Andrea Macpherson

Reporter

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• Emergency room closures hit B.C.’s Lower Mainland

  Interior Health also closed emergency rooms in Merritt and Clearwater and patients from both communities were directed to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

  Health

  Feb 24
• Surrey high school student shot and killed by police during ‘interaction’

  The Independent Investigations Office of BC said that police responded to reports of a person with a weapon at an elementary school near 70 Avenue and 185 Street on Sunday.

  Crime

  Feb 10
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• Surrey joins alliance with Canadian border mayors as Trump tariff threat looms

  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said at a press conference that the Border Mayors Alliance aims to keep municipal perspectives front and centre in response to the tariffs.

  Canada

  Jan 30
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• Burnaby council looks at plan to identify areas most at risk from extreme weather

  "How can we make sure we're mitigating the risks of hazards that we know are going to happen, to as few people as possible?" councillor Alison Gu said.

  Politics

  Jan 14
• New Year’s Eve: Metro Vancouver gears up to ring in 2025

  For those ringing in the New Year at home, Global News will be live inside Science World and will broadcast the countdown to midnight.

  Consumer

  Dec 31, 2024
• Vancouver police union criticizes handling of officer sex assault case

  Global News learned on Wednesday that one of the two Central Saanich Police Service officers charged with sexual assault died by suicide.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2024
• Contentious density changes to Broadway Plan approved by Vancouver council

  City staff say the sweeping plan, which covers areas adjacent to the under-construction Broadway subway, needs to be amended to align with new provincial zoning requirements.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2024
• Parents, students mark 1-year anniversary of Port Coquitlam school’s fiery destruction

  Hazel Trembath Elementary was destroyed by a massive early morning fire on Oct. 14, 2023. The school community is frustrated there's still no timeline to rebuild it.

  Education

  Oct 14, 2024
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• New motion seeks to stave off abolition of Vancouver Park Board

  The vote comes more than nine months after Vancouver city council passed a motion to dissolve the board and absorb its responsibilities into city hall.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2024
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• Suspect charged in 2 Vancouver stranger attacks makes brief video court appearance

  Brendan McBride was asked to state his full name and birthdate to the judge. He looked into the camera and answered those questions as requested.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2024
• Rental rates in many B.C. communities continue to rise amid affordability crisis

  New Data from Rentals.ca suggests B.C.'s fastest-growing city, Surrey, has seen rental rates skyrocket by eight per cent year over year.

  Economy

  Sep 11, 2024
• Cellphone restrictions, school zone speed limits take effect as B.C. kids head back to classroom

  Effective Tuesday morning, B.C. school districts are required to have policies regulating the use of cellphones in the classroom.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2024
• Frustration mounts over repeated E.R. closures across B.C. interior

  While many are calling the emergency room situation 'intolerable,' British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix said 'everything possible' is being done to fix it.

  Health

  Sep 2, 2024
• Travel routes already busy as B.C. heads into Labour Day weekend

  Travellers at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal were greeted with multiple sailing waits Friday, as B.C. entered the Labour Day long weekend.

  Traffic

  Aug 30, 2024
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• Air Canada pilots stage picket at Vancouver airport ahead of possible strike

  The demonstration does not constitute a formal strike and Air Canada planes will still be flying as pilots staffing the picket will be on their day off.

  Economy

  Aug 27, 2024
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• Rail strike would have ‘huge financial impact’ on B.C. farmers

  After talks broke down, workers with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are expected to be off the job, bringing the country’s rail system to a halt.

  Economy

  Aug 20, 2024
• ‘Nerve-wracking’: Wildfires in southern B.C.’s Slocan Valley remain a concern

  'It's definitely nerve-wracking , decentering and also heartening there's been so many folks reaching out to provide support,' Slocan Mayor Jessica Lunn told Global News.

  Fire

  Jul 29, 2024
• Metro Vancouver freezes international travel amid spending questions

  Mike Hurley takes the chair's seat amid turmoil in the regional district amid concerns about travel expenses and the massively overbudget North Shore Wastewater plant.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2024
• Metro Vancouver households to foot bill for $4B North Shore wastewater plant

  Finally, after a board vote, the plan going ahead will see every household in Metro Vancouver paying a fee to complete the project.

  Canada

  May 31, 2024
• City of Vancouver mulls property tax increase, cap for next year

  Councillors also debated a possible limit, or cap, on property tax increases starting with next year, as a way to make the city more affordable.

  Economy

  May 30, 2024
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• Crude oil flowing into B.C. through Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  Wednesday marks the first official operational day for the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline in both B.C. and Alberta.

  Canada

  May 1, 2024
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• Mission, B.C. parents protest broken school promise at MLA’s office

  Parents in Mission held a protest Thursday morning over a broken promise by the province to build a new high school. 

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2022
• New stats show hate crimes in B.C. surged during first year of COVID pandemic

  The latest stats across Canada show the reported crimes targeting Asian people went up more than 300 per cent in 2020, the first year of the pandemic.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2022