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Friends of Richmond plane crash co-pilot Matt Robic say news of his death on Wednesday is "heartbreaking." The 26-year-old Burnaby resident who was badly burned in the Oct.

Anti-Muslim statements linked to Parents' Voice founder, who calls it all a 'tempest in the teacup'

The fourth annual Simon Fraser University Student Entrepreneur of the Year will be announced on Saturday, Nov. 19, according to a press release from SIFE Simon Fraser.

Burnaby-based Vivonet Inc. was Blucky number 43 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list of the top 50 Canadian technology companies for 2011. The company was ranked 243 in the Technology Fast 500 list, as well.

Policy 5.45 is the school district's attempt to stamp out homophobic bullying in schools. No other education issue in recent memory has raised so much controversy in Burnaby.

TEAM Burnaby candidate Lee Rankin says his office has been fielding calls from residents concerned about Burnaby Citizens Association candidates' advertising on public property. The advertisements are on waste receptacles and bike racks, Rankin said.

A 56-year-old Burnaby man is facing a single count of theft after an exhibit audit at the Burnaby RCMP detachment revealed approximately 500 grams of cocaine was unaccounted for.

South Burnaby residents say park a hub for drug deals

There is still a chance to catch the Burnaby council candidates in action this week. Simon Fraser University's Political Science Student Union is hosting a debate for council candidates at the Burnaby campus on Wednesday.

The City of Burnaby placed 121 out of 153 municipalities in the Canadian Federation of Business' annual Municipal Spending Watch report.