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Residents hold rally at city hall against temporary modular housing (Video)

Residents hold rally at city hall against temporary modular housing (Video)

About 300 people gathered at city hall to protest the proposed temporary modular housing (TMH) project at 7300 Elmbridge Way Monday night before a city council meeting. “We hope to convey the concerns and anxiety of the community to the city.
RCMP looking for suspected flasher who exposed himself to woman near Central Park

RCMP looking for suspected flasher who exposed himself to woman near Central Park

Burnaby RCMP is looking for help finding a flasher who exposed himself to a woman near Central Park Monday night. Police were called to the 4100 block of Maywood Street (by Willingdon Avenue) at about 10:20 p.m.
TransLink brings clean transportation technology to Metro Vancouver

TransLink brings clean transportation technology to Metro Vancouver

TransLink made an announcement Thursday morning that it is bringing four fast-charging electric-battery buses trail to the Metro Vancouver region in 2019. This clean technology will allow TransLink to explore a new way to reduce carbon emissions.
Virtual kidnapping scheme surfacing again: police

Virtual kidnapping scheme surfacing again: police

An extortion scheme that convinces people into believing that their loved ones have been kidnapped is resurfacing in the Lower Mainland. B.C.
Asia News: Bite the dust at Bangkok's 'death awareness' cafe

Asia News: Bite the dust at Bangkok's 'death awareness' cafe

Bangkok (AFP) - Dying for a cup of coffee? You will feel right at home at Bangkok's new "death awareness" cafe, a macabre, Buddhist spin on the themed-cafe craze where customers are urged to confront their own mortality -- and live better lives as a
Richmond's off-street prostitution rings highlighted by deportation case

Richmond's off-street prostitution rings highlighted by deportation case

Massage parlours and condos commonly used for sexual services
VPD officer accused of ‘serious allegation’ remains in Cuba

VPD officer accused of ‘serious allegation’ remains in Cuba

Cuban authorities have seized travel documents of Vancouver and Port Moody police officers
New legislation tackles mental health of first responders

New legislation tackles mental health of first responders

Province announces better access to services, compensation for PTSD
Asia News: Wife of Chinese rights lawyer under house arrest

Asia News: Wife of Chinese rights lawyer under house arrest

Beijing (AFP) - The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer who had nearly completed a 100-kilometre (60-mile) march to highlight her husband's plight said she had been placed under house arrest on Wednesday.
ICBA joins campaign to Scrap the ‘Speculation’ Tax

ICBA joins campaign to Scrap the ‘Speculation’ Tax

The leader of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is calling on the NDP government to scrap its so-called “speculation tax,” claiming it “risks the health of the B.C. economy with a host of unintended consequences.