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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Father and son victims of Richmond double homicide
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Canadians falling prey to conspiracy theories
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West Vancouver loosens leash on Seawalk
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Commercial rent hikes hurting B.C. manufacturers
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B.C. forest plan draft hailed by conservationists
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Runner completes amazing journey across B.C.
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Reaction to Coast Guard search tool issue
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Coast Guard search ability questioned in B.C.
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Violence escalating in Canada’s gang conflict
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Military exhibit honours history of the Spitfire
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Coho salmon deaths concern streamkeepers
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Environments advocacy group commends agreement
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More questions about controversial drug users service
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Concern over CDC’s safer drug use videos
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Province, Tla’amin Nation make formal agreement
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Environmental group claims ‘data errors’ putting old growth at risk
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‘It has to be legal;’ Vancouver police raid Drug User Liberation Front office
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Human society demands racecourse changes
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Divers collects trash from B.C.’s waters
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Search for missing senior continues in Whistler
Author Archives
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B.C. business calls for cap on commercial rent hikes at lease turnoverA B.C. business owner says he's being forced to move because of a 74 per cent rent hike when his lease ends. He's started a petition calling for a cap on hikes at lease turnover.EconomyNov 24
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Draft policy could be a game-changer for B.C. old-growth protection, conservationist saysA leading B.C. conservationist says a draft policy on ecosystem health could shift the way the province manages forests away from viewing the economic value of trees first.EnvironmentNov 23
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‘Shameful’: Mariners’ union slams loss of search technology on B.C. coastA key maritime union says it is "shameful" the federal government has let an old but reliable search tool fall into disrepair on the B.C. coast.CanadaNov 17
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Loss of key coast guard tool putting lives at risk on B.C. coast, former officer saysThe former superintendent of B.C.'s coast guard stations says the loss of a tool known as radio direction finding has degraded the service's ability to find boats in distress.CanadaNov 16
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Concerns raised over B.C. instructional videos on how to inject drugsA safer supply critic says B.C. government-produced instructional videos on injection drugs could be causing harm, but officials say they're keeping drug users safe.HealthNov 2
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Conservationists rap B.C. for ‘significant loophole’ in old-growth protection"The misclassification of some forests as being younger than they are (is) causing them to fall through the cracks," says TJ Watt, a campaigner with the Ancient Forest Alliance.EnvironmentOct 27
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B.C. volunteers race to rescue stranded salmon in Fraser Canyon by handXwísten (Bridge River Indian Band) Chief Ina Williams could not thank the group of volunteers enough for their hard work.EnvironmentOct 8
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More farmers in Maple Ridge complain of black bears killing poultry, livestockBirgit Mischke, whose sheep were killed, said she has lived in the Whonnock area since the 1970s, and has never had a problem with bears until this year.EnvironmentOct 5
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B.C. bear interactions with people skyrocketing, leading to more deathsMore than 150 black bears have been killed by BCCOS officers so far in 2023.EnvironmentOct 1
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Plan to cull deer on Sidney Island, B.C. divides residentsParks Canada and local First Nations say an estimated 300 to 900 invasive deer, which were introduced to Sidney Island in the mid 1900s, are decimating the native ecosystem.EnvironmentSep 29
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BC United questions $200K funding to group selling tested illegal street drugsThe Drug User Liberation Front buys cocaine, meth and heroin on the black market, has them lab tested, then sells them at cost to a small group of drug users.HealthSep 28
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Building bridges with old bridges: Indigenous furniture shop blazes upcycling trailThe company uses old logging bridges and wood it finds washed up or discarded in British Columbia to create unique and customized indoor furniture.EnvironmentSep 21
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Freedom of information? Activist questions redacted traffic study for Vancouver developmentA Vancouver community activist says she can't understand why the city would redact virtually every page of traffic studies she requested under freedom of information laws.PoliticsSep 18
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‘I don’t want to die in this street’: Woman homeless in DTES due to paperwork issueShe said everything was fine until she turned 65 and had to switch from having her rent come out of provincial social assistance to getting it from federal pension cheques.EconomySep 8
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Is herbicide spray in the forestry sector raising B.C.’s wildfire risk?Every year in British Columbia, tens of thousands of hectares of clear-cut land is treated to prevent more fire-resistant broadleaf trees from outcompeting harvestable timber.FireAug 24
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First Nation in B.C. says mining operation is taking place on sacred groundsThe Tahltan Central Government said it has informed Doubleview Gold Corp that the land it's operating in is sacred as its ancestors were born and are buried in the area.EnvironmentJul 26
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‘Decimated the specialty poultry’: Maple Ridge farm invaded by black bearsPascale Shaw said bears have destroyed fences and posts at the Rainbow Eggs Farm, in addition to reducing her stock of chickens down to a single hen and chicks.EnvironmentJul 16
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‘Should have never happened’: B.C. MLA shocked with Indigenous band clearcuttingB.C. MLA Mike Morris has serious concerns with overlogging in B.C., especially with an area north of Prince George.EconomyJul 13
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B.C. man with terminal cancer paying out of pocket for treatment to extend his lifeRonny Borkowski has been told he has incurable leukemia, but that a drug could help him live longer. The catch? The $8,000 per month treatment isn't covered by the government.HealthJul 7
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‘Pretty horrific’: Bear shot with crossbow in Metro Vancouver parkThe Conservation Officer Service said it continues to investigate potential violations around this incident but said there is no risk to public safety.CrimeJun 22
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Majority of British Columbians give ER wait times a failing grade: pollWhile British Columbians were almost evenly split on the overall state of the health-care system, a majority said they waited too long for treatment in the emergency room.HealthJun 9
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B.C. scientist, fishing group concerned about gravel removal from salmon-spawning riverThe Ministry of Environment said it is "proactively removing hazardous debris and sediment" as part of its recovery from the catastrophic floods of November 2021.EnvironmentJun 8
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Safe supply: Are prescribed opioids being sold on B.C.’s streets, and if so, is it a problem?Allegations that opioids from B.C.'s prescribed safer supply initiative are being diverted to the street became a hot political issue in the B.C. legislature this week.HealthMay 11
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B.C. MP calling for expedition of internationally-trained doctor certification amid shortageBill Jakobs is a trained and tested abdominal surgeon, who has more than 600 surgeries under his belt, but says he can not get certified in Canada unless he goes back to school.HealthMay 7
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Conservationists decry ‘devastating’ impact of B.C. port expansion on orca, salmonThe approval comes with 370 binding conditions, designed to minimize the project's environmental impact, but conservationists say it will have major impacts on biodiversity.EconomyApr 21