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The Transit Police officer who was shot on Jan. 30 – leading to Metro Vancouver manhunt that ended in Burnaby early Sunday morning – has a message for Burnaby RCMP – thanks. A Transit Police news release says Const.

Some collaborations are just meant to be. Not long ago, Burnaby Mountain Secondary music teacher Deanna Gestrin got a call from an Indigenous hip hop artist living in New Westminster.

Hammers and nails are in the future of Don and Darlene Bucholtz. The two lottery winners want do major renovations of their home. When he checked his ticket, Don needed to slow down and recount the zeros to find out he won a life-changing prize.

The pig is the 12th of the 12 Zodiac animals, and myths tell some rather amusing stories about how the pig earned its place in the pecking order.

It’s Lunar New Year’s eve today (Monday) and a local fortune teller has this year’s fortunes for the 12 animal signs.

Authorities say that arrests have been made in the case of a Simon Fraser University professor found dead in Colombia. Colombian authorities found the body of Ramazan (Ramo) Gencay, 57, outside Medellin in December.

The manhunt is over – and it ended in Burnaby. Police say they have arrested Daon Gordon Glasgow without incident at a home in the 7500 block of Boundary Road in Burnaby. Police allege the suspect shot Const.

On Friday night, somebody won $26.6 million in the Lotto Max. Somebody topped that Saturday night - by a lot. There is one winning ticket for Saturday night's Lotto 649 jackpot of just under $33.4 million, and it was sold somewhere in Ontario.

A quiet Burnaby neighbourhood was rocked by the sound of gunfire Saturday night at around 9: 45 p.m. – with a man shot multiple times inside his luxury vehicle. Burnaby RCMP say a man was wounded in what they suspect was a targeted shooting.

I know I’m a little late with this, but some things are worth waiting for (unfortunately, this isn’t one of them). 2018 was a big year for craft beer in B.C., but let’s stop living in the past.