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Photos: Burnaby Heights celebrates the Year of the Snake

Photos: Burnaby Heights celebrates the Year of the Snake

Two lions from the Shao Lin Hung Gar dance team brought wealth and prosperity to the businesses along Hastings street.
One man dead after fight outside Coquitlam pub

One man dead after fight outside Coquitlam pub

A customer at the John B pub in Coquitlam said the incident may have started with an argument in the bathroom
Opinion: Is no amount of alcohol safe? Understanding risks and public health guidelines

Opinion: Is no amount of alcohol safe? Understanding risks and public health guidelines

Statistically, your risk for cancer goes up from the very first sip of alcohol. However, what's lost in this messaging is how much this risk is.
Province doesn't want to hear from you about housing: Coquitlam

Province doesn't want to hear from you about housing: Coquitlam

Coquitlam residents are upset about the lack of civic consultation regarding homebuilding for projects that meet the Official Community Plan (OCP), but council says its hands are tied with the new provincial housing rules.
Slash Metro Vancouver director pay in half, says PoCo Mayor Brad West

Slash Metro Vancouver director pay in half, says PoCo Mayor Brad West

Metro Vancouver paid its board of directors $1.61 million in 2023; this could be slashed in half, says Brad West.
Police incident locks down Burnaby high school

Police incident locks down Burnaby high school

Alpha Secondary initiated a "hold and secure" after Burnaby RCMP alerted the school that officers were responding to a report of "threats" in the area.
$20B TMX loan raises new questions over pipeline costs

$20B TMX loan raises new questions over pipeline costs

Posted to a government website Thursday, the loan breaches a government promise to stop spending more taxpayer money on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Traditional lion dance celebrations to ring in Year of the Snake in New West, Burnaby

Traditional lion dance celebrations to ring in Year of the Snake in New West, Burnaby

Lion dance ceremonies are being held at Starlight Casino in New West and Grand Villa Casino in Burnaby.
Shoring cage wouldn't have saved worker killed in Burnaby trench, lawyer suggests

Shoring cage wouldn't have saved worker killed in Burnaby trench, lawyer suggests

'Is it the case that the wall might have simply gone over the shoring cage and fallen on them?' defence lawyer Brock Martland asked at the criminal negligence trial of J. Cote and Son Excavating and foreman Dave Green.
Burnaby approves $3.4M all-weather restaurant patio despite cost increase

Burnaby approves $3.4M all-weather restaurant patio despite cost increase

Councillors noted the project is expected to pay for itself within seven years and then generate profit for the city.