Kristen Robinson

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• Man accused in stabbing, injuring Abbotsford laundromat owner awaits sentencing

  Timothy Richard Louis Rowley, 41, was initially charged with assault with a weapon and aggravated assault in the Aug. 9, 2025, incident.

  Crime

  27 mins
• The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee says

  Global News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.

  Health

  Jan 19
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• All officers deny misconduct as public hearing into death of Myles Gray begins

  A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway on Monday in Vancouver. There are 33 witnesses scheduled.

  Canada

  Jan 19
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• City of Surrey fines owner after fatal dog attack, but animal remains still missing

  Animal law lawyer V. Victoria Shroff, K.C. said that the owners of the attacking dog might have committed a crime by allegedly disposing of Lucky's body after the attack.

  Politics

  Jan 15
• B.C. man pleads guilty to arson that destroyed a Prince George brewery

  Richard Alex Gordon Titchener, 57, entered a guilty plea on Jan. 12 to one count of arson damaging property. He has a criminal record in B.C. dating back nearly two decades.

  Crime

  Jan 13
• Man charged with wounding police dog during Surrey, B.C. arrest

  Travis Jeremy Muranaka, 48, is accused of wilfully maiming a law enforcement animal, theft, and two counts of possessing stolen property under $5,000.

  Crime

  Jan 12
• B.C. man charged with second-degree murder of Saanich woman

  A man has been arrested and charged with murder in a case of alleged intimate partner violence in Saanich, B.C., after he was taken into custody earlier this week and released.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• ‘How long is it gonna take?’: Frustration mounts over Broadway subway project timeline

  On Friday morning, the province had not set a date for the closure, leaving business owners who say they have already been suffering, not knowing how to plan for the disruption.

  Politics

  Jan 9
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• ‘What’s next’: Businesses react to loss of London Drugs in Downtown Eastside

  Citing years of staff safety concerns and significant operating losses at the Abbott Street store, the retailer said it has become unsustainable to continue operating there.

  Economy

  Jan 9
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• Video captures small dog being fatally mauled by neighbour’s dog in Surrey, B.C.

  The beloved senior pup would have celebrated his 15th birthday in February, but this past Christmas was the family’s last with Lucky.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Yaletown stabbing suspect pleads guilty to all charges

  Tamara Jean Hamelin, 35, was charged with two counts of assault and four counts of assault with a weapon in the Oct. 10, 2025, incident.

  Crime

  Jan 5
• 16-year-old found dead in Vancouver, hours after being reported missing

  Authorities are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl, who turned up dead, hours after she was reported missing to local law enforcement. 

  Crime

  Jan 1
• Wrong hospital patient transported to Surrey, B.C. home following discharge

  Sunny Hundal and his father were awaiting a patient transfer when his wife called to inform him a man she thought was her father-in-law had arrived, but it was another man.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2025
• B.C. man pleads guilty to charges of sextorting teens across Canada

  Mounties began investigating the case after victims in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario reported being extorted by someone they’d met on social media.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2025
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• ‘Simply a scam’: B.C. community gardens growing big tax breaks for developers

  The province, through BC Assessment, can reclassify land from Class 6 business use to Class 8 recreational property/non-profit organization use for community gardens or dog parks.

  Politics

  Dec 24, 2025
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• Chinatown security guard who made headlines when he was attacked dies suddenly

  A stranger assaulted Harold Johnson in August 2022 as he made his regular morning rounds at the Chinese Cultural Centre near East Pender and Columbia Streets.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2025
• BC Housing directed to investigate accused killer’s presence at SRO

  The province has directed BC Housing to investigate how an accused killer, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, was able to shelter in a single-room occupancy building in Vancouver.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2025
• Vancouver council approves DTES changes for safer, more dignified housing

  'For too long, aging SROs have continued to deteriorate, and regulatory barriers have prevented viable replacements from moving forward,' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2025
• ‘Unacceptable’: Year-long elevator failures at luxurious North Shore care home

  In a Nov. 18 update to resident families, Amica Lions Gate said overheating was identified as a key contributor to the elevators shutting down.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2025
• Victim of Langley distraction theft says shoplifters included children

  Georgina Williamson says three women came into her Nova & co Consignment store on Tuesday, and using distraction, stole more than $2,000 worth of merchandise.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2025
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• Nanaimo grandmother’s death being investigated as a ‘stranger homicide’

  In the early hours of Nov. 14, Nanaimo RCMP officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire in a wooded area on College Drive, near the Highway 19 intersection.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2025
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• Sentencing hearing begins for woman in Invermere triple fatal drunk-driving crash

  Haley Jade Watson was facing three counts of impaired driving causing death and three counts of dangerous driving causing death in the July 9, 2024, collision.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2025
• Husband of missing B.C. mother of 3 says RCMP are investigating him

  Following five weekend walks for Jennifer Provencal in November, community members plan to continue rallying through the winter to raise awareness.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025
• Owner of tortured dog speaks out about woman charged in Surrey NICU incident

  Lindsey Susan Hirtreiter, 35, is accused of three counts of assault and appeared in court on Monday for a bail hearing, but the matter was put over to Tuesday.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2025
• B.C. woman alleged to have handled babies at hospital has past animal cruelty conviction

  A B.C. woman sentenced to probation in 2016 for the violent kidnap of a family's Labrador retriever now faces assault charges for entering a Surrey hospital and picking up babies.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2025