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With nearly 160 candidates to choose from, listed in random order, voters have their work cut out for them this election.

Marrisa Shen (Burnaby Now File Photo) The case against the man accused of murdering Burnaby 13-year-old Marrisa Shen will go straight to trial without being tested at a preliminary hearing.

A fire broke out Thursday night in a West End highrise building. Photo: @firechiefreid/Twitter VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says crews extinguished a serious fire in a highrise Thursday in the city's West End.

With just 90 minutes to go until their 8 a.m. deadline for a contract, Coast Mountain Bus Company issued a statement asking Unifor, the union representing bus operators and transit maintenance workers, to resume contract talks.

A B.C. teacher won't be allowed to teach in B.C. for 10 years after a having a sexual relationship with a student, the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation said in a ruling released Oct. 29.

A Burnaby MLA is sending a message of support to local store staff who were told “speak English in Canada” by a customer.

The Port of Vancouver is calling the 2019 cruise season the largest ever for cruise passengers despite earlier projections from earlier this year.

BC Ferries says it has issued a one-year travel ban for a passenger it says acted “aggressively” towards staff.

Unifor, the union representing bus operators and transit maintenance workers, announced that it will be moving forward with a transit strike tomorrow.

A Talon helcopter lands at North Shore Rescue’s search base on Cypress Mountain Thursday morning.