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Is your brain 'Velcro for negativity' at Christmas?

Is your brain 'Velcro for negativity' at Christmas?

Since its debut in 1944, the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas has been a bittersweet favourite of the holiday season. In the movie Meet Me in St.
The B.C. government just re-announced housing funding for Burnaby. For some reason.

The B.C. government just re-announced housing funding for Burnaby. For some reason.

A reader reached out on the weekend wondering why the Burnaby NOW hadn’t reported on Saturday’s B.C. government announcement about new supportive housing in Burnaby for women and children fleeing violence. I wondered about that myself.
Letter: Imagine John Lennon’s world

Letter: Imagine John Lennon’s world

Dear Editor, It is this time of the year more than any other that I contemplate John Lennon’s vision of how we could make the world a more humane and loving place to live in.
My tour of the new Burnaby warming centre was both inspiring and sad

My tour of the new Burnaby warming centre was both inspiring and sad

Karen O’Shannacery wanted to tell me just how happy she was about Burnaby’s new warming centres, but she couldn’t. Laryngitis will do that to a person.
These are the perfect flowers to give for Christmas

These are the perfect flowers to give for Christmas

Forrest Gump famously said, “Life is like a box of chocolates.” Well, so are seasonal flowering plants. Which ones are your favourites? This is our interpretation of the theme. Orchids Chocolate vanilla cream.
Column: Culture of entitlement at B.C.'s legislature

Column: Culture of entitlement at B.C.'s legislature

It would seem Animal House has closed at the B.C.
Opinion: Property taxes squeezing upper- and lower-end real estate in B.C.

Opinion: Property taxes squeezing upper- and lower-end real estate in B.C.

"I've had people crying in my office over property taxes," says lawyer
Letter: Make it easier for landlords to evict tenants to ease rental crisis

Letter: Make it easier for landlords to evict tenants to ease rental crisis

Editor: Imagine you are the owner of a small family-run business. But your business will never see any growth in its profit margin. You will have to conduct business with bad customers who may ruin your life savings.
Letter: Drivers and pedestrians both ignore crosswalk rules

Letter: Drivers and pedestrians both ignore crosswalk rules

Editor: Re: A pedestrian bombed my car with a drink because I didn't stop, NOW letters, Dec. 12 One must stop and take careful note of this particular letter to the editor.
OUR VIEW: Here are two simple ways to stay safer this holiday season

OUR VIEW: Here are two simple ways to stay safer this holiday season

We know that this is the time of good cheer and positive vibes, but we’re going to cut into that for a moment to pass along a couple of useful warnings on timely topics. The first warning comes from Chief Supt.