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Two Burnaby students were recently honoured for their essay writing skills.

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The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club will be fielding a host of teams at the second stop on B.C. Rugby Union Summer Sevens tour.

The price of gas has dropped this week, but we're still paying more to fuel up here than they are in eastern Canada. This week, the average price of gas in Metro Vancouver dropped to $1.

City RCMP arrest local man with several kilos of opium thanks to border services tip

It's summer and the forecast finally looks like it's taking a turn for the better. We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend.

The warm weather, it would seem, has at last arrived. After a long June of rain (even flooding in some areas), this week's sunny weather has certainly been cheerfully welcomed by most.

Last October, my friend Vanessa invited me to her home for her mother's surprise birthday party. I had been teaching her meditation over the past year.

City firefighters respond to house fire near SkyTrain line

Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion plan could lead to higher gas prices, land expropriation and the demise of the Chevron refinery, according to Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart.