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Private school is raising $7 million to replace existing 1960s gym

Getting into shape can seem like a huge commitment - both with your time and with your wallet. A gym membership, proper gear and fancy equipment can seem like a huge investment, especially when you're just getting started.

Thirty gun charges against two Burnaby residents were recently stayed after a judge ruled police illegally entered their suite, making four seized firearms inadmissible at their trial.

Kinder Morgan is reopening a call for long-term binding contracts tied the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, a 1,150-kilometre line that runs petroleum products from the Albert tar sands to Burnaby.

More people were caught running red lights in Burnaby last year and that's part of a growing trend in Metro Vancouver.

St. Thomas More Collegiate is taking a leap of financial faith in hopes of raising the rest of the money needed to build the private school's new gymnasium.

Burnaby Board of Trade members are invited to a free members' reception at the Scandinavian Community Centre this week. The reception takes place at the centre, at 6540 Thomas St., from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Two Burnaby restaurants are participating in this week's Dining Out for Life fundraiser. The Pear Tree Restaurant and Club Ilia Eatery and Lounge will be donating 25 per cent of their sales to A Loving Spoonful and Friends for Life.

New policing contract offers more accountability, but city MLA says lack of local cost control is a concern

Monday was the deadline for all candidates in last November's civic election to file a campaign disclosure statement and those documents are now available for public viewing at Burnaby City Hall.