Simon Little
Online Journalist
Simon Little is a Global BC Online Journalist and a news contributor at 980 CKNW.
Prior to joining the online desk in 2018, he worked as a Digital and Radio Reporter at CKNW.
At CKNW, he was a co-recipient of the 2016 RTDNA (Radio, Television and Digital News Association) BC Region Dave Rogers Long Feature Award and received a 2016 BCAB Award for Excellence in News Reporting for coverage of the fentanyl crisis and the 2018 RTDNA BC Region Innovation Award for coverage of the family justice system.
At Global BC he has shared awards with the online team including the 2019 RTDNA BC Region award for coverage of B.C.’s pipeline and wine dispute with Alberta and the 2018 silver Digital Publishing Award for coverage of the B.C. wildfires.
Simon has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of British Columbia and a diploma in broadcast journalism from BCIT.
He is passionate about local and breaking news, politics and current affairs and is an avid cyclist who has travelled by bicycle through 13 countries.
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Video Archives
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This is BC: B.C. supergroup using music to fight anti-Asian racism
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Vancouver police investigating random downtown assault
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Retired Black B.C. Supreme Court judge wrongly handcuffed by Vancouver police
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Major police response after shots fired at Vancouver International Airport
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Two homes badly damaged in suspicious Surrey fire
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Burnaby shooting leaves woman with life-threatening injuries
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Graffiti comparing Dr. Bonnie Henry to Nazi concentration camp doctor condemned
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Violent altercation at Vancouver supermarket caught on camera
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Crews called to demolish East Vancouver building at risk of collapse
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Police and protesters clash at East Vancouver rail blockade
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RAW VIDEO: Climate activists dump fake blood in front of B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver
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New COVID-19 variants of concern found at three more Surrey schools
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Crews battle large fire at Kamloops landfill
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Search underway for nine-year-old girl missing from Surrey
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Anti-masker abuses staff at Vancouver camera store
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B.C. police say no evidence to support missing women rumours on social media
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EXCLUSIVE RAW VIDEO: Vancouver police bust alleged ‘makeshift nightclub’ breaking COVID-19 restrictions
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Speeding car flips head over tail after crashing in Victoria-area neighbourhood
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Petition calls for B.C. to extend students’ winter break amid COVID-19
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Pop up Abbotsford dance performance brightens COVID-19 gloom
Author Archives
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RVs parked outside pricey West Side home draw complaints in VancouverThe vehicles are parked at Camosun Street and 28th Avenue in Dunbar, where they're drawing power from a $4.4-million home via extension cords.EconomyAug 30
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Search crews find man missing for days near Qualicum BeachJordan Kirchner, 29, was last seen around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 on Horne Lake Road between the Inland Island Highway and Horne Lake.CrimeAug 30
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White Rock debuts new mat making iconic pier wheelchair-accessibleThe city unveiled a new accessibility mat on Friday, which creates an even surface over wooden planks along the length of one side of the pier.CanadaAug 30
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July was deadliest month on B.C. roads in 11 yearsBC Emergency Health Services, which operates the province's ambulance service, said there were 51 driving fatalities last month.HealthAug 30
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Decade of bad air? B.C. tenants sue, claiming HVAC never repairedAccording to a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, tenants have been complaining about problems with the building's HVAC system and air circulation since 2015.HealthAug 29
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‘I expected better’: B.C. temporary foreign worker says he was exploitedAriefs, who Global News is not identifying because he fears retaliation or speaking out, came to Canada after seeing a job with Concord Wall Painting advertised in a YouTube ad.PoliticsAug 29
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Cost of new Vancouver Art Gallery surges to $600M in latest megaproject sticker shockThe skyrocketing costs, which the gallery said are being felt by builders across Canada, could also result in a delayed or scaled-down project.CanadaAug 29
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‘Blindsided’ BC United members weigh options, amid party collapseThe political landscape in British Columbia has shifted with John Rustad's Conservatives now carrying the centre-right banner heading into a fall election campaign.Aug 29
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HandyDART strike back on, workers off the job starting Sept. 3: companyOn Wednesday, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 rejected what employer Transdev Canada had called an 'improved and final offer' in the ongoing contract dispute.CanadaAug 29
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Man dead after shooting in Vancouver’s Downtown EastsideVancouver police found the victim at the intersection of East Cordova and Carrall streets just before 3:30 a.m.CrimeAug 29
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August cold spell leaves seniors shivering in B.C. apartment without heatWhen temperatures dropped last week many of the building's other residents were left finding their own methods to keep warm.HealthAug 26
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Man accused of assaulting, trying to disarm North Vancouver MountiesBenjamin Kohlman, 45, is facing seven charges including dangerous driving, fleeing police and assaulting a peace officer and disarming a peace officer.CrimeAug 26
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A B.C. family of 4 vanished 35 years ago. Police are still hoping to find themPolice are renewing an appeal for tips 35 years after the Jack family disappeared from Prince George.CrimeAug 26
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B.C. lifting campfire bans for coast, southeastThe move comes after officials lifted a campfire ban in the Cariboo region last Friday. Campfires are also permitted in the Prince George Fire centre.FireAug 26
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HandyDART strike suspended as union votes on 11th-hour contract proposalMore than 600 of the service's operators had threatened to walk off the job on Monday if they failed to reach a new collective agreement by 6 p.m. on Sunday.PoliticsAug 23
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BC NDP leads on key issues but lag on economy, new poll findsThe survey identified health care (57 per cent), the cost of living (50 per cent) and housing (45 per cent) as the top three issues on voters' minds.PoliticsAug 23
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Wet weekend: Rainfall warning issued for B.C. Lower MainlandThe alert covers Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Howe Sound, where the weather agency says up to 50 mm of rain could fall Friday night and into Saturday.WeatherAug 23
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Vancouver murder suspect arrested in Alberta, charges laidHitkaran Johal, 25, was fatally shot in South Vancouver on July 26, while a second victim was taken to hospital and survived.CrimeAug 23
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Watchdog deployed after RCMP shoot man who stabbed officer in Richmond: IIORCMP shot a man in Richmond who stabbed an officer when they were responding to a call about someone setting a sign on fire on Thursday night, the IIO says.CrimeAug 23
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Victoria marks 30 years since playing host to Commonwealth GamesThree decades later, Victoria's Commonwealth Games legacy lives on, and organizers gathered in Victoria on Thursday to celebrate their ongoing impact on Vancouver Island.CanadaAug 22
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B.C. ‘stands alone’ on slumping private sector employment, business group warnsB.C. has added 5,300 new private sector jobs since July 2022. At the same time, the province's public sector payroll grew by 63,000, with many jobs in education and health care.PoliticsAug 22
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Double-lung transplant patient recovering, but says B.C. system still needs workWhen Global News first met Christina Derksen-Unrau, she was unable to walk more than a few steps and was constantly short of breath due to asthma, emphysema and lung cancer.HealthAug 22
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‘Extremely dangerous and illegal’: Video shows e-scooter in fast lane of B.C.’s Hwy 1Video posted to social media shows the rider straddling the line between the fast lane and the HOV lane near the Willingdon exit.CrimeAug 22
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B.C. RCMP arrest 4, recover $5,400 of stolen clothes in mall shoplifting crackdownPolice said in one case, two men walked away from a store with two racks worth of athletic clothing worth about $3,500.CrimeAug 22
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‘Beginner’s luck’: Vancouver bar staff split $1M prize in first ever lottery pool purchaseA group of 15 coworkers at a Vancouver bar aren't complaining after their lottery pool took home a $1 million Lotto Max prize this weekend.MoneyAug 22