Marlisse is an online news producer and writer at Global BC. She’s a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the University of British Columbia, where she studied creative writing and law before deciding to enter the field of journalism. Her writing has appeared online and in print in publications across North America. Before starting at Global, Marlisse worked for a magazine in New York and interned at The New York Times.
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Cache Creek Mayor declares state of emergency after flash flooding, stormsA violent storm ripped through Cache Creek in British Columbia's Interior, bringing with it heavy rainfall, gusting winds, and hail.May 24, 2015
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Rock slide closes Highway 1A rock fall closed Highway 1, just 250 metres north of the Hell's Gate Air Tram for several hours on Sunday morning.May 24, 2015
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Mayor Gregor Robertson proposes speculation tax for Vancouver real estateVancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is calling for a new tax on real estate speculators to cool the city's white-hot real estate market.May 23, 2015
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Search and rescue crews kept busy over the long weekendThree climbers are safe and back in their homes Sunday after an unexpected night near Crown Mountain.May 17, 2015
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Spallumcheen residents angry over mill sootResidents of Palisades mobile park home in Spallumcheen are speaking out against their neighbouring sawmill tonight.May 17, 2015
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Chilliwack man dies in freak ATV-related accidentA 48-year old Chilliwack man is dead after an "ATV-related" accident today.May 17, 2015
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Grandparents meet baby born on Air Canada flightIt was quite the reunion at the Victoria International Airport today.May 17, 2015
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Man arrested in connection with Surrey homicide following Canada-wide warrantGordon Alex David was arrested on Tuesday while walking along Granville Street in Vancouver.May 11, 2015
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Church congregants remember Shelly JanzenIt was a solemn Sunday service at a church in Langley. Over a 100 congregants were remembering Shelly Janzen, one of four people to die in an apparent murder-suicide.May 10, 2015
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Mothers mad over gypsy moth spraying early this morningThe B.C. Ministry of Forests began its final round of spraying to eradicate gypsy moths. The unwelcome wake-up calls began between 5:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.May 10, 2015
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Think twice before ‘saving’ a baby bird, says wildlife expertIf a baby bird is uninjured, has feathers, can hop and there are no flies swarming around it, then just leave it where it is.May 10, 2015
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Victoria police seize Lamborghini for excessive speedPolice in Victoria have seized a 2005 Lamborghini after reports it was speeding throughout greater Victoria Friday afternoon.May 10, 2015
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‘Randy’s not a monster,’ say friends of man suspected of killing his familyTwo lifelong friends of Randy Janzen are speaking out tonight, defending the man who is suspected of murdering his daughter, wife and sister and then committing suicide.May 9, 2015
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UPDATE: Missing woman found in West VancouverNorth Shore Rescue is asking for the public's help searching for an elderly woman with dementia.May 9, 2015
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Killarney Market recalls ground beef in VancouverKillarney Market, on 2611 East 49th Street in Vancouver is voluntarily recalling the "Killarney Market brand" ground beef, according to Health Canada.May 9, 2015
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Montreal Canadiens defeat Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4, avoiding eliminationThe Tampa Bay Lightning are 5 for 5 this year in Montreal. Now they need one more road win against the Canadiens.CanadaMay 9, 2015
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Hummingbird rescued from floral bouquet; released into wildIt was a special delivery for a Victoria woman last month, in her Easter floral bouquet.May 8, 2015
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Get your berry-picking buckets ready for an early blueberry season in B.C.Get your berry picking buckets ready. The Lower Mainland's unseasonably warm winter - and spring - is translating into an early blueberry season.May 8, 2015
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‘Vote no’ side takes off in transit plebisciteWith less than a month left to vote, the "no" side took to the skies today to get their message across to last-minute voters.May 3, 2015
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South Surrey bonsai master repeatedly targeted by thievesThey're known as living art, and 71-year-old Tak Yamaura is the master. The South Surrey resident is world renowned for his bonsai trees, considered works of art the world over.May 3, 2015
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Missing woman in AbbotsfordPolice in Abbotsford are asking for the public's assistance in locating Ashley Bateman.May 3, 2015
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West Vancouver man’s donations stuck in Beirut airportA West Vancouver barber's good deed is going punished. For decades, Michel Ibrahim has been sending soccer equipment to refugee children in the Middle East.May 2, 2015
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Medical crews depart YVR to help in NepalA team of 16 doctors, nurses and paramedics from across Canada left from the Vancouver International Airport Saturday headed for earthquake-stricken Nepal.May 2, 2015
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Horse rescued in Abbotsford after sliding into ditchIt was a tense two hours for a mare out in Abbotsford. The horse got spooked as she was being ridden along Lefeuvre and Marsh McCormick Roads and slid into a ditch, where she got stuck.May 2, 2015
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Campbell River family raising money to get son home after scooter crash in ThailandJust four hours after Jason Hoffman arrived in Phuket, Thailand in mid-April, he was involved in a serious scooter accident.May 2, 2015
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