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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
The mother of a terminally ill nine-year-old girl said she is still processing news she received from the B.C. government on Wednesday. "I think we're still in shock," Jori Fales said. Her daughter, Charleigh Pollock, has a neurological disorder called Batten disease that leaves her with recurring severe seizures and mobility loss, and will eventually cut her young life short.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
A man already behind bars for a high-profile hit and run in which an Irish student was killed has been sentenced to three more years in jail in an unrelated case. Alexandre Romero-Arata is set to be sentenced for the sexual assault of a minor in a separate case. This sentence comes on the third anniversary of a collision in Kitsilano that left 24-year-old Eoghan Byrne dead.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
Renters in British Columbia appear to be holding off on buying a home despite lower interest rates and increased housing supply. The 2025 Royal LePage Canadian Renters Report found that more than half of B.C. renters say they plan to buy a property in the future, but only 16 per cent say they plan to do it in the next two years. For renters not planning to purchase a property, which was 26 per cent of those who responded, affordability is still the biggest issue.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS) is expressing deep concern over the recent acquittal of a man who attacked a woman in 2019 while under the influence of magic mushrooms and cannabis.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
An animal rescue organization that takes in senior and special needs animals is now hoping for some help from the public. SANITS Rescue in Mission, B.C., has more than 100 animals, from dogs and cats to pigs, cows and goats who are all seniors with special needs. One of the residents is a 24-year-old blind horse named Annabelle.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
Seniors' advocates are calling on the province to pay for the shingles vaccine. Currently, the shingles vaccine is not covered under B.C. MSP but it is funded in some other provinces for certain age groups. The vaccine is recommended for adults aged 50 and older and according to studies is more than 90 per cent effective. Almost 40 per cent of B.C.'s population is over 50 and physicians warn that shingles, which is a debilitating condition itself, can lead to other, more serious health concerns.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
There are growing concerns about potential extortion-related violence in the Lower Mainland after a home in Maple Ridge, B.C., has now been shot at twice in recent weeks. Ridge Meadows RCMP said around 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, they received a report of several shots fired at the home in the 12400 block of 266th Street. The home had previously been shot at on May 30 at approximately 3 a.m., police confirmed. No one was injured in either incident.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
The remains of a woman who went missing in September 2017 have been found in rural Salmon Arm, B.C.Nicole Crystal Bell was 31 years old when she was reported missing from Sicamous. On May 5, 2025, Salmon Arm RCMP received a report that human remains had been found. The BC Coroners Service later identified Bell. When an investigation was launched into Bell's disappearance in 2017, investigators with the Southeast major crime unit quickly learned that her disappearance was the result of foul play.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
Canadian law enforcement continues to dispute claims from the U.S. administration about how much fentanyl is being smuggled across the border. It follows the latest allegation by the head of the FBI who specifically mentions Vancouver as the source of the problem. In a recent appearance with podcaster Joe Rogan, FBI Director Kash Patel once again blamed Vancouver for its role in the fentanyl crisis.
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1 week ago | 
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
The organization representing construction workers across B.C. has written an open letter to BC Ferries regarding their decision to award a contract to a Chinese company to build four new vessels. The BC Building Trades, which represents 45,000 unionized construction workers in the province, said it is "deeply disappointed" to learn about the Crown corporation's decision.
