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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations lowest since June

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations lowest since June

Another 33 people are said to have died while infected with COVID-19
Burnaby to create age-friendly extreme weather response plan with B.C. funding

Burnaby to create age-friendly extreme weather response plan with B.C. funding

Grants are up to $25,000 each.
Volunteers sought as Metro Vancouver non-profit predicts spike in kids' program demand

Volunteers sought as Metro Vancouver non-profit predicts spike in kids' program demand

Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver serves more than 1,000 kids, but it could take three years for one of them to be matched with a mentor.
Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine found in car that blew red light in Burnaby

Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine found in car that blew red light in Burnaby

A 23-year-old driver reportedly told Burnaby Mounties he had left his drug-dealing days behind him before police found a secret compartment in his car with baggies of illicit drugs and a stack of cash.
Scholarship helps BCIT student bust 'man's job' stigma

Scholarship helps BCIT student bust 'man's job' stigma

Trades Discovery for Women program opened doors for this New Westminster resident — and a $2,500 scholarship is an added boost.
Unsafe construction trucks taken off road near where teen killed by dump truck: Burnaby RCMP

Unsafe construction trucks taken off road near where teen killed by dump truck: Burnaby RCMP

Police inspected 32 commercial vehicles at 10th Avenue and 18th Street last week and took 26 off the road for safety violations. Five of them were associated with two major construction sites near where 14-year-old Muska Behzad was killed by a dump truck in May.
International Overdose Awareness Day: Remembering the 'Flash' actor and other victims

International Overdose Awareness Day: Remembering the 'Flash' actor and other victims

On International Overdose Awareness Day, Burnaby residents gather at neighbourhood church to hold a vigil and remember the lives lost to drug overdoses in B.C.
'Unacceptable': Burnaby MP Terry Beech denounces harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit

'Unacceptable': Burnaby MP Terry Beech denounces harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit

Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh also condemned the incident that saw two people confront and verbally attack the deputy prime minister.
Burnaby man set for life after $675K lottery win

Burnaby man set for life after $675K lottery win

Patrick Stoetzner Hale is looking at cars and real estate following the big payday.
SFU men's soccer team drops season opener to top-ranked California State Los Angeles

SFU men's soccer team drops season opener to top-ranked California State Los Angeles

SFU was shut out by the defending national champions in its home opener.