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City spins its depressing homeless count numbers in the most Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­way possible

City spins its depressing homeless count numbers in the most Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­way possible

The city released the latest stats on homeless numbers in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­today, and they’re not pretty. They’re not even ruggedly handsome or have a nice personality.
Tough-as-nails baby bird survives fall from Burnaby nest

Tough-as-nails baby bird survives fall from Burnaby nest

Attached is a picture of a baby great blue heron. This little guy fell out of its nest and was rescued and brought to Wildlife Rescue Hospital. No injuries were detected but he appeared to be on the thinner side.
Ministry of Education is curiously tardy releasing class composition stats this year

Ministry of Education is curiously tardy releasing class composition stats this year

Delay has nothing to do with ongoing teacher negotiations, says ministry
It's the little things that make being a dad so extraordinary

It's the little things that make being a dad so extraordinary

Father’s Day is not just a day to honour our dads - my own dad is my role model for kindness, generosity and resilience - it’s a time to remember the privilege and joy of being a parent.
Trudeau grasping at straws with single-use plastic ban

Trudeau grasping at straws with single-use plastic ban

I remember my pack-a-day mother swearing off cigarettes when the doctor scheduled her for a partial lung removal. She lived for more than a decade afterward, but the damage had been done. But at least my mother had a plan to move forward.
He plays violin at Burnaby Hospital to ease the suffering

He plays violin at Burnaby Hospital to ease the suffering

After Tom Su watched his father die in the palliative care unit at Burnaby Hospital, it would have been easy for him to just walk away from the facility and vow never to come back. But he didn’t.
Can black waffles change your life? This Burnaby eatery comes close

Can black waffles change your life? This Burnaby eatery comes close

The old fairytale says the princess had to kiss a lot of frogs before she found her prince. I feel the same way about waffles. I’ve had to eat a lot of dreadful garbage in my search for a waffle that will make me go meow. It’s been a struggle.
Three people dead in Burnaby in two days. This madness has to stop

Three people dead in Burnaby in two days. This madness has to stop

I had to change the headline of this blog this morning. It originally read as "Two people dead in Burnaby in two days." I had written it last night and timed it to come out this morning.
How a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cabbie, a fentanyl dealer and money laundering made it into one court case

How a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­cabbie, a fentanyl dealer and money laundering made it into one court case

Convicted drug dealer advised undercover VPD officer to launder money through casinos
Vancouver’s new phallic-shaped cigarette mascot leaves us scratching our ash

Vancouver’s new phallic-shaped cigarette mascot leaves us scratching our ash

We are pro-mascot. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canadians’ Bob Brown Bear . Super Grizz. Even Philadelphia Flyers’ nightmare-inducing Gritty. They tickle us in a way few costumed adults have before.