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Police respond to 911 call about knife-wielding man on Albert Street in city

City council gives OK for city staff to work on next step

The City of Burnaby approved 1,803 permits in 2012, but those permits only brought in $514.67 million, the lowest amount the city has brought in since 2009. In 2011, The City of Burnaby issued 1,729 permits and brought in $615.

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We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend, and this week, there's a good mix of activities in the city. 1 Get viewing Photog, playing on both Feb. 1 and Feb. 2 at 8 p.m.

Local metal shop wins battle over trademark application

A man was shot early Thursday morning in North Burnaby after RCMP officers responded to a call of a knife-wielding man in the area.

A Simon Fraser University student-tutoring program recently expanded its scope to help more students in the Lower Mainland with literacy skills.

The first phase of the Brentwood Town Centre development is one step closer to coming to public hearing. City of Burnaby staff received approval from council to work on preparing a development plan with Shape Properties for Phase I.

Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP Kennedy Stewart met with Seton Villa residents on Thursday to discuss their concerns about possible changes to two community shuttle routes in their area.