Karin Larsen

Vancouver

Digital Journalist at CBUO-FM (Fort Nelson,BC)

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Articles

Presale buyers left in limbo after Burnaby development goes bust

1 day ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewJoe Racanelli and his wife can only look at the big hole in the ground on Hastings Street that's now for sale and wonder when they'll get their $170,000 presale deposit back.
Lapu-Lapu murder suspect to face trial on mental fitness

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewKai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, the suspect in the deadly Vancouver car-ramming attack, will be the subject of a two-day court hearing this summer to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial on murder charges.
Arrest warrant issued for accused in axe attack who failed to show for court in Vancouver

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewSteven Henry Hall, who is accused of striking a stranger with a small axe before stealing his sunglasses earlier this month, did not show up for his scheduled appearance.
Vancouver park owls a big hoot for wildlife lovers

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewHundreds of people have been flocking to Douglas Park to get a glimpse or photo of a family of barred owls that has taken up residence in a tree.
Vancouver Island fossil hunters honoured in naming of prehistoric sea monster

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewFather-daughter team Michael and Heather Trask discover the fossilized bones of an ancient sea lizard near Courtenay, B.C., in 1988. Unique species of elasmosaur named after Courtenay, B.C., father-daughter duo who found the fossilized remainsKarin Larsen · CBC News · Posted: May 23, 2025 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoA replica 12-metre Traskasaura fossil found by Michael and Heather Trask is displayed at the Courtenay Museum and Palaeontolgy Centre.
Preventing vehicle ramming attacks an 'urgent challenge,' says Vancouver mayor

3 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewVancouver police recently purchased a $410,000 mobile vehicle barrier system, but say it would not have been deployed at the Lapu-Lapu Day street festival had it been available because the event's risk assessment didn't call for it.
Inquest into UVic student's fatal overdose recommends improvements to B.C. and campus emergency response

3 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British ColumbiaClearer addresses on campus, better training for campus security officers and updated protocols for B.C. Ambulance are among some of the jury's recommendations.
911 call played at inquest into UVic student's fatal fentanyl overdose

1 month ago | kamumedya.com | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewThe dorm-mate who called 911 after also snorting the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko did not immediately inform first responders they had taken drugs. Emergency call made by a dorm-mate who consumed the same drugs as Sidney McIntyre-Starko who later diedKarin Larsen · CBC News · Posted: Apr 29, 2025 9:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoSidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, died in January 2024 after a cardiac arrest due to fentanyl poisoning.
Chemist arrested during bust of 3 Lower Mainland fentanyl labs

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British ColumbiaLabs in Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove were equipped with specialized equipment often found in academic and professional research facilities, say police. The clandestine labs were located in Pitt Meadows, Mission and AldergroveThree clandestine fentanyl labs have been busted by police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, and two people arrested, including an individual claiming to have expertise as a chemist.
Pet owners warned after report of wolves chasing dog on southern Vancouver Island

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Karin Larsen

British Columbia·NewB.C. Conservation Officer Service and Wild Wise Society say they each received a report of wolves going after an off-leash dog in the Metchosin/East Sooke area. Report said 2 or 3 wolves went after an off-lease dog in the Metchosin/East Sooke area on Monday morningKarin Larsen · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 6:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoA Parks Canada trail camera captured this image of wolves near Tofino, B.C., on Vancouver Island in 2018.