Darrian Matassa-Fung
Online Journalist
Darrian Matassa-Fung is an online journalist with Global BC, based out of Burnaby, B.C.
Darrian began his career in 2019, just months before the global COVID-19 pandemic, as a video journalist at Global Okanagan before joining the online team at Global BC in 2022.
A graduate of BCIT, Matassa-Fung is adept at shooting, writing, and editing his own news stories – both in online and video format – and has a passion for covering breaking news, especially crime and wildfire events.
In his spare time, you can find him outside on the North Shore, riding his bicycle around the Lower Mainland and spending quality time with his friends at their local watering hole.
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Video Archives
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Surrey RCMP dispel myths of gang life with video
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Drones flooding B.C. prisons with contraband
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Why kids join B.C. gangs and how can it be stopped?
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How new tech is helping B.C. gangs
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Street-level disputes fuelling B.C. gang conflict, officials say
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Former B.C. high school drug dealer on the lure of a gang lifestyle
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Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Hill Climb returns after two year hiatus
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Kelowna, B.C. fraudster’s crimes were not victimless: B.C. Supreme Court
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Knox Mountain Hill Climb returns to Kelowna this weekend
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Kelowna RCMP vacant staffing levels around 20 per cent: BC RCMP says
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Kelowna Pride Society urging Okanagan residents to support 2SLGBTQ+ community
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Kelowna’s first ever strong person competition held at City Park
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B.C. town apologizes after selling man’s property for taxes owed
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Concerns with potential flooding near Tulameen, RDOS says
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New ridesharing company operating in Kelowna
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RDCO: Major concerns with flooding and landslides on Westside Road
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Province announces investigation into repeat offenders
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Advocacy group holds opioid crisis workshop at Kelowna high school
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Proposed Kelowna highrise development set to climb higher
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Community participates in Peachland watershed cleanup
Author Archives
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Wildfire near Lumby, B.C. being heldFire crews in the North Okanagan are dealing with an early start to the wildfire season, fighting a blaze in the Creighton Valley area, near Lumby.FireMar 17
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Fundraiser started for B.C. cyclist who contracted flesh-eating diseaseRyan Busto, 41, is in critical condition and a medically induced coma after contracting Necrotizing Fasciitis from a “saddle sore” during a cycling trip in California.HealthMar 17
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Busy Saturday for Surrey, B.C., police with two stabbings and an assaultTwo men in Surrey, B.C., were stabbed Saturday in a pair of incidents reported to police. Police also arrested a woman involved in a fight that sent another woman to hospital.CrimeMar 17
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Husband charged with wife’s homicide in Abbotsford, B.C.The husband of an Abbotsford, B.C., woman who died due to fatal stab wounds has been charged with second-degree homicide. The police investigation continues.CrimeMar 17
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North Vancouver A&W worker sent to hospital after vehicle crashes into restaurantAccording to police, a vehicle crashed into the restaurant located on Marine Drive around noon.CanadaMar 17
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‘Needs not being met‘: Rally held in downtown Vancouver for accessibility issuesThe rally was held to bring attention to the importance of having an all-inclusive society and to raise awareness about the importance of accessibility for all community members.CanadaMar 16
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Metro Vancouver emergency dispatch services restoredEmergency dispatch services in the Lower Mainland are down, Saturday morning.CanadaMar 16
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Woman killed at home in Abbotsford, B.C., police arrest man at sceneAbbotsford police officers responded to an assault in progress call Friday night at a house on Wagner Drive, near Townline Road. A woman died at the scene and a man was arrested.CrimeMar 16
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Food workers at YVR approve potential strike, seek Metro Vancouver living wageUnionized food service workers at Vancouver International Airport have voted in favour of taking job action as wages fall behind the rising cost of living.CanadaMar 15
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New middle school to be built in Langley as part of annual B.C. budgetA new middle school and a secondary school expansion were announced for the Township of Langley by the Province of B.C. on Friday.EducationMar 15
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Vancouver police say protester assaulted officer, release photosVancouver police are looking to identify a protester who they say assaulted an officer in early March.CrimeMar 15
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19-year-old charged in 2021 Vancouver homicide investigationA 19-year-old Vancouver man has been charged in connection with a three-year homicide investigation.CrimeMar 15
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Surrey early learning program at risk of cancellationA funding crunch could mean StrongStart will be scaled back or scrapped, which would impact thousands of children.EducationMar 15
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B.C. to hold companies accountable for ‘public health harms’ causedIn hopes of addressing public safety concerns, B.C. Premier David Eby and B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma will be holding an announcement on Thursday.CanadaMar 14
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‘He was pretty lucky’: Dog rescued on North Vancouver’s Quarry RockGrizzly, a goldendoodle, ran off the edge of Quarry Rock Wednesday afternoon. The owner, Esther, said he was chasing a ball that got dropped.CanadaMar 14
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One dead after trailer ignites on Surrey drivewayResidents quickly stepped in, including a man with a truck who was able to drag the trailer onto the street in an effort to save the nearby house.FireMar 14
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Lower Mainland gas prices increase, could reach $2.30 by late spring: expertAccording to gas expert Dan McTeague, gas prices in the Lower Mainland could reach as high as $2.30 a litre by late spring.CanadaMar 14
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Surrey allocating $138M for 72 Avenue expansionSurrey city council has approved the 72 Avenue extension project which comes with a price tag of $138 million.TrafficMar 13
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Tofino wants new short-term rental restrictions despite exemptionThe municipal government of one of the busiest tourist spots in B.C. is looking to have the new restrictions in place in its town, despite being exempted from them.CanadaMar 13
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Man charged in Vancouver antisemitism hate crime after hostage poster defacedVancouver police officers investigated after witnesses reported a man had defaced a poster of Israeli hostages, and was using anti-Semitic and threatening language.CrimeMar 13
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Man charged with second-degree murder in Surrey shootingB.C.’s homicide police announced 38-year-old Justin Bos has been charged with second-degree homicide in connection to the fatal shooting of Troy Michael RegneirCrimeMar 13
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‘We are united‘: Hundreds of B.C. landlords rally in support of petitionMore 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.CanadaMar 10
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B.C. teen misses out on years of treatment after late diagnosisFourteen-year-old Aya Belway said in late 2020 she started to develop gut issues. Anything she ate, coupled with any physical activity, made her sick.HealthMar 10
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B.C. expanding specialized cancer care, treatment in VancouverStarting this month, leukemia and lymphoma patients will be able to access chimeric antigen receptor therapy, also known as CAR T therapy, at Vancouver General Hospital.HealthMar 10
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B.C. health workers heading to Kenya for volunteer missionTwenty-three B.C. health workers are heading to Kenya to treat children with facial deformities with Operation Rainbow Canada.HealthMar 9