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Local youth exploited online in sex trade

Exploitation of Burnaby and New Westminster youth in the sex trade tends to happen online and through "boyfriend" relationships, according to a city task force.

Teachers won't strike next week

School will be in session next week, now that the B.C. Teachers' Federation has postponed the possibility of another one-day strike.

Funding for local groups

Two Burnaby groups that help homeless people are getting a financial boost from the federal government.

SFU scientists probe mysteries of antimatter

First, they were able to hold onto elusive antimatter atoms, and now they are manipulating them with microwaves, opening the door for potential discoveries into how the universe formed.

MLA works to tackle workplace bullying

Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan has reintroduced an act to prevent workplace bullying. Chouhan raised the issue in the legislature on Feb. 29 - the designated Pink Shirt Day designed to raise awareness of anti-bullying.

Hospital's age an ongoing issue

Burnaby Hospital's aging building is a key factor in the ongoing problem with high rates of infection, and a new building will ultimately be necessary on the site.
Photo gallery: Dancing for birthday joy in Burnaby

Photo gallery: Dancing for birthday joy in Burnaby

There's nothing like a little dance break on your birthday. Samantha Raymundo practises a dance routine while on a break from a session at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 19).
Teachers ponder next move

Teachers ponder next move

Charge laid in professor's death

The Vancouver Police Department announced Monday the arrest of 25year-old Matthew James Scott, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the 2011 death of Melanie Alexis O'Neill, a Simon Fraser University professor. On July 26, 2011, around 10 p.m.

Mayor wants public consultation on pipeline

Mayor Derek Corrigan is raising concerns about consultation in respect to Kinder Morgan's plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs oil from Alberta to Burnaby. "We're obviously concerned," Corrigan said.