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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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Former Vancouver resident acquitted of manslaughter in India
Narges Ashtari believes she was the victim of a corruption scandal. Continue reading
‘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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
East Vancouver mystery of stolen photos solved
A mystery about stolen photo albums, discovered after an East Vancouver break-in, has now been solved. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Dogs rescued from dog meat trade in Asia coming to BC
Thailand is known as a tourist’s paradise, but what many don’t know is that hundreds of thousands of dogs are abducted each year and sent to neighbouring countries where they end up as meat on the dinner table. Continue reading