Local News

July has been a good month, stats-wise, for the RCMP's traffic services department. According to Supt.

B.C.'s New Democrats are calling on the 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.

While Parents' Voice is up in arms over a Freedom of Information request to the Burnaby school board, a local FOI expert says the school district is following protocol.

Burnaby firefighters were packing up and leaving the scene at 3131 Lake City Way at noon Thursday after a hazardous materials scare. The incident, which took place in front of the Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company Inc.

The woman found dead in her Vancouver home on Tuesday night has been identified as Melanie Alexis O'Neill, a Simon Fraser University professor.

But museum still faces challenges in recouping lost revenue after decision to make admission free

Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby city councillors will each receive a raise of slightly more than three per cent for 2011.

Phil Hochstein was incorrectly identified in a July 22 story in the Burnaby NOW about Adrian Dix speaking at the Burnaby Board of Trade luncheon. Hochstein was identified as representing the B.C.

It's time to pack their bags - including the kinds that make music - and head out once again. The SFU Pipe Band is gearing up for the annual World Bagpipe Championship in Glasgow, Scotland in mid-August.