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Traffic light installed at notorious Burnaby crosswalk one year after Brazilian teen killed

Traffic light installed at notorious Burnaby crosswalk one year after Brazilian teen killed

One year after a 15-year-old Brazilian exchange student was killed at a notorious Burnaby crosswalk, the city has finished installing a full traffic signal there.
Study ranks Canada #1 in the world for quality of life

Study ranks Canada #1 in the world for quality of life

This is the country’s fourth year in a row in the ranking’s top spot
Open house welcomes you to help plan a new Burnaby dog park

Open house welcomes you to help plan a new Burnaby dog park

Bell Park and Keswick Park considered for off leash area
Weaver calls on MLA Linda Reid to step down over whistleblower’s claims

Weaver calls on MLA Linda Reid to step down over whistleblower’s claims

Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver: It’s essential to restore trust; MLA and assistant deputy Speaker Linda Reid: We must respect the process
Study uses rinkside concussion testing to provide new insight into brain injuries

Study uses rinkside concussion testing to provide new insight into brain injuries

Research team led by North Vancouver neuroscientist Dr. Ryan D'Arcy examines concussions in hockey
Burnaby mom to share her struggle with bulimia at Wellness Show

Burnaby mom to share her struggle with bulimia at Wellness Show

Burnaby-based fitness coach Aeryon Ashlie will be sharing her struggles with bulimia during the upcoming Wellness Show in Vancouver. Bullied because of the way she looked, Ashlie developed the eating disorder for many years.
B.C. sets record for number of batteries recycled

B.C. sets record for number of batteries recycled

Call2Recycle Canada - a national consumer battery collection and recycling program - reports that Canadians recycled more than 2.7-million kilograms of batteries in 2018 - an increase of three per cent over 2017 and a record for the organization.
Judge: Burnaby Mountie violated skeleton-mask robber's charter rights

Judge: Burnaby Mountie violated skeleton-mask robber's charter rights

A Burnaby Mountie who arrested a robbery suspect after entering his home without a warrant seriously violated the man’s charter rights and endangered himself and a fellow officer, according to a B.C. Provincial Court judge.
Legislature expenses: Speaker’s report alleges coverups, doctoring

Legislature expenses: Speaker’s report alleges coverups, doctoring

The B.C. legislature Speaker’s report detailing “flagrant overspending” of taxpayers’ money by two senior managers at the B.C. legislature also alleges there were attempts to cover it up.
'We're not very materialistic,' says new lottery winner

'We're not very materialistic,' says new lottery winner

Peter Mitford may now have a million dollars, but that doesn’t mean he’s getting any shiny new toys. Instead, Mitford has globetrotting plans with his family after winning big on Lotto 6/49.