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PHOTOS: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival packs 'em in to Deer Lake Park

PHOTOS: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival packs 'em in to Deer Lake Park

Burnaby man arrested, faces fraud charges

A Burnaby man was arrested Thursday after failing to appear in court on charges of defrauding people out of more than $900,000.

New storage space for museum

The City of Burnaby has finally found an ideal spot for storing the Burnaby Village Museum's equipment and odds and ends.

Murder charge laid

Man charged with second-degree murder in mother's death

NDP calls on premier to fight homophobia

B.C.'s New Democrats are calling on Premier Christy Clark to fight homophobia and transphobia in British Columbia schools in the midst of an ongoing controversy over the Burnaby school board's new anti-homophobia policy.

Speaking out against the R-word

Three Simon Fraser University students are leading a campaign to stop people from using the term "retarded" in a derogatory way.

Burnaby Top 5 for Aug. 12 to 14

We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. For this week's feature, we have one of the biggest events of the year, along with a couple of other worthy community celebrations. 1.

Ben Rodgers & The Black Oats

GARDEN STAGE: 2 TO 2: 30 P.M. Ben Rodgers and the Black Oats, which emulates the stylings of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Gram Parsons, is a four-piece country/Americana band.

HST referendum results coming in late August

British Columbians will have to wait till late August to learn the results of the HST referendum. Elections B.C. sent out more than three million packages to registered voters, who were asked whether to keep the harmonized sales tax.

Fees hit families in Africa

Resident says it costs too much to transfer money to family in Kenya