Burnaby Now
@burnabynow.bsky.social
Burnaby's go-to source for community news, stories & events.
Sign up for our free daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/43BY0lK
Sign up for our free daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/43BY0lK
'Babies would have died': Men stop traffic to help ducks cross busy B.C. highway
'Babies would have died': Men stop traffic to help ducks cross busy B.C. highway
It was rush hour in Maple Ridge when a family of ducks tried to cross Highway 7.
dlvr.it
April 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
'Babies would have died': Men stop traffic to help ducks cross busy B.C. highway
B.C. regulator exposes $4.3M crypto scam targeting Canadian investors
B.C. regulator exposes $4.3M crypto scam targeting Canadian investors
B.C. Securities Commission claims overseas scammers are using a tactic called 'approval phishing' to gain access to British Columbians' cryptocurrency wallets
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
B.C. regulator exposes $4.3M crypto scam targeting Canadian investors
Burnaby councillors favour 'beautiful' BC Parkway plan — but there's no money to pay for it
Burnaby councillors favour 'beautiful' BC Parkway plan — but there's no money to pay for it
A staff report suggested public-private partnerships, non-profit stewardship or corporate sponsorships could fund the BC Parkway project envisioned by the City of Burnaby.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Burnaby councillors favour 'beautiful' BC Parkway plan — but there's no money to pay for it
Map: The world's largest Vaisakhi parade takes place in Metro Vancouver this weekend
Map: The world's largest Vaisakhi parade takes place in Metro Vancouver this weekend
Around half a million people are expected to attend the annual event.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Map: The world's largest Vaisakhi parade takes place in Metro Vancouver this weekend
Swiss family sues B.C. companies after heli-skiing fatality
Swiss family sues B.C. companies after heli-skiing fatality
The lawsuit said Dr. Rupert Diesch died on April 11, 2023 as a result of an avalanche while heli-skiing on Brucejack Peak, north of Stewart, B.C.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Swiss family sues B.C. companies after heli-skiing fatality
Search underway for three people after boat found empty south of Vancouver Island
Search underway for three people after boat found empty south of Vancouver Island
The three individuals did not return home on April 16 and their boat was found empty near Neah Bay, Washington.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Search underway for three people after boat found empty south of Vancouver Island
Man accused of setting Vancouver cops on fire bailed multiple times
Man accused of setting Vancouver cops on fire bailed multiple times
Jordan Mutual, 40, faces multiple charges involving alleged violence, firearms.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Man accused of setting Vancouver cops on fire bailed multiple times
Friends launch fundraiser for teen injured in Cypress Mountain fall
Friends launch fundraiser for teen injured in Cypress Mountain fall
The teen's brain injury will likely require lifelong support.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Friends launch fundraiser for teen injured in Cypress Mountain fall
B.C. teen girl provides detailed description of sex assault suspect for composite sketch
B.C. teen girl provides detailed description of sex assault suspect for composite sketch
Police say the suspect sexually assaulted a female youth in an Abbotsford park on Monday night. The two did not know each other.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
B.C. teen girl provides detailed description of sex assault suspect for composite sketch
Man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women living in Vancouver
Man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women living in Vancouver
Anyone who sees Hayden McCorriston breaching his release conditions is asked to call 911.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women living in Vancouver
Canada Votes: Desiderio Magtanggol 'Bonn' Reyes, PPC, Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby
Canada Votes: Desiderio Magtanggol 'Bonn' Reyes, PPC, Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby
The candidate biography for Desiderio Magtanggol 'Bonn' Reyes, a PPC candidate in the April 2025 federal election.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Canada Votes: Desiderio Magtanggol 'Bonn' Reyes, PPC, Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby
North Vancouver RCMP investigating double stabbing outside Lower Lonsdale pub
North Vancouver RCMP investigating double stabbing outside Lower Lonsdale pub
Investigators say it began as a dispute inside the bar.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
North Vancouver RCMP investigating double stabbing outside Lower Lonsdale pub
New West food support program invites gardeners (and others) to lend a helping hand
New West food support program invites gardeners (and others) to lend a helping hand
For more than 25 years, Plant a Row – Grow a Row has been helping to provide fresh produce to folks in dire need of nutritious food in New Westminster and Burnaby.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New West food support program invites gardeners (and others) to lend a helping hand
Chinese firm sues De Havilland for US$2M over B.C. aircraft deal
Chinese firm sues De Havilland for US$2M over B.C. aircraft deal
Meiya Air alleges money owed over deals for Twin Otter planes from Viking Air
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Chinese firm sues De Havilland for US$2M over B.C. aircraft deal
Most candidates in B.C. have no electoral experience
Most candidates in B.C. have no electoral experience
Expert says experience offers a vetting process that can make candidates more honest
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Most candidates in B.C. have no electoral experience
Air-traffic controller shortage at Vancouver causes cancellations, delays
Air-traffic controller shortage at Vancouver causes cancellations, delays
"Resource constraints" at Vancouver airport, affecting traffic for at least three days, have had an impact on flights at Victoria airport.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Air-traffic controller shortage at Vancouver causes cancellations, delays
Mario Canseco: Canada inching closer to U.S.-style political polarization, polling reveals
Mario Canseco: Canada inching closer to U.S.-style political polarization, polling reveals
More than half of Canadians now say their freedom is under attack by elected officials, up 12 points since 2022, according to Research Co. survey
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Mario Canseco: Canada inching closer to U.S.-style political polarization, polling reveals
Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident
Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident
Complete Utility Contractors Ltd., a Langley underground utility construction company, is appealing a WorkSafeBC fine after rupturing a FortisBC gas line in Burnaby in November.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident
B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes
B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes
The changes come after both the Canadian Medical Association and Doctors of BC advocated for sick note requirements to be eliminated last year.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes
I Watched This Game: Canucks' mediocre season ends with a mediocre loss to the Golden Knights
I Watched This Game: Canucks' mediocre season ends with a mediocre loss to the Golden Knights
Kiefer Sherwood: "The worst feeling is when your fate is in someone else’s hands. We can’t let that happen again next year.”
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I Watched This Game: Canucks' mediocre season ends with a mediocre loss to the Golden Knights
New West family doctor hanging up his lab coat after 46 years
New West family doctor hanging up his lab coat after 46 years
Dr. Walter Rebeyka has tended to generations of patients — in an office that's a stone's throw away from his childhood home in New Westminster.
dlvr.it
April 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
New West family doctor hanging up his lab coat after 46 years
Debate begins with party leaders laying out how they intend to negotiate with Trump
Debate begins with party leaders laying out how they intend to negotiate with Trump
OTTAWA — As the French language election debate got underway Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing with the United States.
dlvr.it
April 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Debate begins with party leaders laying out how they intend to negotiate with Trump
Watch: Hundreds of endangered frogs released in B.C.
Watch: Hundreds of endangered frogs released in B.C.
The Vancouver Aquarium released 400 endangered Oregon spotted frog tadpoles into a natural habitat in Agassiz.
dlvr.it
April 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Watch: Hundreds of endangered frogs released in B.C.
B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires
B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires
The BC Wildfire Service says the province could see an "active spring wildfire season" due to drought conditions.
dlvr.it
April 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires
Debate begins with party leaders laying out priorities beyond trade policy and Trump
Debate begins with party leaders laying out priorities beyond trade policy and Trump
OTTAWA — As the French language election debate got under way Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing to do with the elephant in the room: U.S. President Donald Trump.
dlvr.it
April 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Debate begins with party leaders laying out priorities beyond trade policy and Trump