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Woman sentenced in 2013 Burnaby murder

Woman sentenced in 2013 Burnaby murder

A woman in her 60s convicted of stabbing her friend and heroin dealer 21 times in a Burnaby apartment will spend at least the next 11 years behind bars. A jury in B.C.
Byrne Creek sisters audience favourites at Burnaby's Got Talent

Byrne Creek sisters audience favourites at Burnaby's Got Talent

(Click on the the Burnaby's Got Talent link at the end of this story for more photos.) A Byrne Creek sister duo belted out a pair of show-stealing duets to take top honours at this year’s Burnaby’s Got Talent student talent show at the Michael J.
Burnaby's Got Talent

Burnaby's Got Talent

BCIT'S Guichon Creek hits another restoration milestone

BCIT'S Guichon Creek hits another restoration milestone

After decades of restoration efforts, a previously-damaged local creek is now home to a bevy of tiny chum salmon.
City questions carbon-tax break for rural homeowners

City questions carbon-tax break for rural homeowners

Burnaby politicians are taking aim at the provincial government and how it spends some of the carbon tax revenue, in light of rising property values in the city and region.
Where’s the charity?

Where’s the charity?

Burnaby’s assistant fire chief calls out other cities for not donating old trucks to needy countries
Class Act: Burnaby students bolster Stoney Creek salmon population

Class Act: Burnaby students bolster Stoney Creek salmon population

More than 100 salmon fry are busy trying to avoid predators for the first time after being released into Stoney Creek by Ecole Inman Elementary School students Friday.
Burnaby records first homicide of 2016

Burnaby records first homicide of 2016

Burnaby has recorded its first homicide of 2016, after the body of man was found by police on the Byrne Creek Trail. Burnaby Mounties were called out to an area around the 7300 block of Sandborne Avenue Sunday night around 8 p.m.
Government's post-NEB Kinder Morgan review just beginning

Government's post-NEB Kinder Morgan review just beginning

New ministerial rep should be appointed in May
Metro Vancouver considers options for sale of Burnaby head office

Metro Vancouver considers options for sale of Burnaby head office

It’s a prime piece of real estate in an area of Burnaby that continues to develop. Now Metro Vancouver has to figure out how it wants to sell its 4330 Kingsway headquarters and get the biggest return.