Catherine Urquhart

Reporter

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• UBC study finds Vancouver police facing significant mental health strain

  Among the study's findings were that nearly one in five respondents reported moderate to extremely severe levels of depression, with one quarter dealing serious stress.

  Health

  8 hours
• Blind Vancouver man speaks out after white cane theft

  A Vancouver man who is legally blind is speaking out after a man tried to steal his cellphone and white cane this week.

  Crime

  Feb 22
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• B.C. residents learn life-saving first aid in honour of 11-year-old Caleb Kroffat

  The annual training event is held in honour of 11-year-old Caleb Kroffat, who died suddenly outside of the Island Savings Centre in the Vancouver Island city.

  Health

  Feb 19
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• Responses filed to B.C. female cops’ proposed harassment, discrimination class-action suit

  The suit names 13 cities with municipal police agencies along with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner and B.C.'s solicitor general and public safety minister.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• Local First Nations call for representation on Vancouver Police Board

  Two board spaces have opened in the last year amid high-profile resignations, and Vancouver First Nations say reconciliation calls for their members to fill the gaps.

  Politics

  Feb 14
• B.C. police board controversies renew call for Police Act changes

  B.C.'s premier says changes to the Police Act are "clearly needed" following the resignation of a high-profile member of the Vancouver Police Board and controversy in Surrey.

  Politics

  Feb 8
• New allegations raised in civil suit against disgraced VPD detective

  Newly released court documents reveal disturbing allegations from two additional young women, which never resulted in charges.

  Crime

  Feb 7
• High-profile member of Vancouver Police Board resigns

  On Wednesday, Global News reported that Vancouver Police Board member Faye Wightman had suddenly resigned from the board. 

  Politics

  Feb 1
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• Retired VPD officer throws support behind female officers’ harassment suit

  Former Vancouver police officer Tammy Hammell is speaking out in support of a group of female officers who have filed a proposed class action suit alleging gender discrimination.

  Crime

  Jan 25
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• White Rock apartment tenants struggling without heat in midst of storm

  Odette Slezas, 92, has been without central heating for nearly a week. She told Global News she's been turning on the oven to help keep her warm.

  Canada

  Jan 18
• City of Surrey refusing to add new municipal police recruits to payroll: Union

  The recruits -- already sworn officers -- began training at the Justice Institute British Columbia police academy this week and their first pay cheque is due Friday.

  Politics

  Jan 11
• Syrian refugee injured by Vancouver police dog launches lawsuit

  Thirty-three-year-old Sam Saltah alleges he was attacked outside his East Vancouver home in August 2023 as he was having a cigarette.

  Crime

  Jan 8
• B.C. mom says non-verbal son with autism given high doses of THC

  A Powell River woman says her non-verbal, autistic son was given high doses of THC, against explicit instructions.

  Health

  Jan 5
• First look at the Vancouver Police Department’s new body cameras

  Const. Katie Ranger is among 84 patrol members who will be wearing them in the coming days, following training sessions.

  Crime

  Jan 3
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• Delta family scrambling over eviction order as mother faces cancer surgery

  Kim Kenal, her 80-year-old mother and her adult daughter who lives with a disability have been given until the end of January to move out of the property.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2023
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• Potential furniture import tariff hike could cause price spike

  The Canadian Home Furnishings Alliance wants CBSA to investigate whether certain countries have been unfairly pricing their goods to undercut Canadian manufacturers.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2023
• Show of solidarity for female officers behind proposed B.C. harassment class action lawsuit

  The lawsuit was filed Oct. 12, by six women police officers, alleging discrimination and harassment based on gender.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2023
• ‘An Earth angel’: Friends demand justice after B.C. woman killed in Mexico

  Val Vardabasso, 58, originally from B.C. and now living in Puerto Peñasco, just south of the border with Arizona, is believed to have been killed in her home.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2023
• ‘Race to the top’: Surprise raise vaults Delta police among highest-paid in Canada

  A surprise raise outside of the regular contract cycle has vaulted Delta police into position as the highest paid in Canada.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2023
• Heiltsuk family renews call for police discipline 4 years after handcuffing at B.C. bank

  Maxwell Johnson and Tori-Anne were handcuffed at the Bank of Montreal on Dec. 20, 2019 after a BMO staffer called 911, suspecting them of presenting fraudulent Indian status cards.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
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• Voluntary decals to alert B.C. first responders to presence of people who are neurodivergent

  The intent of the new resource is to alert first responders attending a scene so they can adjust their response appropriately, the BC Association of Chiefs of Police said.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
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• West Vancouver mayor facing probe for election ‘spending irregularities’

  Elections BC said it had "identified potential spending irregularities" in West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager's campaign finance disclosures.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2023
• B.C.’s 2 largest cities facing huge cost increases due to policing

  The Vancouver Police Department’s new contract comes with a sizable wage increase and it triggers a 'me-too' clause in Surrey for the Surrey Police Service.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023
• ‘Too tragic’: Family of 3 people killed in Whistler crash devastated by loss

  The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service is investigating the crash and a GoFundMe has been started to assist with funeral arrangements and to help the family.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023
• New VPD contract could affect pay in other police forces

  The tentative deal between the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Police Union will give a first-class officer about $122,000 a year, making them the highest-paid in Canada.

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2023