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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VPD preparing for protests at PNE concert -
Larry Campbell DTES contract extended again -
Drug advocates open pop-up overdose prevention sites -
British Columbians pushing back on Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario -
Gregor Robertson challenged on Broadway line compensation -
Surrey Six killer loses bid to overturn conviction -
Last tenant out of Luugat SRO, BC Housing still not allowing media inside -
Random attack victim speaks out -
Vancouver comedian thanks helmet after e-scooter collision last month -
Nesters arsonist not going to jail -
Keeping a DTES artistic dream alive -
Questions about value of Vancouver SRO -
Surge in commercial B&Es in Chinatown -
Looking for accountabiliyt on SRO costs -
Man sentenced in vicious sex assault -
Vancouver 7-Eleven closed after fire -
Off-road vehicles banned on Crown land -
Nanaimo tugboat owner out thousands after break-in -
Business owners in Granville Entertainment District say pedestrian zone has been good for business -
High-value Pokémon cards stolen
Author Archives
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Vancouver drug advocates open pop-up overdose prevention sitesNeighbours of a cancelled overdose prevention site in Vancouver say they’re concerned about ad hoc harm reduction services appearing outside the vacant building.HealthSep 3
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Vancouver business says social media account vanished after Lake Ontario jokeThe owner of a Vancouver strip club says its Instagram account vanished after the business posted a sign criticizing Trump's Lake Ontario order.Aug 31
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Gregor Robertson challenged on the Broadway Construction projectFable Diner and SportChek are just two of the most recent businesses to shutter along Broadway near Main Street as construction continues.EconomyAug 28
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Surrey Six killer loses court battle to have conviction overturnedIn 2014, Red Scorpion Cody Haevischer was convicted of six counts of first-degree murder in the October 2007 killings at Surrey's Balmoral Tower.CrimeAug 27
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Last remaining tenant of Granville Street SRO has been moved outAll residents of the Luugat have been relocated to alternative housing," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the tenant was relocated from the building last week.PoliticsAug 26
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Vancouver woman says she’s disappointed random assault suspect already releasedBethan Jones told Global News that at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, she had just picked up groceries at No Frills when she crossed East Hastings Street and Clark Drive.CrimeAug 25
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‘Pretty heavy’: Work on legacy mural begins in Vancouver’s Downtown EastsideLead artists Kyle Shipman and Jesse Gouchey launched the large-scale legacy project last week on the wall at 159 East Hastings Street.LifestyleAug 24
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‘Put on the damn helmet’: Vancouver comedian urges safety following e-scooter collisionJessica Pigeau was riding north on Alder Street between West 11th and West 12th Aves on July 19, when she said the driver of a southbound SUV suddenly turned left in front of her.CanadaAug 24
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Man who set fire as distraction to shoplift in Vancouver grocery given conditional sentenceA B.C. court heard that the man who was captured on surveillance and quickly identified by store management and police immediately after the fire, had confessed to the crime.CrimeAug 23
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Vancouver stranger assault suspect denied bailA publication ban prevents us from reporting on the evidence and submissions at the bail hearing, and the reasons behind the judge’s decision to detain the accused.CrimeAug 19
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Urban planner says B.C. government will lose millions on purchase of notorious Granville SROThe province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.PoliticsAug 19
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Government spending questioned as SRO still open while businesses are closingThe Broadway Subway Project has already caused business owners in the area to express frustration with long delays and declining revenue.PoliticsAug 18
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Chinatown business break-ins up 275% in first half of 2026One of the most recent crimes occurred at the Tasty Market & Café on East Georgia Street at Gore Avenue, where a large window remained boarded up Monday.CrimeAug 18
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New trial ordered for B.C. man convicted in killing of ex-girlfriend’s chihuahuaRandeep 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.CrimeAug 15
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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.PoliticsAug 13
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Man acquitted in murder of Winnipeg teen given 10 years for violent Vancouver sex assaultMark 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.CrimeAug 13
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Man accused of setting VPD officer on fire pleads guiltyJordan Mutual, 41, was scheduled to stand trial in Vancouver provincial court Monday on two separate counts of assaulting a peace officer.CrimeAug 11
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‘Sober Once Again’: Nanaimo tugboat break-in suspect in recovery, pleads guiltySecurity cameras captured Marcel Fontaine aboard the tugboat ‘Trend D Foam’, engaged in bizarre behaviour during a 30-hour stay earlier this year.CrimeAug 7
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Labour Day block party planned for post-FIFA Granville pedestrian zonePeter 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.EconomyAug 6
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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.FireAug 4
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Vancouver council approves mega tower projectThe 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.PoliticsJul 27
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Driver fined $2,000 for wild 2024 crash in downtown VancouverSoyoub Kim, 53, was charged with dangerous driving in connection with the May 31, 2024 collision on Alberni Street that saw multiple vehicles struck.CrimeJul 27
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Nanaimo ‘stranger homicide’ suspect previously convicted of assaulting teen in alleged abduction attemptCameron 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.CrimeJul 23
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Prolific Kelowna offender with 420 police files jailed after getting naked in hotel hot tubJustin 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.CrimeJul 22
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Family of woman who died in e-scooter accident pleads for riders to wear helmetsShyan 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.CanadaJul 20