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Burnaby to chop down 166 trees for community centre redevelopment

Burnaby to chop down 166 trees for community centre redevelopment

The city has a plan to plant 779 replacement trees, but a Burnaby resident wants more proactive communication around tree loss.
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Man who went on stealing spree at Burnaby Sunglass Hut sentenced to jail, probation

Man who went on stealing spree at Burnaby Sunglass Hut sentenced to jail, probation

Darryl John Dolan, 41, pleaded guilty to thefts totalling tens of thousands of dollars at retail stores in Burnaby and Coquitlam.
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Burnaby's Christine Sinclair set for last regular season soccer game

Burnaby's Christine Sinclair set for last regular season soccer game

Sinclair and the Portland Thorns host Angel City FC tonight, Nov. 1.
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Worker hit by crane; Burnaby employer fined for trying to prevent WorkSafeBC claim

Worker hit by crane; Burnaby employer fined for trying to prevent WorkSafeBC claim

Castores Builders Inc. was fined $2,500 in September after an investigation found evidence it had tried to convince an injured worker not to file a WorkSafeBC claim.
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Burnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhood

Burnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhood

Developers won't be required to build affordable housing in Edmonds Town Centre until it's financially viable for them.
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Burnaby-designed BEAST dominates world wheelchair competition

Burnaby-designed BEAST dominates world wheelchair competition

A BCIT research and design team won gold at the 2024 Cybathlon in Zurich, Switzerland with a three-wheeled device dubbed The BEAST.
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'Pickleball paradise': This old Burnaby Safeway to become massive indoor pickleball facility

'Pickleball paradise': This old Burnaby Safeway to become massive indoor pickleball facility

The Inclusive Place of Pickleball is set to open up shop with "all pickleball, all the time" at Lougheed mall in December.
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B.C.’s Tour de Cure ends 16-year ride amid rising costs, ‘climate events’

B.C.’s Tour de Cure ends 16-year ride amid rising costs, ‘climate events’

The long-standing bike ride has raised millions of dollars for B.C. cancer research, but organizers say participants have faced extreme heat, smoke or rain in the last four rides.
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Global refinery market weakness hits Parkland Corp.'s Burnaby refinery

Global refinery market weakness hits Parkland Corp.'s Burnaby refinery

CALGARY — Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has lowered its full-year earnings forecast as sluggish market conditions continue to take a bite out of margins at the company's Burnaby, B.C. refinery.
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Here's who Burnaby students voted for in the provincial election

Here's who Burnaby students voted for in the provincial election

Young people from 54 schools across the city participated in Student Vote's 2024 mock election.
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