Kristen Robinson

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• New trial ordered for B.C. man convicted in killing of ex-girlfriend’s chihuahua

  Randeep Ghataura, 45, was convicted in October 2024 of willfully killing, wounding or injuring an animal, and sentenced in February 2025 to four months in jail.

  Crime

  Aug 15
• B.C. housing minister says situation at single-tenant Granville SRO ‘not ideal’

  Housing Minister Christine Boyle said she shares the public's frustration on this issue and that the government is working to close the building down.

  Politics

  Aug 13
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• Man acquitted in murder of Winnipeg teen given 10 years for violent Vancouver sex assault

  Mark Edward Grant, who turns 63 on Friday, was originally charged with unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.

  Crime

  Aug 13
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• Man accused of setting VPD officer on fire pleads guilty

  Jordan Mutual, 41, was scheduled to stand trial in Vancouver provincial court Monday on two separate counts of assaulting a peace officer.

  Crime

  Aug 11
• ‘Sober Once Again’: Nanaimo tugboat break-in suspect in recovery, pleads guilty

  Security cameras captured Marcel Fontaine aboard the tugboat ‘Trend D Foam’, engaged in bizarre behaviour during a 30-hour stay earlier this year.

  Crime

  Aug 7
• Labour Day block party planned for post-FIFA Granville pedestrian zone

  Peter Meiszner said the city will use this as a test case for the long-term pedestrian vision for Granville Street – to see what works and what doesn’t.

  Economy

  Aug 6
• B.C. man watches his home of 31 years burn in the Bradley Creek wildfire

  "We were holding our own, but homes around me began to start on fire and it changed the whole game," Jeff Moore, whose cabin was on Okanagan Lake, told Global News.

  Fire

  Aug 4
• Vancouver council approves mega tower project

  The project includes three towers on the old Hudson's Bay parkade city block on West Georgia and Seymour streets and a social housing building on Abbott Street.

  Politics

  Jul 27
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• Driver fined $2,000 for wild 2024 crash in downtown Vancouver

  Soyoub Kim, 53, was charged with dangerous driving in connection with the May 31, 2024 collision on Alberni Street that saw multiple vehicles struck.

  Crime

  Jul 27
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• Nanaimo ‘stranger homicide’ suspect previously convicted of assaulting teen in alleged abduction attempt

  Cameron Compton was charged Monday with the second-degree murder of Sherry Shelley near Lantzville and interfering with human remains in Nanaimo from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14, 2025.

  Crime

  Jul 23
• Prolific Kelowna offender with 420 police files jailed after getting naked in hotel hot tub

  Justin Wayne Collins, 49, was sentenced to six months in jail on July 3 after he pleaded guilty to committing an indecent act, mischief and theft in Kelowna earlier this year.

  Crime

  Jul 22
• Family of woman who died in e-scooter accident pleads for riders to wear helmets

  Shyan was riding a scooter on July 3 in the area of Venables Street and Commercial Drive at 10 a.m. when she collided with the side of a vehicle.

  Canada

  Jul 20
• More details emerge about Vancouver stranger assault suspect

  Dylan Gaita was released on bail before he allegedly attacked two more people on Commercial Drive in June, including a woman who was elbowed in the face. 

  Crime

  Jul 16
• Resident remains in Granville Street SRO past deadline to move out

  The NDP government and BC Housing confirmed on Wednesday that one resident is still living at the Luugat on Granville Street in Vancouver.

  Politics

  Jul 15
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• 1 woman’s death, another’s serious injury prompts e-scooter warning from Vancouver police

  This warning from the Vancouver Police Department comes after a woman died and another woman was seriously injured in separate incidents over the weekend.

  Crime

  Jul 14
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• Bail hearing adjourned for Edmonton man charged in Granville assaults during World Cup

  At around 6 p.m. on July 6, police said officers on Granville near Nelson Streets were approached by a woman who identified a man she claimed had swung his fist in her direction.

  Crime

  Jul 14
• Man charged in Vancouver stranger assault, remains in custody

  Dylan Brandon Gaita is accused of six counts of assault, including two causing bodily harm, between January 2025 and June of this year.

  Crime

  Jul 13
• What will Vancouver look like now FIFA World Cup has moved on?

  According to a Vancouver host committee spokesperson, event-related dressing, including most banners and some wayfinding signage, will remain in place until late July.

  Canada

  Jul 8
• Drivers stranded for hours after fatal motorcycle crash on Sea-to-Sky Highway

  BC Emergency Health Services says two ambulances and an air ambulance were dispatched to the scene, but no one was taken to the hospital.

  Traffic

  Jul 6
• Granville Street Pedestrian Zone to be extended after World Cup ends

  In 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.

  Politics

  Jul 3
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• Victim of Kits stranger attack shocked to learn suspect already released

  Police 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.

  Crime

  Jul 3
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• B.C. man who drove into ocean in livestream stunt charged with dangerous driving in New West crash

  Jawad 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.

  Crime

  Jul 2
• 3 residents remain at Granville SRO despite deadline passing to move them

  The 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.

  Politics

  Jul 1
• Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team shares images from Venezuela after earthquakes

  The team of volunteers, including two firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement officials and two dogs, has spent days scouring the debris for survivors.

  Canada

  Jun 30
• Food truck operator says he was sidelined by City of Vancouver during World Cup

  The 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.

  Canada

  Jun 25