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Much in the spirit of wearing his heart on his sleeve, an Elliot Lake, Ont. store manager has tattooed the logo from one of his favourite TV shows on his arm, in honour of Burnaby business owner Jeff Schwarz.

A security firm in Burnaby now knows the price for having unlicensed software on its computers. Cobra Integrated Systems Ltd.

Howie English says he isn't the type to cry - ever - but when he talks about why he's walking from Maple Ridge to Burnaby this weekend, he gets emotional. "I'm a really tough guy. I never cry, but I get choked up if I talk about this," he says.

Burnaby's Brian Bonney was named multiple times in a review into the ethnic vote scandal plaguing the Liberals as the provincial election looms.

The man involved in the altercation with a seven-month pregnant woman at Metrotown SkyTrain station last month has stepped forward. On Feb. 20 at 4:10 p.m.

A man in a car approached students near Brentwood Park Elementary this week, according to a letter sent out to parents. The incident was reported to the Burnaby RCMP, and police added patrols in the area, the letter stated.

Burnaby and North Vancouver councils are calling for a fair and consistent energy taxation policy across the board under the reinstatement of the provincial sales tax.

Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy says he had no knowledge of the leaked email outlining the Liberals' plan to target the ethnic vote.

Patient care in three priority areas at Burnaby Hospital will be fast-tracked within the next three years, due to a capital investment of $5.5 million from Fraser Health, the health organization announced Monday.