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Tenant fights eviction for smudging, takes case to B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

Tenant fights eviction for smudging, takes case to B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

A Burnaby woman has filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal alleging her landlord is denying her the right to smudge.
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Demand for condos, townhomes goes up

Demand for condos, townhomes goes up

New data suggests homebuyers have plenty of options when it comes to detached homes
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Family pleads for teen's return

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Family pleads for teen's return

Ten years ago this week, 18-year-old Bryan Braumberger went missing. The disappearance remains a mystery.
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Charges laid in Burnaby bus groping

Charges laid in Burnaby bus groping

A 60-year-old man with no fixed address has been charged in connection with two sexual assaults, including one on a Burnaby bus.
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Two Burnaby high schools bridge private-public divide

Two Burnaby high schools bridge private-public divide

So close, yet so far apart. Byrne Creek Secondary and St.
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18 North Burnaby homes evacuated after gas line punctured

18 North Burnaby homes evacuated after gas line punctured

Firefighters helped to evacuate 18 North Burnaby homes Wednesday night because of a natural gas leak. A resident called Fortis B.C. to report a smell of rotten eggs at around 6:30 p.m.
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B.C. NDP-Green partnership about electoral reform, banning big money and stopping Kinder Morgan

B.C. NDP-Green partnership about electoral reform, banning big money and stopping Kinder Morgan

B.C.’s newly formed NDP-Green alliance will focus on taking big money out of politics, electoral reform and halting the Kinder Morgan pipeline. B.C. NDP leader John Horgan and B.C.
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Burnaby man guilty of assault after punching, kicking ex-friend who called him 'whipped'

Burnaby man guilty of assault after punching, kicking ex-friend who called him 'whipped'

A provincial court judge has found a Burnaby man guilty of assault for kicking his estranged friend when he was down.
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Donor offers $300K to Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. to replace ailing hospital

Donor offers $300K to Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. to replace ailing hospital

An anonymous donor has offered to cover half the cost of what it’ll take to replace the gutted out animal hospital at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C.
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Burnaby girls invent app to keep people, wildlife safe

Burnaby girls invent app to keep people, wildlife safe

With bears, cougars and coyotes once again wandering around Burnaby neighbourhoods, wouldn’t it be handy to have a mobile app that alerts people to wildlife sightings in their area while simultaneously generating species-specific safety tips? Look no
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