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After a busy Sunday spent fighting a brush fire on Burnaby Mountain, firefighters were back in North Burnaby Monday afternoon, this time to attend a fire in Confederation Park. Around 3 p.m.

Burnaby’s famous magician will be on the tube July 10 for the season premiere of CW’s Masters of Illusion . It’ll be Murray SawChuck’s second year starring in the reality TV series, which brings some of the world’s top magicians together.

Firefighters douse bush fire on Burnaby Mountain

The Liberals have selected their candidate for the federal riding of New Westminster-Burnaby. Lawyer Sasha Ramnarine, 30, will run for the Grits this fall, making his first foray into politics.

Burnaby residents with asthma, chronic respiratory disease and heart failure are being warned to take precautions against a thick blanket of smoke hovering over Metro Vancouver.

Lawn sprinkling reduced to once a week in mornings only

The Burnaby Board of Trade is co-hosting a special mixer next week, Networking in the Lions Den. The joint mixer with the Surrey Board of Trade takes place on Friday, July 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. at B.C. Place stadium.

You may have noticed a wave of rainbow-tinted profile pictures on social media in the past two weeks, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 26 legalizing same-sex marriage in the States.

A pair of Burnaby women are facing several charges under the province’s Wildlife Act for allegedly trafficking in bear parts following an investigation that spanned two communities.

Burnaby voters were amongst those in the region to strongly oppose a proposed transportation tax to fund projects throughout Metro Vancouver. Nearly 65 per cent of Burnaby voters voted no in the transit plebiscite, which wrapped up at the end of May.