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Letter: Public plaza at Metrotown is an eyesore

Letter: Public plaza at Metrotown is an eyesore

Area at Beresford Street and McKay Avenue has seen better days, resident says.
Man accused of leaving bag with drugs, loaded handgun at Burnaby mall denied bail

Man accused of leaving bag with drugs, loaded handgun at Burnaby mall denied bail

Ryan Matthew Christensen, 32, was arrested on New Year's Day last year after a Metrotown mall security guard found an unattended bag with fentanyl, cocaine, meth and a loaded handgun in it.
There's a new place to charge your electric vehicle in Burnaby

There's a new place to charge your electric vehicle in Burnaby

BC Hydro is setting up charging stations across the province.
Man caught with loaded handgun at Burnaby mall gets stern warning from judge

Man caught with loaded handgun at Burnaby mall gets stern warning from judge

'If for some reason you touch a gun again, I’m telling you, just for touching it, the starting point is five years,' judge tells Luis Baez, 25, while sentencing him for walking around Metrotown mall with a loaded handgun tucked in his pants.
B.C. inquest hears initial 911 calls related to man who died after police beating

B.C. inquest hears initial 911 calls related to man who died after police beating

BURNABY, B.C. — A coroner's inquest has heard from two people whose 911 calls set off the Vancouver police response that led to the beating death of another man by several officers. Myles Gray, who was 33, died in Burnaby, B.C.
Five things to do in Burnaby this weekend: April 22-23

Five things to do in Burnaby this weekend: April 22-23

Indulge in a guilty-pleasure musical experience, take in the arts and enjoy a block party this weekend. Food trucks included.
Two puppies found abandoned in box in Burnaby park

Two puppies found abandoned in box in Burnaby park

One of the puppies was sick and couldn't walk on her leg.
Burnaby volunteers to create sensory playground for shelter dogs

Burnaby volunteers to create sensory playground for shelter dogs

New sensory playground for shelter dogs will come to Langley Animal Protection Society this April.
Crazy For You comes to New West stage — three years in the making

Crazy For You comes to New West stage — three years in the making

We spoke with star Todd Talbot and Burnaby performer Tiffany Chan about Royal City Musical Theatre's long-awaited return to the stage.
This Burnaby playground will be the first to get a major upgrade in 5-year park plan

This Burnaby playground will be the first to get a major upgrade in 5-year park plan

Jim Lorimer Park will get an “enhanced” playground on a “flood-proof plateau.”