
B.C. restarts planning for Burnaby Hospital expansion
The province will advance the previously paused Burnaby Hospital expansion in three phases, beginning with a $210-million upgrade to emergency and surgical services.
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The province will advance the previously paused Burnaby Hospital expansion in three phases, beginning with a $210-million upgrade to emergency and surgical services.

Burnaby’s chief election officer has declared an election by voting to choose one mayor and eight councillors, and released the candidate lists.

Burnaby Schools says an internet outage at all district sites this morning is also affecting school phone services, while IT staff work to restore service.

Burnaby schools are opening 2026–27 with student-led welcomes, international orientations, community events and fall sports activities aimed at fostering belonging.

A 29-year-old man has been charged after a six-year investigation into a 2020 fire at Burnaby Hospital that police determined was deliberately set.

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after a collision with a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon in New Westminster.

Two people were taken to hospital after an overnight stabbing at a North Island College residence in Courtenay, while a 21-year-old Burnaby man remains in custody.

A New Westminster man faces multiple child sexual exploitation charges after an international investigation that police say led to the rescue of five children in the Philippines.

New Westminster police say an international investigation led to charges against a local man and the identification and rescue of five children in the Philippines.

A Burnaby mother has rebuilt her daughter’s memorial for the second time in less than a month after it was ransacked in daylight. RCMP are seeking information.

Police say a woman was allegedly grabbed by the throat and pushed against a wall on East Columbia Street on Sept. 3; investigators are seeking witnesses and video.

A woman told police an unknown man grabbed her by the throat and pushed her against a wall east of Sapperton Park on Sept. 3.
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