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Meet 'Chuffy,' the temporary snow tiger

Meet 'Chuffy,' the temporary snow tiger

Coquitlam snow sculptor Tiffany Yang has found a unique way to get people talking about endangered animal
Burnaby road disruptions on Lougheed start Saturday

Burnaby road disruptions on Lougheed start Saturday

Work begins this weekend upgrade the natural gas line through Burnaby – with traffic closures expected.
Tougher rules take effect today forcing deadbeat parents to pay up

Tougher rules take effect today forcing deadbeat parents to pay up

Life just got tougher for deadbeat parents. Changes to the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP) came into effect today (March 1, 2019).
This was the coldest February on record in Metro Vancouver

This was the coldest February on record in Metro Vancouver

Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE While Metro Vancouver saw a great deal of snow this February, the snowfall wasn’t the most exceptional component of last month’s weather.
More people were scammed through romance than anything else: BBB

More people were scammed through romance than anything else: BBB

Canadians lost over $121 million to scammers, moving up from $95 million in 2017, and more than doubling the amount from 2015.
Burnaby nature lovers asked to look for dead bats

Burnaby nature lovers asked to look for dead bats

The B.C. Community Bat Program in collaboration with the B.C. government is requesting the public’s help in monitoring the spread of a disease threatening the entire bat community.
George Takei boldly goes for a trek on Vancouver’s SkyTrain (PHOTOS)

George Takei boldly goes for a trek on Vancouver’s SkyTrain (PHOTOS)

SkyTrain: the final frontier. These are the voyages the TransLink. And one such voyager was actor and activist George Takei , who was spotted at the Stadium-Chinatown Station in Vancouver Thursday.
Oscar-winning actress drops in on Burnaby deaf school

Oscar-winning actress drops in on Burnaby deaf school

Deaf students in Burnaby got an impromptu visit from an Academy Award-winning actor last month. Marlee Matlin, who won the best-actress Oscar in 1986 for her role in Children of a Lesser God , dropped by the B.C.
Burnaby mayor asks premier for right to sue fossil fuel companies

Burnaby mayor asks premier for right to sue fossil fuel companies

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley has written to B.C. Premier John Horgan asking the province to create legislation allowing municipal governments to launch and join class-action lawsuits against fossil fuel companies for climate-related harms.
Private college eyes former Metrotown Best Buy site in Burnaby

Private college eyes former Metrotown Best Buy site in Burnaby

College classrooms, a library and administrative offices may soon move into the space Best Buy used to occupy in Burnaby’s Metrotown area.