5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (404+ words) British Columbia’s labour minister was among the hundreds of people attending this year’s Labour Day celebration in Burnaby — with this year’s event happening while Canada is embroiled in a trade war with the United States. In these times, when things…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) A new walking tour of Crystal Mall in Burnaby’s Metrotown neighbourhood has been a big hit this summer. The free tour was the brainchild of Larry Chin, a local historian and longtime Burnaby resident who’s been a regular at the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) More than 750 people have died of toxic drugs in British Columbia in in the first six months of 2026 – including 30 individuals in Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities. In its latest report, the BC Coroners Service states 138 people in British Columbia…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (120+ words) Freshet News Archives: Burnaby beauty queen to lawyer, author In August 1980, Miss Burnaby Janice Switlo was crowned Miss Vancouver World, a title that advanced her to the national competition in Ottawa. The following year, Switlo earned her bachelor’s degree in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (462+ words) Burnaby’s Peter Greco can only dream of the kind of excitement and adulation generated by Canada’s national men’s soccer team at the FIFA World Cup in July. Greco was a star amateur and semi-pro goalkeeper who played in 19 matches for…...