Karin Larsen
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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2 ships collide in the night in Vancouver Harbour
TSB says no injuries or pollution resulted from the collision between two large freighters early Sunday. → Read More
Burnaby South Liberal candidate quits over her racial comments about NDP leader
Liberal candidate Karen Wang has quit the Burnaby South byelection race over comments she posted on social media about NDP leader and candidate Jagmeet Singh. → Read More
Vancouver approves city's first 3 cannabis outlets
Selling weed is now completely legal and above board at three locations after the city grants business licences. → Read More
Rare warbler sighting thrills birders and photographers in Abbotsford
Locals believe it's the first recorded sighting of a Cape May warbler in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. → Read More
After 15 concussions, Quesnel cowboy takes his final ride
Matt O'Flynn says the suicide of friend Ty Pozzobon made him re-examine his own concussion history and the risks of bull riding. → Read More
Wayward Chinatown otter making a meal of Sun Yat-Sen koi
Park staff don't know where the otter came from or how it got there. → Read More
Vancouver's only classical record store calls it quits after 40 years
In a business dominated by Spotify and Amazon, Sikora's Classical Records on West Hastings just can't compete anymore. → Read More
Is capturing J50 the only way to ensure her survival? Officials are considering it
Believing the survival of the young orca in the wild is now unlikely, experts say they may attempt to capture J50 so they can better diagnose and treat her. → Read More
Man charged with murder of Marrisa Shen, 13, had no criminal record and was new to Canada
A 28-year-old Burnaby, B.C., man with no previous criminal record has been charged with the first-degree murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen. → Read More
Beloved Kitsilano sculpture alive and kicking again after 3-year absence
WindSwimmer was blown off its Kits Pool perch in 2015 and although the artist who created it is thrilled to see it back up, he wonders why it took so long. → Read More
Heading to the Blue Jays games in Seattle? Here's what you need to know
Is James Paxton pitching? What about the borders? Will the sign guy make fun of me? We have all the answers. → Read More
'Embarrassed' woman duped by CRA scammers made up story of arrest by police impostors
Police say a woman's claim that she was arrested by men dressed as police officers, handcuffed and thrown in a car is false. She did, however, lose $6,000 in a CRA scam. → Read More
Trudeau and B.C. North Coast First Nations announce ocean protection agreement
Federal government and 14 B.C. coastal First Nations sign framework agreement around co-managing and protecting marine ecosystems. → Read More
$1.25 fentanyl test kits for sale at DTES dollar store
Sarah Blyth of the Overdose Prevention Society says she was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Dollar Tree was selling test strips. → Read More
Vancouver lumberjack powers to world title
"It feels a lot better than second place." After a number of near misses, Stirling Hart finally wins gold at the world timbersports championship. → Read More
Seattle man arrested in connection with 1987 slayings of B.C. high school sweethearts
William Earl Talbott, 55, has been arrested in the Tanya van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook double homicide cold case after a positive DNA match. → Read More
Canadian lynched in Peru owned gun that killed Indigenous healer, authorities say
Officials in Peru say they've found the gun used to kill revered shaman Olivia Arevalo last week, and that it's the same weapon bought by Canadian Sebastian Woodroffe earlier this month. → Read More
How 'Free the Beer' ruling could impact the B.C.-Alberta pipeline war
A Supreme Court of Canada ruling supports a province's right to impose trade barriers, but not if the intent is to punish other provinces. → Read More
Anti-pipeline leaders restate resistance to Trans Mountain pipeline project
First Nations leaders and city officials in Burnaby, B.C., say opposition to Kinder Morgan will only grow in the wake of Justin Trudeau's promise to ensure the pipeline will be built. → Read More
Is this the killer? Images released of suspect in 1987 slayings of B.C. high school sweethearts
Authorities hope the images will help solve the 1987 double homicide of Tanya van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook, high school sweethearts from B.C. → Read More