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My quest for the perfect tiramisu might have ended at this Burnaby sweet shop

My quest for the perfect tiramisu might have ended at this Burnaby sweet shop

Welcome to my new blog, Bite. Me. I call it that because it’s mostly going to be about individual bites that I love on the Burnaby food scene. And those bites will tell you more about me because taste is food is such a personal thing.
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Editor's column: The Blob, not just cult fiction

Editor's column: The Blob, not just cult fiction

I’m not sure if it was the image of blood dripping from a sea turtle’s nose as a group of marine biologists attempt to pull a plastic straw out of its nostril; or the video of a researcher standing in front of a whale carcass, sorting through the 88
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Les Leyne: Solution to money laundering that totalled $7.4B last year? Paperwork

Les Leyne: Solution to money laundering that totalled $7.4B last year? Paperwork

The solution to rampant money laundering in B.C. is to bury the bad guys in forms, disclosure requirements and paperwork. That includes the lawyers and all the other sectors who inadvertently or otherwise get involved in shady real-estate deals.
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Svend Robinson issues 'wake-up call' to own party after NDP byelection loss

Svend Robinson issues 'wake-up call' to own party after NDP byelection loss

This week’s federal byelection was terrible news for the NDP and Svend Robinson called out his own party about it on social media.
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Measles vaccinations jump 106% as B.C. counters anti-vaxxer fear-mongering

Measles vaccinations jump 106% as B.C. counters anti-vaxxer fear-mongering

With all the depressing news about the 29 measles cases reported so far this year in B.C., perhaps this is a sign of hope.
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Burnaby speed-zone blitz a good way to stop dumb behaviour

Burnaby speed-zone blitz a good way to stop dumb behaviour

The warm weather of spring should be a time to break the shackles of winter’s grip and enjoy life. Instead, sunny weather seems to just encourage people to do dumb things. Here are a few examples.
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This weekend is hanging basket weekend. Here are 5 tips

This weekend is hanging basket weekend. Here are 5 tips

This is Hanging basket weekend. While this is likely news to you, the garden retailers in your community are keenly aware that they will sell more flowering hanging baskets this weekend than any other. It is Mother’s Day.
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Burnaby intersection cameras tweaked to slow crazy leadfoots

Burnaby intersection cameras tweaked to slow crazy leadfoots

Here’s some bad news for reckless wannabe Dom Terretos in Burnaby. The B.C. government has “tweaked” three intersection cameras in Burnaby, meaning that if you go all Fast and the Furious it will lead to an automated speeding ticket.
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Letter: Robinson should be more concerned about quake collapsing Burnaby Mountain

Letter: Robinson should be more concerned about quake collapsing Burnaby Mountain

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain tanks not built to withstand ‘sloshing’ oil during earthquake: engineer , NOW , April 30 (Federal NDP candidate for Burnaby North-Seymour Svend) Robinson is looking for issues for the upcoming federal election and Trans Mou
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Letter: Synchronize lights on Hastings in Burnaby to ease driver frustration

Letter: Synchronize lights on Hastings in Burnaby to ease driver frustration

Editor: Re: A dumb driver. A near-miss. This Burnaby street attracts bad decisions , NOW blogs May 5 I would note that some of the wait times for traffic trying to cross Hastings Street are obscene.
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