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Mystery, history and more on the bookshelves

Whether you'll be sitting at home on your balcony, deck or garden, in your neighbourhood park, at the beach or at your favourite getaway, be sure to take along a book.

Park set for big changes

Council report gets poetic in proposal
Burnaby man suffers burns in house fire near SkyTrain station

Burnaby man suffers burns in house fire near SkyTrain station

A Burnaby man suffered burns to his chest, face and back on Wednesday afternoon during a house fire just south of the Royal Oak SkyTrain station.

Security breach of medical files at BCIT health clinic in Burnaby

During a recent security audit at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, staff discovered someone had gained unauthorized access to a computer server at the medical clinic on campus.

Charges laid

A 43-year-old Burnaby man has now been charged in connection with the April 2011 accident where a cement truck collided with a car driven by 26 year-old Mark Holmes of Coquitlam. Holmes, a new father, died at the scene.

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RCMP catch thieves in the act

Two men, including a 31-year-old from Burnaby, are facing theft charges after the Burnaby RCMP's prolific offender suppression team caught them trying to steal washing machines from a truck headed from Burnaby to Prince George.

Burnaby RCMP arrest man, seize almost 100,000 doses of raw opium

A Burnaby man has been arrested and the Burnaby RCMP have seized several kilograms of raw opium after police acted on a tip from the Canada Border Services Agency.

Shark group calls for ban on fin soup

Burnaby city hall was the scene of a shark swarm recently.

Biz board brings 'mobile' issue to city council

City not part of pilot program to look at feasibility of mobile business licenses in region