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Cornelia Naylor

Cornelia Naylor

I report on crime, courts and education for the Burnaby NOW. In a past life, I taught high school English.

Recent Work by Cornelia

Quebec man charged in laundry list of Lower Mainland online marketplace frauds

Quebec man charged in laundry list of Lower Mainland online marketplace frauds

Florian Dinca, 44, has been charged with 11 counts of fraud for incidents between Jan.13, and 25, including two in Burnaby.
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Burnaby owner accused of tossing garbage from 9th-floor balcony wins strata battle

Burnaby owner accused of tossing garbage from 9th-floor balcony wins strata battle

This is the second time B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled on strata fines imposed on owner Gandong Xu for throwing garbage from his apartment at Midori in Metrotown.
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Youth charged in series of iPhone robberies at Burnaby SkyTrain station

Youth charged in series of iPhone robberies at Burnaby SkyTrain station

Police say sellers of newer model iPhones were lured to the Edmonds SkyTrain station where a youth would grab their phones and flee.
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Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Mandeep Kumar Ranga, 41, threatened to release videos of him and his estranged wife engaged in sexual acts if she didn't let him see their kids more.
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Burnaby man charged in fatal stabbing of woman in South Vancouver

Burnaby man charged in fatal stabbing of woman in South Vancouver

Burnaby's Eric Lau, 29, has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Gertrude Cheong, 49, in Vancouver on April 3.
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Judge denies bid to toss Ibrahim Ali murder verdict for court delays

Judge denies bid to toss Ibrahim Ali murder verdict for court delays

Ibrahim Ali awaits sentencing for first-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl now that a bid to have his guilty verdict thrown out for delays has been dismissed.
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Investors who lost $415K with unregistered Burnaby trader get $39K back

Investors who lost $415K with unregistered Burnaby trader get $39K back

Burnaby's Shijun "Clark" Zhu admitted to advising and trading in securities without being registered. He was fined nearly $39K and banned from B.C.'s capital markets, except as an investor, for 10 years.
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Parkland Refinery pays City of Burnaby $32K for emergency response in January

Parkland Refinery pays City of Burnaby $32K for emergency response in January

Burnaby billed the Parkland Refinery for a fire-department response in January, when a malfunction sent a plume of foul-smelling emissions across parts of Metro Vancouver. The refinery paid the $31,872.30 invoice last month.
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Builders fined for more falling construction debris at major Burnaby development

Builders fined for more falling construction debris at major Burnaby development

WorkSafeBC has fined CapWest Forming Ltd. and A. Carrillo & Bros Concrete Ltd. for a shoring post and two pieces of plywood that fell from the 62nd level of tower 2 at the Gilmore Place development in Brentwood.
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Passenger in critical condition after Burnaby crash

Passenger in critical condition after Burnaby crash

Police believe impairment was a factor in a Metrotown crash that saw a vehicle slam into a parked semi early Sunday morning.
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