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Opinion: BC NDP leaders seem unperturbed by BCTF attacks

Opinion: BC NDP leaders seem unperturbed by BCTF attacks

The gathering of the BC NDP faithful at this past weekend’s bi-annual convention revealed a political party that has settled comfortably into government and is hungrily looking to the next election.
Opinion: I found Burnaby’s stolen ‘ghost’ bike. It’d been stripped

Opinion: I found Burnaby’s stolen ‘ghost’ bike. It’d been stripped

You have to wonder how awful or desperate a person is to steal a memorial to a dead person.
Opinion: Somebody won buy-a-grotesque-Tesla-Cybertruck money in 649

Opinion: Somebody won buy-a-grotesque-Tesla-Cybertruck money in 649

No winning ticket was sold for the $11 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in British Columbia.
B.C.’s liquor laws are unfair to beer lovers

B.C.’s liquor laws are unfair to beer lovers

Back in 2012, the B.C. Liberal government of the day made sweeping changes to the province’s liquor laws that paved the way for the coming craft beer revolution.
This is the best butter chicken in Burnaby. It curled my toes

This is the best butter chicken in Burnaby. It curled my toes

The people I went to journalism school with back in the dark ages – 1989 – all remember the story about me and Indian food. It was the first week of school and we were all getting to know each other so we went out for Indian food.
Opinion: This could be Burnaby’s worst street for dumping

Opinion: This could be Burnaby’s worst street for dumping

A group of Burnaby residents have been reaching out to me during the past few weeks about the issue of dumping. They all say the same thing: 18 th Street is the worst street in Burnaby for dumping.
Vietnamese pho chain makes welcome move into Burnaby

Vietnamese pho chain makes welcome move into Burnaby

The SFU/UniverCity community has been steadily getting new food outlets added as its population grows. Most of new additions have been of the fast-food variety, with Tim Hortons being the latest.
Les Leyne: NDP and Liberals tussle over labour rights vs. Indigenous rights

Les Leyne: NDP and Liberals tussle over labour rights vs. Indigenous rights

Indigenous people are protected under the UN declaration on Indigenous rights from facing labour discrimination. “Indigenous individuals have the right not to be subjected to any discriminatory conditions of labour … employment or salary.
Opinion: Burnaby drivers really suck at using their turn signals

Opinion: Burnaby drivers really suck at using their turn signals

I had no sooner read some numbers about people not using their vehicles turn signal than some idiot in Burnaby suddenly veered in front of me without any warning.
Letter: Jagmeet Singh must vote against Throne Speech if Trans Mountain is included

Letter: Jagmeet Singh must vote against Throne Speech if Trans Mountain is included

Editor: Re: An open letter to federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh: The 2019 federal election has given you a golden opportunity.