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Accident victim was a 'kind, passionate human being'

Heather Lauren Levine, 30, has now been identified as the woman killed in a Sept. 6 accident involving Levine, her bicycle and a Rocky Mountaineer train near the intersection of Cariboo Road and Government Street.

Welfare activist: 'We're angry'

Rally in Burnaby demands increase to disability rates

Volkow tells email writer to 'Piss off'

As an animal rights activist, Dania Sheldon was glad to hear her hometown was considering banning the sale and distribution of shark fins.

Got weekend plans?

Fall is now here and that means colder nights and the inevitable monsoon rains that we've come to expect in the Lower Mainland. There's still some good weather left and it's time for Burnaby residents to get out and enjoy the best of the city.

Police arrest man suspected in sexual assault on 12-year-old

A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested Tuesday night by Transit Police officers and now faces charges related to a sexual assault against a 12-year-old girl last month.

Courage in the face of adversity

Cristina pastia, at the age of 20, lost both parents in an alleged murder, suicide

SFU support staff give 72-hour strike notice

Support staff at Simon Fraser University served a 72-hour strike notice on Sept. 27 to step up bargaining action with their employer.

Burnaby Hospital committee to send report to government

After months of public meetings, the Burnaby Hospital community consultation committee is now in the midst of compiling all the feedback and drafting a report for Fraser Health and the Ministry of Health.

Mural gets some funding help

A mural that is part of efforts to revitalize the neighbourhood around Gilley Avenue and Kingsway is receiving funding from the city. Burnaby council approved a grant of $3,500 for the project at 7012 Randolph St.

Chinese court sentences Li Ang to life in prison for 2002 murder of Burnaby student Amanda Zhao

Amanda Zhao's boyfriend, Li Ang, has been sentenced to life in prison for her 2002 murder in Burnaby, according to Chinese media reports. The sentence comes 10 years after the B.C.