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Letter: Mom went from dangerous falls to Burnaby 'royalty'

Letter: Mom went from dangerous falls to Burnaby 'royalty'

Editor: My mother, after seven falls, two of them back-to-back, ended up in Burnaby Hospital for 23 very long days. I cannot believe how fortunate I was to have Fraser Health locate a bed for her at St.
Comment: Police officers serve for all the right reasons

Comment: Police officers serve for all the right reasons

A commentary by a constable with the West Shore RCMP. I’ve been a police officer for 11 years now. I am definitely used to public criticisms of my organization and police officers as a whole.
Burnaby dumpling house named ‘best Shanghainese’ restaurant

Burnaby dumpling house named ‘best Shanghainese’ restaurant

The Chinese Restaurant Awards announced its Diners’ Choice Awards and a Burnaby institution was among the list of winners. Dinesty Dumpling House on Kingsway in Burnaby won in the category of “best Shanghainese” restaurant for its exquisite meals.
Opinion: Burnaby’s biggest mall no longer a sad ghost town

Opinion: Burnaby’s biggest mall no longer a sad ghost town

People were shocked earlier this week to learn that Microsoft would not reopen its big store at Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown. That’s one of the few pieces of bad news for our city’s biggest mall.
Poke giants to battle it out in Burnaby’s biggest mall

Poke giants to battle it out in Burnaby’s biggest mall

The poke wars are heating up in Burnaby. And we are the ones who will benefit. Two poke giants are set to do battle in Burnaby’s biggest mall, Metropolis at Metrotown.
Opinion: Burnaby child luring a wake-up call for parents

Opinion: Burnaby child luring a wake-up call for parents

Children’s increasing presence online during the COVID-19 pandemic has youth advocates concerned about the potential for child luring and sexual exploitation.
Les Leyne: Tuition revenue slump could crimp budgets

Les Leyne: Tuition revenue slump could crimp budgets

Picture a typical international post-secondary student enrolled at a B.C. institution. There are — or were — more than 150,000 of them, and their lives have been uprooted even more than most people’s due to COVID-19.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Celebrating Canada Day during a pandemic

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Celebrating Canada Day during a pandemic

Opinion: Drastic B.C. action on TFWs saved lives

Opinion: Drastic B.C. action on TFWs saved lives

One of the best moves by B.C. during the pandemic was quarantining arriving temporary foreign workers back in April. Every week, hundreds of TFWs arrive at YVR to begin jobs at more than 450 B.C. farms.
Opinion: Lifeguard app launched too late to stop this Burnaby fentanyl death

Opinion: Lifeguard app launched too late to stop this Burnaby fentanyl death

Hopefully it will save others who use alone.