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Burnaby resident Joanne Eeckhout is one of four women from across Canada who will be receiving "head-to-toe style overhauls" on national TV today.

Children's clothing company Please Mum has closed its doors at the Brentwood and Lougheed town centres. The closures came with little notice in early July, according to Brentwood Town Centre manager Brian Wong.

Two municipal parties are attempting to form a more diverse council in next November's election.

St. Thomas More Collegiate students Jalen Jana and Shane Noel shared a gold medal with the Coquitlam Falcons at the recent Canadian national flag football championships in Halifax. The B.C.

The Salmonbellies open their best-of-seven semifinal series against Maple Ridge at Queen's Park Arena today (Wednesday) at 7: 45 p.m. The other series began with Langley travelling to Victoria for Game 1 on Tuesday (after NOW deadlines).

A captivating street theatre act will call Art's Home its stage at the 12th annual Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival.

Burnaby's Patrick Switzer won his second open downhill World Cup skateboarding race at the Insul Cup in Germany on Saturday. The BCIT-sponsored downhill racer defeated Stefan Rufli of Switzerland and Germany's Boris Shinke in the final at Insul.

A Burnaby man found guilty of biting off the nose of his girlfriend during a sexual assault has been sentenced to eight years in jail. After credit for pre-sentence custody, Rodolfo Gonzalez-Hernandez, 45, must serve 41/2 years in prison.

The Burnaby Lakers did everything in their power to earn a Western Lacrosse Association playoff spot. However, teams with little at stake were not as accomodating.