.

The Burnaby Arts Council is launching a first-of-its-kind exhibit for the public this weekend. 2014 Year in Review , to be displayed at its home (the Deer Lake Gallery), will feature a sample of visual art pieces from the last 12 months.

Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee is speaking out on the Kinder Morgan expansion. Burnaby's lone Liberal reiterated the provincial government's five conditions for Kinder Morgan's proposal to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby.

Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist comes to life this month at Byrne Creek Secondary School. The school’s theatre company, now in its 10th year, will be staging the musical from Dec 10 to 13.

Marine vessels, Chevron refinery produce most emissions in region

Restaurant was closed for 10 days during standoff with Kinder Morgan