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Police blitz cracks down on distracted drivers

February was not a good month for Lower Mainland drivers who still insist on using handheld devices while driving.

Byrne Creek wins award for helping students

Burnaby's Byrne Creek Secondary is the first Canadian school to receive a special award for going beyond the classroom and nurturing the "whole child.

Burnaby RCMP crack massive credit card and identity theft case

More than 44,000 identities and 80,000 credit card numbers found on just three computers

City gets flood protection funds

Federal money will help city upgrade Fraser River dyke in the Big Bend Burnaby will receive up to $3.36 million from the Building Canada Fund's flood protection program to upgrade the Fraser River dyke in the Big Bend area.

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Snow fun in Burnaby

Enough for fun: Ty Langton, 12, came in from Coquitlam to enjoy the snow - what there was of it - up on Burnaby Mountain this week. More mixed snow and rain is expected Friday and Saturday. Larry Wright/BURNABY NOW

Burnaby school district gets funding for vulnerable kids

The Burnaby school district is getting an extra financial boost from the provincial government to help pay for programs for needy kids. "We're certainly pleased there has been funds allocated to us," said Larry Hayes, board of education chair.
Fraser sea cadet wins senior biathlon award

Fraser sea cadet wins senior biathlon award

Louisa Tsang was the female winner of the Jean-Philipe LeGuellec trophy at the Royal Canadian cadet biathlon.

Are Tories quietly rewriting the rules on protecting fish habitat?

More questions and criticisms are surfacing about the Conservative government's apparent move to rewrite the Fisheries Act.

Bloy stepping down, won't run for re-election

Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy is stepping down from his post as minister of state for multiculturalism, following his admission that he leaked a reporter's email to a company at the heart of an investigative series in The Province newspaper.