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Burnaby teacher suspended for sketching students instead of teaching

Burnaby teacher suspended for sketching students instead of teaching

TOC Xishuang Zhang had been disciplined by the school district and B.C. teachers' watchdog before.
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Here’s how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

Here’s how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

As smoke blankets the Lower Mainland, here are some tips to protect your health.
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Heart patient tests positive for COVID-19 at Burnaby Hospital

Heart patient tests positive for COVID-19 at Burnaby Hospital

Fraser Health declares outbreak 'out of an abundance of caution.'
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UPDATE: Air advisory issued as smoke from Washington fires blankets Metro Vancouver

UPDATE: Air advisory issued as smoke from Washington fires blankets Metro Vancouver

High concentrations of fine particulate matter in the smoke are of particular concern for people with lung disease, heart disease, COPD, asthma and diabetes
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Stay hydrated this week: Environment Canada

Stay hydrated this week: Environment Canada

Sunshine and hot weather are in the forecast as students and teachers return to school this week. According to Environment Canada, sun and clear skies are expected from Tuesday to Friday with a high of 24C and a low of 13C.
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22% of Burnaby elementary parents say their kids not going back to school: survey

22% of Burnaby elementary parents say their kids not going back to school: survey

More than twice as many elementary parents as high school parents have told the Burnaby school district they’ll be keeping their kids at home when school starts up this month.
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SFU students get 13 student unions to sign anti-TMX letter

SFU students get 13 student unions to sign anti-TMX letter

Thirteen groups representing 180,000 post-secondary students across the country are backing a call by SFU student groups for the federal government to reconsider the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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One-metre distance likely enough in some classroom situations: Dr. Henry

One-metre distance likely enough in some classroom situations: Dr. Henry

And keep the messaging simple: 'It’s got to be air hugs and high fives,' said the Provincial Health Officer with less than a week before the official start of the school year.
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Labour Day celebrations go virtual in the face of COVID-19

Labour Day celebrations go virtual in the face of COVID-19

The New Westminster & District and Vancouver & District Labour Councils are joining together for a virtual celebration of Labour Day this year.
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'Fist-sized' bag of drugs, cash seized after suspected drug dealing in Burnaby

'Fist-sized' bag of drugs, cash seized after suspected drug dealing in Burnaby

A man faces drug-dealing charges after Burnaby RCMP officers found a fist-sized bag of suspected drugs in the SUV he was driving last month. Two officers were patrolling in the area of Canada Way and Wayburne Drive on Aug.
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