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Piercing a child's ears isn't cruel so stop shaming moms

Piercing a child's ears isn't cruel so stop shaming moms

Mom shaming on social media seems to be a daily occurrence, as naysayers chastise celebrity mothers for every parenting move they make.
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Letter: TMX is a subsidy-sucking, toxic investment

Letter: TMX is a subsidy-sucking, toxic investment

Editor: B.C. residents in the sacrifice zones of the TMX (Trans Mountain Expansion) pipeline project know of its environmental risks - from a tank farm fire, pipeline rupture, oil tanker spills and orca deaths, to intensified global heating.
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BC Liberals will have tough time making speculation tax an election issue

BC Liberals will have tough time making speculation tax an election issue

The numbers showing the reach of the housing speculation tax are out and they are underwhelming. Just 2,410 B.C. residents are paying the tax. That’s it. A mere 2,410 people. That is less than 0.1 per cent of eligible voters in this province.
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Burnaby's newest rainbow crosswalk hasn't been vandalized. It's some sort of miracle

Burnaby's newest rainbow crosswalk hasn't been vandalized. It's some sort of miracle

People were cheering the residents of Gibsons, B.C. yesterday when they pledged to fix the town’s three rainbow crosswalks after they were defaced with white paint. The three crosswalks had recently been added by the town.
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Letter: Why stop now - let's kill all of the bears

Letter: Why stop now - let's kill all of the bears

Editor: (Editor’s note: With the recent killing of a bear on Burnaby Mountain and a bear that wandered through Edmonds on Friday, we’re posting a letter from our sister paper, the Tri-City News on this subject.
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Letter: This Burnaby resident says Canada will only lose with Trans Mountain

Letter: This Burnaby resident says Canada will only lose with Trans Mountain

Editor: As a resident of Burnaby, I would like to know just how Mr. Trudeau plans to carry on with the doomed Trans Mountain pipeline in the face of such deep opposition from native and non-native citizens alike.
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People line up at Burnaby’s Uncle Tetsu just for Japanese cheesecake

People line up at Burnaby’s Uncle Tetsu just for Japanese cheesecake

The only time I’ve ever lined up for dessert was in Portland, Oregon at Voodoo Doughnut. It was worth it. I got a grape (my favourite flavour) donut the size of a Frisbee and enjoyed every last bite.
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Letter: Police need to focus on crazy Burnaby intersections, not just speed

Letter: Police need to focus on crazy Burnaby intersections, not just speed

Editor: Re: It's been traffic chaos on this Burnaby road. Did anyone warn us? Re: Letter: This Burnaby intersection's signals need changing to save lives What you described just happened to me word-for-word yesterday.
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Will the Burnaby Miniso store survive its parent company's struggles? I hope so

Will the Burnaby Miniso store survive its parent company's struggles? I hope so

I like shopping at Miniso. The company has a store in Burnaby next to Simon Fraser University. It’s filled with gadgets and funky stuff. But that might be in doubt as the parent company struggles with its financial situation.
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(Video) I just witnessed a dramatic takedown of 2 suspects. It was textbook

(Video) I just witnessed a dramatic takedown of 2 suspects. It was textbook

Paul Blart, eat your heart out. The cinematic mall cop gave all private security staff a bad name with his buffoonish behaviour. But I witnessed the exact opposite at around 3:45 p.m. Friday afternoon at Metrotown mall in Burnaby.
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