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Six Burnaby RCMP officers needed to subdue naked man

Six Burnaby RCMP officers and two Taser shots were needed to subdue a man in Burnaby early Tuesday morning. According to Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Dave Reid, the incident occurred in the 6500-block of Elgin Avenue just after 2:30 a.m.

LifeLabs closes Burnaby site during rotating strike

A B.C.-based medical lab company closed half its patient service centres while employees went on rotating strikes around the province this week.

10 visually-impaired or blind Burnaby youngsters learn to skate and play hockey

Ten Burnaby youngsters who are blind or visually-impaired are getting the opportunity to strap on skates this winter and learn to skate and play hockey, thanks to Courage Canada and their national non-profit partner AMI - Accessible Media Inc.

Outbreak a health hazard

With the flu season hitting especially hard this winter, Fraser Health has declared the current influenza strain a health hazard under the Public Health Act.

Local Realtor sells same home six times

Value of home has grown from $40,000 to $1 million over the past four decades

Birders flock to park to see rare bluetail

'Mega sighting' of Asian bird brings people to New West

Anti-oppression workshop at SFU

With all the talk about bullying these days, this event might be well worth your while. Far too often, "bullying" becomes a catch-all phrase for various forms of oppression: sexism, homophobia and racism, to name a few.

Auditor general could stay

Committee may reconsider auditor general decision, according to Burnaby MLA

Top 5 things to do this weekend

January's in full swing, so it's time to get out and enjoy some new things to do in Burnaby.

Going to new heights in Burnaby Heights

Heights in the Heights could change now that Burnaby council has passed a motion to vary the number of storeys allowed for development in the area. Building heights along the Hastings Street corridor have been limited to four storeys and 52.