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Burnaby Top 5 for Aug. 12 to 14

We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. For this week's feature, we have one of the biggest events of the year, along with a couple of other worthy community celebrations. 1.

Ben Rodgers & The Black Oats

GARDEN STAGE: 2 TO 2: 30 P.M. Ben Rodgers and the Black Oats, which emulates the stylings of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Gram Parsons, is a four-piece country/Americana band.

HST referendum results coming in late August

British Columbians will have to wait till late August to learn the results of the HST referendum. Elections B.C. sent out more than three million packages to registered voters, who were asked whether to keep the harmonized sales tax.

Fees hit families in Africa

Resident says it costs too much to transfer money to family in Kenya

Burnaby man charged with second-degree murder in death of mother

Benedict Bernabe Tomajin, 24, of Burnaby was charged Wednesday with one count of second-degree murder after the fatal stabbing of his 45-year-old mother Josie Tomajin on Monday. The incident rocked the quiet residential neighbourhood.

K.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang

LAKE STAGE: 8: 45 TO 10 P.M. Not much can be said about k.d. lang that millions of people don't already know. The Western Canadian native has more than 25 years behind her as a major-label artist, including Grammy wins and nominations.

Mayall set to grace the stage

Originally from England, John Mayall will be bringing his legendary blues style to Burnaby

Two hurt in motorcycle crash

Two people were hospitalized after a Monday afternoon motorcycle crash in North Burnaby. The crash, which occurred on Hastings Street between Fell Avenue and Holdom Avenue, involved a motorcycle slamming into the back of a car.

Burnaby man happy after new fire alarms installed

Count Greg Tennier a happy man. Tennier lives in an older apartment building on Kincaid Street, not far from Burnaby City Hall. In June 2010, a third-floor apartment fire got Tennier thinking about how safe all his neighbours were.

Man arrested in mother's death

A 45-year-old Burnaby mother is dead, and her 24-year-old son is in police custody after a Monday evening stabbing in the Edmonds area. Police received a call about a domestic incident in the 6700 block of Elwell Street just before 6: 30 p.m.