Skip to contentHomeLocal NewsThe seller of a Burnaby home claims a woman who agreed to buy it missed the deadline to back out of the deal and should have to pay back the $80,000 deposit a real estate firm 'unlawfully' returned to her.Cornelia NaylorPreviousNext/ExpandPreviousNextWhat a difference a day makes.An $80,000 deposit for the purchase of a Burnaby house hangs in the balance based on where the statutory Canada Day holiday fell this year, according to a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court last month.Ann Yung Fong So, the owner of a 1955 single-family home at 8272 17th Ave., signed a...…Skip to contentHomeLocal NewsThe seller of a Burnaby home claims a woman who agreed to buy it missed the deadline to back out of the deal and should have to pay back the $80,000 deposit a real estate firm 'unlawfully' returned to her.Cornelia NaylorPreviousNext/ExpandPreviousNextWhat a difference a day makes.An $80,000 deposit for the purchase of a Burnaby house hangs in the balance based on where the statutory Canada Day holiday fell this year, according to a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court last month.Ann Yung Fong So, the owner of a 1955 single-family home at 8272 17th Ave., signed a...WW…

Skip to contentHomeHighlightsThe study estimates how much Canadian families typically spend on children, but variables like household income, number of parents and other children and where the family lives can all make a difference.Erica Alini, The Globe and MailCanadians can expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17, according to new estimates by Statistics Canada. And that figure climbs by a further 29 per cent if parents continue to support the child through post-secondary studies until the age of 22, the data show.The study, released last Friday, is...…Skip to contentHomeHighlightsThe study estimates how much Canadian families typically spend on children, but variables like household income, number of parents and other children and where the family lives can all make a difference.Erica Alini, The Globe and MailCanadians can expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17, according to new estimates by Statistics Canada. And that figure climbs by a further 29 per cent if parents continue to support the child through post-secondary studies until the age of 22, the data show.The study, released last Friday, is...WW…

Skip to contentHomeBC NewsVICTORIA — John Rustad's first question in British Columbia's legislature as the leader of the provincial Conservative Party prompted a stern rebuke from Premier David Eby, who accused him of picking on children and families.Dirk Meissner, The Canadian PressVICTORIA — John Rustad's first question in British Columbia's legislature as the leader of the provincial Conservative Party prompted a stern rebuke from Premier David Eby, who accused him of picking on children and families.Rustad, whose Conservatives gained official party status last month after former...…Skip to contentHomeBC NewsVICTORIA — John Rustad's first question in British Columbia's legislature as the leader of the provincial Conservative Party prompted a stern rebuke from Premier David Eby, who accused him of picking on children and families.Dirk Meissner, The Canadian PressVICTORIA — John Rustad's first question in British Columbia's legislature as the leader of the provincial Conservative Party prompted a stern rebuke from Premier David Eby, who accused him of picking on children and families.Rustad, whose Conservatives gained official party status last month after former...WW…

Skip to contentJoin our NewsletterHomeHighlightsA scenic drive to Pitt Lake and a shopping trip to Walmart were cancelled this week for residents at the Swedish Canadian Assisted Living Residence because thieves stole their bus's catalytic converter.Cornelia NaylorPreviousNext/ExpandPreviousNextResidents at a Burnaby seniors home have been grounded after thieves made off with their bus's catalytic converter last weekend.Seniors at the Swedish Canadian Assisted Living Residence on Halifax Street were ready to go on a scenic drive to Pitt Lake on Wednesday morning when general manager Tyson...…Skip to contentJoin our NewsletterHomeHighlightsA scenic drive to Pitt Lake and a shopping trip to Walmart were cancelled this week for residents at the Swedish Canadian Assisted Living Residence because thieves stole their bus's catalytic converter.Cornelia NaylorPreviousNext/ExpandPreviousNextResidents at a Burnaby seniors home have been grounded after thieves made off with their bus's catalytic converter last weekend.Seniors at the Swedish Canadian Assisted Living Residence on Halifax Street were ready to go on a scenic drive to Pitt Lake on Wednesday morning when general manager Tyson...WW…