Paul Johnson
Reporter
Paul Johnson is an award-winning, veteran broadcast journalist reporting breaking news and investigative stories across British Columbia.
He has reported from many countries including covering the conflict in Bosnia, Mexico, Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Ukraine.
Paul was previously Global National’s Beijing-based Asia correspondent and was a White House reporter in Washington DC covering the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.
If you think you have a story, reach out to Paul at paul.johnson@globalnews.ca.
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Video Archives
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BC SPCA asking municipalities to push for more humane pest control
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B’nai Brith Canada creates antisemitism policy for universities
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DRIPA faces constitutional challenge
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Community near Cultus Lake claims clear-cut logging across the border causing issues
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Tenants face 27% rent hike after B.C. ruling
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UBC engineering students test their skills with burger flipping robots
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Safety concerns on Fraser River from Chilcotin landslide debris
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Indigenous community near Chilcotin River slide fears worst for salmon run
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Hundreds of wildfires burning in B.C. over long weekend
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Downstream impact of Chilcotin River landslide
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Rewilded bear cubs being tracked in new project
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Goodbye party for 2 historic Martin Mars water bombers in Port Alberni
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Local hobby group recreates iconic BC lookout tower
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Marine safety reminder for busy waters around Metro Vancouver
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Woman bitten by black bear while gardening in North Vancouver
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Sold out: Residents complain about impossible-to-get parking at Buntzen Lake
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Safety concerns rising at supportive housing facility in Coquitlam
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B.C. waters new home to Canada’s largest marine protected area
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Hopes rise for endangered B.C. spotted owl with revised recovery strategy
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Dredging threatens Chilliwack salmon habitat
Author Archives
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‘Our main staple’: First Nation concerned about sockeye after B.C. landslideChilko Lake sockeye are expected to be the biggest run of fish on the Fraser River this summer, but their spawning grounds are above the area of a landslide near Williams Lake.CanadaAug 7
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What happens to B.C.’s released orphan bear cubs? New study aims to find outWhile there are records of the occasional released bear that comes into conflict with humans or is killed by a hunter, the fate of most cubs remains largely unknown.EnvironmentAug 1
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Hobbyists honour B.C. landmark destroyed in 2023 wildfiresImages of the historic Nahatlatch Lookout tower going up in flames were among the most iconic and heartbreaking to emerge from last year's devastating fires.FireJul 26
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Toast wars: Treat vendor cries foul after ejection from Richmond Night MarketTochi Desserts makes mochi French toast, a delicacy that combines Hong Kong-style French Toast stuffed with mochi, a chewy Japanese dessert made from rice flour.PoliticsJul 4
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Bear caught in B.C. grease trap a ‘heartbreaking’ warning, advocates sayThe incident was captured on camera and fortunately had a happy ending, with the young bruin rescued and relocated.EnvironmentJun 27
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‘Monumental cedars’: Old-growth clearcut next to iconic B.C. park raises concernsA conservationist is raising the alarm after finding ancient cedars clearcut just outside an iconic North Vancouver Island provincial park.EnvironmentJun 20
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‘We just disagree’: Premier at odds with B.C.’s top doctor on drug legalizationThe comments came after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry testified at a federal parliamentary standing committee on health on May 30.HealthJun 6
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Battle over B.C. drug policy flares up over contentious recovery symposiumThursday was the first day of the inaugural Prosper symposium, organized by the U.S.-based Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions.PoliticsMay 30
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B.C. forestry practices under scrutiny in documentary shown in U.K.A BBC documentary sheds an international spotlight on B.C.'s wood pellet industry.CanadaMay 26
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B.C. wolf cull program targeting wrong issue, wildlife protection group saysPacific Wild says more than 2,100 wolves have been killed since 2015 and it wants the cull program cancelled immediately.EnvironmentMay 11
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Get a bird’s-eye view from one of Vancouver Island’s tallest treesA group of conservationists recently had the opportunity to scale a massive 71-metre (223 foot) tall Sitka Spruce discovered in the Carmanah Valley.EnvironmentMay 9
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Lawsuit claims ex-cop, Mountie lost security clearance over false CSIS reportsAn RCMP officer and a Vancouver police officer are suing the government, alleging they were found guilty by association with a man under investigation for foreign interference.CrimeMay 2
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In Oregon, debate continues after state’s 180 on drug decriminalizationOregon has walked back key parts of its decriminalization pilot program, but some advocates say the program was never given a chance to succeed.HealthApr 19
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‘We’ve had to make a 180’: What Oregonians say they got wrong with decriminalizationIn 2020, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, which replaced drug possession charges with a $100 citation that could be avoided by calling a state-funded hotline seeking treatment.HealthApr 18
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Woman found dead in B.C. field was killed by dogs, not a bear: coronerRidge Meadows RCMP officers were called and determined the woman's death was suspicious due to "evident traumatic injuries" according to the Coroner's report.CrimeApr 12
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Eagles and death metal: Trio of raptors found on Sunshine Coast with lead poisoningAll three birds were found on the Sunshine Coast this year, and taken to the Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Delta for treatment.EnvironmentApr 4
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Vancouver Island shipbreaking company hit with pollution abatement orderDeepwater Recovery's four-year-old operation in Baynes Sound near Courtenay has rankled neighbours and the regional districtEnvironmentMar 22
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B.C. makes changes to Sunshine Coast dock management plan, but opponents unconvincedThe province released a draft of the plan in November, leading to intense debate in the community -- particularly among residents with waterfront property.PoliticsMar 15
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B.C. mulling oversight committee amid pressure on drug diversion concernsEarlier this week, B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said RCMP had told him there was no evidence to suggest 'widespread diversion' of safe supply drugs.HealthMar 14
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Residents upset over Vancouver Island shipbreaking operationWhile the company says it is doing nothing wrong, many locals say they're worried about the operation's effects on their coastal environment.EnvironmentMar 1
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‘Shocking’ video appears to show horse carcass used as bait outside Merritt, B.C.On different days, stitched together by Animal Justice, the man appears to set traps near the horse's entrails, and to have shot a coyote and dragged it away in a sled.CrimeFeb 15
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Jimmy Pattison’s former home ‘deconstructed’ in unique sustainable way"It is old Douglas Fir. We don't have forests anymore that that lumber comes from. It's much more solid than the material we're using nowadays. It's much more dense."EnvironmentFeb 12
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UBC competition asks citizen scientists to predict when cherry blossoms will bloomThink you can predict when the cherry blossoms will bloom? If you can zero in on the date in five global cities there could be a cash prize in it for you.EnvironmentFeb 8
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Dispute brewing over changes to private dock management on Sunshine CoastA new dock management plan for areas in the shíshálh Nation's traditionally territory is facing backlash from some Sunshine Coast residents.PoliticsFeb 2
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‘Not a nickel’: Workers allege cuts to B.C. Interior logging pension planThe Interior Lumberman's Pension Plan was set up in the '70s for employees of smaller, non-unionized forestry sector companies in the B.C. Interior.CanadaFeb 1