Kristen Robinson
Reporter
Kristen Robinson was born and raised in Vancouver and is thrilled to work for her hometown station.
Kristen graduated from BCIT’s broadcast journalism program and got her start in radio before answering the phones and working the news desk at Global BC. She then moved to Vancouver Island and spent several years reporting for CHEK News in Nanaimo and Victoria before returning to Global BC, the station she grew up watching when it was known as BCTV.
After reporting and producing part-time since 2013, Kristen joined the Global BC news team full-time in 2021.
Always a newshound, Kristen believes in the power of journalism to right wrongs, and her favourite part of the job is exposing injustices.
When not working, she enjoys walks, travel, reading, and watching movies.
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Video Archives
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Vancouver city council votes to extend Granville entertainment district car-free zone to end of summer -
Stranger attack victim speaks out after release of suspect -
Burnaby USAR team prepares for return to B.C. from Venezuela -
Police crack down on e-dirt bikes -
Food trucks, buskers sidelined during World Cup -
Coyote eats dog at East Vancouver park -
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside -
Reducing retail theft and street disorder -
Businesses struggling during FIFA World Cup -
Vancouver’s Ho Ho restaurant to open in new space -
Seawall attacker asks for not criminally responsible decision -
Man with long, violent criminal record charged with manslaughter -
Police fine guardians of 12-year-old who slammed into car while riding e-scooter -
Celebrating the “Pheephaa Werld Kupp” -
Sentencing hearing in road rage incident caught on video -
Downtown bar hour extension buy-in -
Parts of Gastown and DTES re-branding as “Mexican barrio” -
Fitness cuts threaten seniors’ health -
Uncertainty after BC government pauses Vancouver overdose prevention site -
Destination Vancouver sounds alarm about city’s tourism reputation
Author Archives
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Granville Street Pedestrian Zone to be extended after World Cup endsIn the council meeting, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he has not seen the city this alive since the 2010 Olympic Games and he wants to keep the energy going throughout the summer.Politics5 hours
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Victim of Kits stranger attack shocked to learn suspect already releasedPolice recommended he be detained and the Crown also sought to keep him in custody for an overnight fitness assessment, but a judge released him on Tuesday.CrimeJul 3
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B.C. man who drove into ocean in livestream stunt charged with dangerous driving in New West crashJawad Mazen Fawwaz, 21, is accused of dangerous driving in the March 30 collision at 6th Avenue and McBride Boulevard, which police said caused significant damage to two vehicles.CrimeJul 2
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3 residents remain at Granville SRO despite deadline passing to move themThe government had said all tenants of the Luugat would be moved by the end of June, but also said no one would be evicted if there wasn’t a place for them to go.PoliticsJul 1
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Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team shares images from Venezuela after earthquakesThe team of volunteers, including two firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement officials and two dogs, has spent days scouring the debris for survivors.CanadaJun 30
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Food truck operator says he was sidelined by City of Vancouver during World CupThe City of Vancouver said that there is limited space within the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone and the city must maintain six metres on the street for emergency access.CanadaJun 25
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‘She deserved better’: Owner mourns dog taken by coyote in Vancouver parkHe said Lulu, a four-and-a-half-pound Chihuahua, was off-leash, but he usually walks her that way and it was still light, so he could see his surroundings clearly.EnvironmentJun 24
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‘A big inspiration’: Ashtrey Recovery Resource Centre to open in Vancouver’s DTESOPS executive director Sarah Blyth said the Ashtrey Recovery Resource Centre at 450 East Hastings Street can seat 60 people and will provide essential services.HealthJun 24
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B.C. investing millions to target chronic property offendersThe program, called the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative, will bring 12 new regional hubs, helping to reduce street disorder and crimes targeting local businessesCrimeJun 22
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Some Vancouver businesses struggling during FIFA World CupBao Bei restaurant on Keefer Street told Global News that it has seen a 30-per cent drop in business from the same time last year.EconomyJun 18
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Iconic Chinatown restaurant to open in a new spaceThe iconic Ho Ho is now being revived on the ground floor of the Beijing building that is owned by Carol Lee, in the heart of Chinatown.LifestyleJun 17
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‘I’m very sorry’: Accused in seawall stranger attack seeks not criminally responsible findingPeterhans Nungu, 35, admitted he assaulted the complainant, who was visiting from Toronto, according to an Agreed Statement of Facts read in provincial court Tuesday.CrimeJun 16
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Nesters Market arson suspect pleads guilty to lesser chargeVictor Leslie Atkinson, 50, was charged with arson in relation to inhabited property and theft under $5,000 in connection with the March 30 fire.CrimeJun 16
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Man who stabbed stranger in Vancouver Tim Hortons now charged with manslaughterDavid Richard Morin, 32, has been charged in connection with the death of 54-year-old Michael Smadu, who was stabbed in Vancouver on Sept. 3.CrimeJun 13
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Celebrating the ‘Pheephaa Werld Kupp’ as Vancouver bar gets creativeA Vancouver beer bar has developed a creative and tongue-in-cheek way to advertise the FIFA World Cup while avoiding any FIFA trademark infringement.SportsJun 10
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Victim in B.C. road rage incident caught on video says he’s no longer the same personAt a sentencing hearing in Vancouver Provincial Court Tuesday, Crown counsel said Kevin Prichard drove his vehicle over Gohkan Peksoy.CrimeJun 10
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Surrey woman’s stalker sentenced to 9 months in jailAndy Kyungho Yun, 48, has been sentenced to nine months in jail, with two years' probation and a 10-year ban on owning firearms and weapons.CrimeJun 9
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Vancouver bars, restaurants ready for FIFA fans as police prepare for any hooligansGranville Street is now closed to buses and vehicles through July 26 for the World Cup pedestrian zone and bars and restaurants are getting ready.LifestyleJun 8
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‘They’ll be losing out’: Province cuts funding for Delta seniors’ fitness programThe non-profit society’s Seniors Can Move program provided over 300 free spots to people between the ages of 65 and 97 last year.PoliticsJun 8
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‘Perfect for the World Cup’: Gastown, DTES marketed as Canada’s first Mexican BarrioIn a collaborative initiative between the Gastown and Hastings Crossing BIAs, Mexican-owned businesses are celebrated as the city’s Latin population grows.EconomyJun 5
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‘Not putting up with this’: VPD directing drug users to overdose prevention sitesFollowing pushback, B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said on May 27 that VCH would not proceed with the overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken Street at this time.HealthJun 4
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‘Utter disappointment’: Vancouver tourists increasingly noticing street disorder, open drug useMinister Anne Kang was not available for an interview Tuesday, but her ministry said addressing public safety is a shared priority.CrimeJun 3
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B.C. man says his dad was evicted into homelessness from closing Granville SROAs BC Housing continues to move residents out of a single-room occupancy hotel on the Granville strip, one man says a family member has been evicted into homelessness.PoliticsJun 1
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Molotov cocktail thrown into North Vancouver home and the owners don’t know whyPolice said a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a four-plex on Tuesday evening while a young family was inside the home.CrimeMay 29
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B.C. government pauses moving overdose prevention site in downtown VancouverEarlier this month, Vancouver Coastal Health announced that downtown Vancouver’s only overdose prevention site has been moved to a new location due to public safety concerns.PoliticsMay 28