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TransLink is hold a meeting in Burnaby tonight regarding the company's future plans for the region. The meeting is part of TransLink's public consultations on the 2012 supplemental plan and outlook, titled Moving Forward.

A non-profit café is opening in the Brentwood neighbourhood this weekend. Connections Coffee House is celebrating its grand opening with $1 drinks (by cash only) and free samples of baked goods from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A woman killed in her Burnaby apartment last week is being remembered as an indiscriminately caring and compassionate woman who opened her home and heart to anyone in need. Bayush Hagos, 57, was found dead in her apartment around 6: 30 a.m. on Sept.

Burnaby city council has approved seven new local heroes to add to the city's roster. The nominees for the 15th annual civic hero awards were approved by council at the Aug. 29 council meeting.

Burnaby Heights is losing its only video store. Blockbuster at 4191 Hastings St. is in the process of shutting down.

If you know of a local group that has made Burnaby a better place for people with disabilities, the Sharing Our Futures Foundation has a new series of awards up for grabs.

Drivers get speeding wake-up call in Burnaby

A proposed development in the Brentwood area has seen some changes since it was last brought before council in 2008.

The Integrated Homicide Investigations Team has released the name of the woman killed in last week's Metrotown area homicide. Bayush Hagos, 57, was killed in what police are calling a "domestic dispute" just before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday Sept.