Aaron McArthur
Reporter
Aaron joined Global BC in 2001 as a Reporter.
He began his journalism career at a local television station, then known as UTV, and then moved Global Saskatoon as the weekend anchor and reporter and then Global Regina as the late-night anchor.
A graduate of the University of Victoria with a major in political science and a minor in history, he also graduated from BCIT’s broadcast journalism program.
From an early age, Aaron knew he wanted to work at Global News (then called BCTV). Growing up in Fernie, B.C., the television in the McArthur household was always on and always tuned to Global.
Aaron and his wife, former Global BC reporter Elaine Yong, are passionate supporters of organ donation awareness and the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. At less than a month old, their daughter Addison was the first baby to receive a heart transplant at BC Children’s Hospital.
When he is not working, you can find Aaron spinning his wheels on his bike or travelling around the world. Some of his favourite destinations include Hong Kong, Italy and Antarctica. But mostly, he loves spending time with his two children.
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Video Archives
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B.C. First Nation fights expansion of Mount Polley mine
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Decision Canada: Party leaders square off in French debate
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Vancouver city council studies proposal to build more hotels
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B.C. marks anniversary of public health emergency over illicit drug deaths
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Seawall Expo deck detour for pedestrians and cyclists to open in May
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Excitement building over possible Lionel Messi appearance
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Metro Vancouver board to cut $364M in operating costs, $1.1B in capital spending
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Counter-tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles kick in
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Vancouver Whitecaps and city talking new PNE stadium
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Taxpayers Federation raises red flags about B.C. credit rating downgrade
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Gas price accountability following end of consumer carbon tax
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Richmond fusion company reports breakthrough
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Report slams B.C. drug policy
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B.C. First Nations, environmental groups challenge natural gas pipeline in court
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Alaska lawmaker threatens B.C. cruise industry
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Progress reported in trade war talks with U.S.
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U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs take effect
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Trump tariff whiplash on steel and aluminum
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B.C. expands response to U.S. tariff threat
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Donald Trump threatens Canada with more tariffs
Author Archives
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Protests, marches and memories: B.C.’s toxic drug crisis emergency marks 9 yearsB.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a joint statement marking the sombre anniversary.HealthApr 14
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B.C.’s $17-billion auto industry prepared ‘as best they could’ ahead of U.S. tariffsIt might be some time before the full impact is felt for the consumer, as dealers will likely have some pre-tariff stock they can sell first.EconomyApr 9
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Vancouver will do ‘anything we can’ to keep Whitecaps in town amid stadium talks: mayorMayor Sim vowed to try to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps Monday as the city and the club confirmed high-level talks about a possible new stadium on the PNE grounds in East Vancouver.EconomyApr 7
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Not ‘science fiction’: B.C. company touts big milestone in fusion power generationFusion reactions are the same source that power stars -- where hydrogen atoms smash and fuse together into helium creating a massive blast of energy.EconomyMar 28
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B.C. court hears challenge to Nisga’a-led natural gas pipelineThe 800-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline will run from northeastern B.C. to a floating liquified natural gas terminal on Nisga'a land on Pearse Island.EnvironmentMar 26
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B.C. brewery says cost of cans will increase by end of the month under U.S. tariffsTariffs implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., and the counter tariffs promised by the Canadian federal government are driving up costs and uncertainty.CanadaMar 11
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Air travel advocates in uproar after CTA proposes fines against passengers'The government is not serving the public interest here whatsoever,' Gábor Lukács with Air Passenger Rights told Global News.CanadaFeb 25
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Senior randomly attacked on Downtown Eastside, now she’s scared to go out aloneGabriella Molnar is 93 years old and was walking back to her home on Alexander Street last month when she says a man struck her on the head in an unprovoked attack.CrimeFeb 19
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Canada’s Competition Bureau investigating if AI is helping set rental rates'As soon as the renters in the country started, you know, doing some rent strikes, really pushing back, I started speaking to renters all across the country,' Bonita Zarrillo said.EconomyFeb 18
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Vancouver’s rental plan would have city competing with private sector, critics sayCritics say the city, which would be acting as developer, won't have to operate on a level playing field with private companies operating in the same sector.EconomyFeb 11
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B.C. man faces extradition to the U.S. for alleged operations on Silk Road websiteA Vancouver man accused of drug trafficking and money laundering through a website on the deep web is fighting extradition to the United States.CrimeFeb 10
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Trump tariff threat reignites push to slash barriers to trade inside CanadaThere are no tariffs on trade between Canadian provinces. But barriers do exist including inconsistent regulations, rules around transportation and provincial protectionism.EconomyFeb 3
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B.C.’s South Coast braces for season’s first real blast of winter weatherA cold front is forecast to move across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island starting Friday evening, just as a moisture-laden system moves down the coast.WeatherJan 31
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Former B.C. auditor general for municipalities weighs in on Metro Vancouver spendingThe Office of the Auditor General of Local Governments was created in 2012 to find cost savings and efficiencies at the municipal level, but scrapped a decade later.PoliticsJan 31
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‘They killed our town square’: Anger over fenced-off East Vancouver park fieldsThe school board says it closed seven school fields to the public for safety reasons, after "extensive damage due to dogs digging holes."PoliticsJan 24
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B.C. must learn to ‘co-exist’ with wildfires as study outlines possible dire futureThe study by UBC researchers says urgent change is needed in order for British Columbians to co-exist with wildfires.FireJan 16
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‘She lit him on fire’: Victim’s father says Vancouver incident was deliberateThe father of the man seen on fire outside a Vancouver SkyTrain station this weekend said the incident was not an accident and the fire was deliberately set.CrimeJan 15
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Trudeau resignation leaves federal legislation affecting B.C. in limboBill C-321 had nearly completed the federal legislative process and was just one vote away from becoming law, when it died on the order paper.PoliticsJan 7
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‘We’re being held hostage’: B.C. residents protest ongoing inland ferry strikeOn Friday, a B.C. Labour Relations Board ruling permitted an expansion of the strike that has already limited sailings on the major Kootenay Lake routes.PoliticsJan 1
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Man charged in attack on nurse at Eagle Ridge HospitalA man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a nurse at a Metro Vancouver hospital in an incident police say left her seriously injured last month.CrimeDec 30, 2024
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Economists warn of ‘perfect storm’ hitting weak Canadian dollar as 2025 loomsThe Bank of Canada is hoping the diverging interest rate will spur investment but it could take a few years to stabilize, which is affecting some of the economic outlooks.EconomyDec 24, 2024
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B.C.’s wineries, breweries say they are not enjoying the GST holidayThe federal government announced the plan to temporarily waive the five per cent goods and services tax in a bid to help ease affordability concerns during the holiday season.EconomyDec 23, 2024
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Dream of Vancouver-Portland high-speed rail inches forward with new fundingThe U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration announced $US49.7 million for planning on a proposed Cascadia High-Speed Rail project.EconomyDec 19, 2024
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Airline watchdog applauds B.C. tribunal decision over compensationThe tribunal ruled that "WestJet does not point to any matters in this dispute that would require any technical or specialized expertise about the aviation industry to resolve."CanadaDec 18, 2024
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Plan to develop Surrey golf course for housing meets pushbackTo move forward with the plan, the Hills at Portal Golf Club would have to be removed from B.C.'s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).PoliticsDec 11, 2024