Angela Jung

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• Video shows Vancouver police officer punching handcuffed Indigenous woman

  A video has been shared with Global News that shows a Vancouver police officer punching an Indigenous woman while she is lying on the ground.

  Crime

  Apr 17
• Developer, mayor mystified why affordable housing development in Mission was rejected

  The CEO of Apex Western Homes thinks it may be because the units have gas installed instead of electricity and that is the reason BC Housing rejected the building.

  Canada

  Apr 4
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• Vancouver is in a ‘full-blown crisis’ for housing affordability: Report

  "It is becoming more and more difficult with first-time homebuyers as prices rise here in Vancouver," realtor Mike Stewart told Global News.

  Economy

  Apr 3
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• New rent protection no help to B.C. parents amid $600 hike after baby’s birth

  Joy Maynard told Global News in December when she was eight months pregnant, she was facing a $600 a month rent hike once her baby was born.

  Politics

  Apr 3
• B.C. man waits 9 hours to see a doctor after suffering stroke while driving

  He said he was sitting in some traffic when he coughed, then felt a pain on his right side and what felt like a kick to the back of the head.

  Health

  Mar 21
• ‘Abandoned by the system’: Prince Rupert family shares health-care horror story

  Health Minister Adrian Dix said the government has done "a lot of work in Prince Rupert over the last year." But he acknowledges it has been a challenge to recruit doctors.

  Health

  Mar 20
• Prince Rupert emergency department closed for 3rd night in a row

  A rural health-care advocate said the emergency room closures in Prince Rupert point to a larger, systemic issue.

  Health

  Mar 20
• Union warns of growing burnout, reliance on uncertified teachers amid B.C. staffing crunch

  Burnout and a growing reliance on uncertified educators are among the consequences of B.C.'s growing teacher shortage, according to the B.C. Teachers' Federation.

  Education

  Mar 18
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• ‘We need support now’: New Westminster faces school ‘crisis’ with enrolment surging

  It's not just Surrey. New Westminster is also facing surging school enrollment, and being forced to make tough calls about how to accommodate students.

  Education

  Mar 14
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• Surrey man’s indecent exposure trial continues

  Thomas Cooper, 53, was cross-examined about his intentions when he arrived at the shopping mall in 2022. Tuesday was day two of the trial.

  Crime

  Mar 13
• Surrey man in court, accused of exposing himself to young woman in 2022

  Thomas Charles Cooper is accused of exposing himself to a young female employee at a Guildford clothing store in July 2022. He was in court on Monday.

  Crime

  Mar 11
• ‘We are united‘: Hundreds of B.C. landlords rally in support of petition

  More than 200 landlords and supports attended a rally in Delta, with the aim of asking B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon to pay attention to their concerns.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Liquor industry hopeful Vancouver Cocktail Week can stir up fresh business

  Business has been slow in the post-holiday season, with inflation and the rising cost of living and a growing number of people taking time off from drinking.

  Economy

  Mar 4
• ‘Disturbing’ T-shirt with Robert Pickton holding ‘hookery smoked bacon’ causes outrage

  Seventeen years since Pickton was convicted, a T-shirt has surfaced showing him with a grin and holding a slice of bacon.

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• Families of Robert Pickton’s victims brace for his ‘horrific’ day parole application eligibility

  Pickton, now in his 70s, was charged with 26 murders in the deaths of women who disappeared from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside but only convicted in six of the killings.

  Crime

  Feb 21
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• ‘No more silence’: Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debate

  Protesters repeatedly chanted, "No more silence!" and waved signs that read, "The silent majority has awakened," and "We elected you, and we can vote you out."

  Politics

  Feb 19
• 4 years later, where is the promised school in Vancouver’s Olympic Village?

  In 2007, the development plan for Olympic Village anticipated an elementary school for the neighbourhood. Parents in the area are frustrated it never came to fruition.

  Education

  Feb 7
• ‘A kind soul’: Friend of Vancouver homicide victim shocked, saddened

  A friend of the homicide victim told Global News that his friend was a caring soul, and has no idea why he would be targeted and killed.

  Crime

  Feb 4
• Operator of Vancouver SRO gutted in deadly fire went years without key review, inquest hears

  By the time the fire broke out at the Winters Hotel in April 2022, the non-profit that ran it had not undergone an operational review since 2015.

  Fire

  Feb 1
• Prompt call to fire supply company could have prevented deadly Vancouver SRO fire, inquest hears

  "The fire might have been knocked down if there was one more extinguisher available," said Alex Eged, lawyer for Winters Residence Ltd.

  Fire

  Jan 31
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• Atira staffer ‘didn’t realize how dangerous’ Vancouver SRO was before fatal fire, inquest hears

  Tuesday is the seventh day of witness testimony in the three-week inquest, which has so far heard from victims' families, Atira staff, Vancouver fire officials and more.

  Fire

  Jan 30
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• After weekend flooding, Abbotsford presses for quick approval of mitigation funds

  Mayor Ross Siemens said the city has not yet heard back from Ottawa on the status of its $1.6-billion infrastructure application under the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund.

  Weather

  Jan 29
• ‘Chaos’: Witnesses recount deadly fire that destroyed Vancouver SRO to inquest jury

  Neda Pessione said she saw Mary Ann Garlow enter the Winters Hotel that morning, never to return, and alerted Vancouver's fire chief to the fact that people were still "trapped."

  Fire

  Jan 24
• Fire captain had ‘bad feeling’ about SRO gutted in deadly fire, inquest hears

  Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay's remains were found 11 days after the fire as the four-storey heritage building on Abbott and Water streets was demolished.

  Fire

  Jan 23
• Threatening letters, shootings prompt public safety forum in Surrey

  The Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of BC's event follows RCMP warnings of an extortion racket threatening local businesses owners.

  Crime

  Jan 4