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Pills confiscated by Delta school district officials

Police are looking for witnesses to a fatal pedestrian collision involving a transit bus in Burnaby Thursday night. Emergency crews were called to 6th Street and 16th Avenue at about 7 p.m. for reports a bus had hit a pedestrian.

Concern is growing and a family is anxiously waiting for word after Simon Fraser University Prof. Ramazan “Ramo” Gencay disappeared a week ago while on a trip to Colombia.

A Burnaby house fire a few weeks ago could well have ended in tragedy if not for a pair of unlikely heroes. Ever since 13-year-old Deon Johnson can remember, he and his Russian great-grandmother Rimma Mussina have lived in the same house.

A Burnaby store employee is warning other businesses about a woman who snatched and grabbed items before racing out of a story today.

Victoria police are investigating after 10 bags of donated children’s toys were stolen from a truck parked next to the Salvation Army’s Stan Hagen Centre for Families. The Quadra Street centre helps families in need with a variety of services.

BC Centre for Disease Control influenza experts are advising British Columbians that influenza activity is increasing as we head into the holiday period.

Localized flooding caused by heavy rainfall has made a number of Burnaby streets impassable. As of 11 a.m. Thursday (Dec.

Baby, it’s cold outside, but that won’t stop Burnaby RCMP’s recently resurrected bike squad from making its rounds.

With the Christmas shopping season in full swing, the Better Business Bureau has released its annual list of the top 12 Christmas scams that prey on consumers. 1.