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Future Shop is preparing for the holiday hordes by hiring more than 4,000 seasonal associates, according to a press release from the Burnaby-based company.

A 74-year-old Burnaby man died Tuesday morning after the car he was driving left the road in an East Vancouver neighbourhood, travelled across a grass park and struck a pole.

City mayor, staff, defend tree stance saying they're working on a tree inventory and reviewing the current bylaws in other cities first

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the Burnaby NOW's online photo galleries are a repository of millions of words of every kind, colour and shape.

On Tom Tao's first day at the University of California Berkeley, he caught a speech by Mario Savio, leader of the Free Speech Movement, he says.

Candidate says party would publicly post info on expenses and salaries

A four-storey mixed-use development is being proposed for the Royal Oak area. Burnaby council has agreed to send an application for the development at 5312 and 5352 Grimmer St. to a public hearing on Nov. 29.

PLAYGROUND GETS FUNDING Gilmore Community School will receive funding for its playground upgrade. Council approved the $2,250 funding request at Monday night's council meeting.

Creekside Community Church and the Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness are joining forces to help local people sleeping outdoors this winter.