Negar Mojtahedi

Online News Reporter/Producer

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• Petition pushes B.C. government for tighter COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions

  One SFU expert said different strains of COVID-19 are moving about and there is "definitely a connection" between travel and the spread of the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2021
• ‘My life is different now’: B.C. woman remembers parents killed in Iran plane crash, one year later

  Kimia Pourshaban Oshibi says grieving has been especially difficult under the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2021
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• Iranian-Canadian tech genius speaks out on Revolutionary Guard’s attempt to make him an informant

  In an interview with Global News, Behdad Esfahbod recalls being approached by four plainclothes officers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who had a warrant for his arrest.

  World

  Aug 24, 2020
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• Vancouver woman finds racist graffiti on mother’s memorial bench

  "My father visits the bench daily. It breaks my heart that he has to see this."

  Crime

  May 5, 2020
• Uighur exile in Canada fears for family, friends in China amid COVID-19

  A Uighur woman living in Canada says she believes her husband has been taken to a detention camp in China, where she fears COVID-19 may be spreading.

  World

  Apr 14, 2020
• With COVID-19 in Iran reaching Canada, expert warns outbreak will only escalate

  The outbreak of coronavirus cases in Iran are connected to U.S. sanctions and the regime's apparent lack of transparency and competence, an Iranian-American commentator says.

  Health

  Mar 1, 2020
• Iranian-Canadians concerned for family after Iranian government shuts down internet

  On Saturday the Iranian government enforced an internet blackout unprecedented in its length and scope.

  Nov 19, 2019
• Photo of Rio Grande drowning evokes painful memories for aunt of Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi

  WARNING: This post contains content some viewers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2019
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• Social egg freezing on the rise as more women embrace single parenthood

  Dr. Niamh Tallon, a fertility specialist at Olive Fertility, said a majority of women freezing their eggs at her clinic do so “primarily not related to career,” but because they haven’t found a partner.

  Canada

  May 24, 2019
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• Catholic parish accused of denying venue rental for White Rock Pride Society fundraiser

  The proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Alexandra Neighbourhood House, which operates programs for LGBTQ seniors and youth in South Surrey.

  Apr 1, 2019
• B.C. family calls for change after SPCA put down puppy against their wishes

  The Azizis are now calling for changes to the SPCA’s euthanasia policies when dealing with animals at risk of being put down due to behavioural issues.

  Mar 14, 2019
• Puppy disfigured by acid in Iran gets new lease on life in Canada

  At just seven-months-old the little pup has seen the worst and best of humanity.

  Jan 23, 2019
• After puppy ingests pot while out on a walk, vet warns it’s ‘like catnip for dogs’

  As a former SPCA manager who now works with the City of Surrey bylaws department, River's owner saw the warning signs and immediately rushed him to their veterinarian.

  Cannabis

  Jan 18, 2019
• Quadriplegic woman with newborn pleads with Immigration Canada for temporary visa for fiancé

  An Edmonton woman desperately wants to reunite her family. She gave birth to a baby boy June 5 but her fiance can't be with them because Immigration Canada has denied him a temporary resident's visa.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2018
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• Iran’s protests might just make the hardliners stronger: UBC academic

  But without a clear leader to rally around, the demonstrations, which have led to dozens of deaths and at least 1,000 arrests, could help to strengthen the position of conservative hardliners in Iran’s government, a UBC academic told Global News.

  Jan 9, 2018
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• Iranian-Canadians drive to U.S. for only option to vote in Iran election

  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani defeated hardliner challenger Ebrahim Raisi, securing a decisive re-election for a second term.

  News

  May 19, 2017
• Fifth body recovered in snow slide near Lions Bay, B.C.

  Rescue crews have recovered the bodies of five snowshoers who fell 500 metres to their deaths in the mountains near Lions Bay, B.C.

  Apr 8, 2017
• Vancouver’s disabled drivers fight for ‘basic right’ to wheelchair accessible parking in condos

  When 35-year-old Yasaman Best drives back home from work, she crosses her fingers in the hopes that there will be a disabled parking spot available in her visitor parking when she arrives.

  Apr 3, 2017
• Former Vancouver resident acquitted of manslaughter in India

  Narges Ashtari believes she was the victim of a corruption scandal.

  Mar 26, 2017
• ‘I feel sub-human’: The faces of Donald Trump’s travel ban

  Global News spoke with some of the people affected by Donald Trump's travel ban, some whom have lived in Vancouver since age four and others who will now be unable to visit sick loved ones in the U.S. All of them are scared for the future.

  News

  Jan 28, 2017
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• Former Vancouver resident convicted of manslaughter in India

  28-year-old Narges Ashtari left her comfortable life in Canada six years ago and moved to rural India to help orphans. She never imagined she would end up accused of killing one of the children she dedicated her life to aiding.

  Dec 8, 2016
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• East Vancouver mystery of stolen photos solved

  A mystery about stolen photo albums, discovered after an East Vancouver break-in, has now been solved.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2016
• East Vancouver woman searching for owners of stolen photos found in her house

  When Oshy Parasol's Strathcona neighbourhood home was broken into about a month ago, she didn't expect to get something that did not belong to her. Inside her home, she found an album with someone else's photos.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2016
• 10-year-old girl mauled by bear in Port Coquitlam

  A bear attack in Port Coquitlam Saturday afternoon has left one person with critical injuries.

  Aug 13, 2016
• Victim of alleged Burnaby road rage attack speaks out about violent assault

  Stalked...chased...and beaten. A 20-year-old man's girlfriend made a stop at a yellow light while turning left on Patterson and Kingsway in Burnaby when the chaotic ordeal began.

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2016