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Tunnel will ease traffic stress during SkyTrain construction

Tunnel will ease traffic stress during SkyTrain construction

Tunnel being bored beneath Vancouver’s Broadway will lessen business disruptions during subway extension work
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Letter: Not enough Burnaby parents watching as budget cuts happen

Letter: Not enough Burnaby parents watching as budget cuts happen

Editor: This year has been hard for the education system and everyone in it. I’d love to tell you that there is great news ahead, but there isn’t. There is also an education tsunami out there on the horizon.
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New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian takes aim at hate symbols and hate crimes

New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian takes aim at hate symbols and hate crimes

Nazi and the Ku Klux Klan items among those targeted in private member's bill
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit new seven-month low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit new seven-month low

Second vaccine doses in B.C. hit a daily record of 57,161 in the past 24 hours.
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Opinion: Blame drivers for Burnaby’s new ‘traffic chaos’ spot - not the city

Opinion: Blame drivers for Burnaby’s new ‘traffic chaos’ spot - not the city

The city has helped create new patio space for businesses but not everyone is happy about it
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City of Burnaby 2021 byelection Q&A: Candidate Gulam Firdos

City of Burnaby 2021 byelection Q&A: Candidate Gulam Firdos

"Please do not refrain from voting. Your vote is your voice"
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Speeding driver tells Metro Vancouver police officer to 'focus on the drugs and alcohol killing people' instead

Speeding driver tells Metro Vancouver police officer to 'focus on the drugs and alcohol killing people' instead

A driver asked the police officer "why police don't do their job [and] focus on the drugs [and] alcohol killing people."
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What does 'near normal' mean for B.C. schools? Here's what we know (and what we don't) about the fall

What does 'near normal' mean for B.C. schools? Here's what we know (and what we don't) about the fall

Some questions – and some answers – from the June 17 briefing by Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Dr. Bonnie Henry
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TransLink makes HandyDART more accessible; adds age-based discounts

TransLink makes HandyDART more accessible; adds age-based discounts

Customers will be able to use Compass cards for the first time, starting October 1.
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City of Burnaby 2021 byelection Q&A: Candidate Mike Hillman

City of Burnaby 2021 byelection Q&A: Candidate Mike Hillman

"I strive for creative solutions that bring people and ideas together"
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