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Two men were charged last week in the Dec. 2, 2011 death of Burnaby resident Branson Sanders. 19-year-old Burnaby resident Shakib Shakib and 19-year-old Surrey resident Brandon Nandon now face second-degree murder charges in Sanders' death.

We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. This week, we have some great spring break options in the city, along with St. Patrick's Day, which is a time when we can all be Irish.

The Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help in trying to identify and arrest a woman they believe was involved in five bank robberies.

RETIREMENTS UP AT CITY HALL The City of Burnaby lost 32 city staffers to retirement in 2011, according to reports from the city's director of human resources, Kim Munro.

B.C. dad raising money for Down syndrome research by walking 167 kilometres over two days starting Tuesday morning

She may be about as far from the West Coast as one can get without hitting the Atlantic Ocean, but Jennifer Wong still considers Burnaby her home.

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.

The Fraser Health Authority has rolled out a laundry-list of changes at Burnaby Hospital in an effort to tackle the ongoing C. difficile infections at the site.

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