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Plan to subsidize new SkyTrain line includes two cents per litre gas tax surcharge and potential property tax hike in 2013

A Burnaby man was sentenced Thursday for his part in a 2009 fatal assault in Surrey. Faris Omerovic, 20, received four years of jail time for the 2009 "one-punch manslaughter" of Sher Singh. B.C.

Annual report shows more than 100 city hall staffers earning above $100,000

The Burnaby RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing Arizona man who may be in the Lower Mainland. Robert Milwrick, 80, left Victorville, California on July 5 with his sister.

Claudia Li Challenges Chinese Tradition, Shark Fin Soup, to Save Sharks

A North Burnaby house being probed for its link to a fugitive United Nations gang leader was severely damaged in a suspected arson fire Thursday. Neighbours of the house at 7350 Pandora St. called 911 about 4:22 a.m.

Members of Acorn Canada carried a cardboard cutout of a portable toilet into the Residential Tenancy Branch in Burnaby on Wednesday morning, protesting a lack of public washrooms in the building.

Burnaby residents are invited to take care of their health in more ways than one at this weekend's farmers' market at the Burnaby Village Museum. Not only will there be healthy food on hand, but the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, B.C.

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