Kevin Charach

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Kevin Charach

Antoine Vergara worked as a vendor at the Lapu Lapu Day festival, enjoying a celebration of Filipino heritage in Vancouver. “We were happy and we were having fun as a community,” said Vergara, who moved to Canada from the Philippines when he was eight years old. Vergara was wrapping up for the night when the horror began. “He revved up even more after he hit someone,” said Vergara.

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Kevin Charach

Conservative candidate Zach Segal was out door-knocking Friday with his wife and newborn daughter, part of his routine for the better part of the year. “There’s a desire for change in Richmond,” said Segal, who ran and lost in the 2019 election. Segal, born and raised in Richmond, was inspired to become a politician after working for former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Kevin Charach

Ahead of the highly anticipated second season premiere of HBO’s The Last of Us, UBC researchers are studying the impacts of global warming on certain species of fungi. “Part of that paper has to do with climate change and warming,” said James Kronstad, professor and microbiologist at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Kevin Charach

Vitaly Beckman has once again mystified Penn & Teller with his magic. Beckman, who lives in New Westminster, recently appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. The show puts up-and-coming magicians and illusionists on stage with their goal to pull off a trick so impressive that Penn & Teller are unable to duplicate. “This is so complicated and so original, we don’t have any experience with it,” said Penn, speaking to Beckman after his performance. “They watch you like a hawk,” Beckman told CTV News.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Kevin Charach

Craig Zurbas says his home in Port Coquitlam, B.C., is under constant threat from nearby trees that pose a serious risk of falling onto his home. Hyde Creek runs through Zurbas’ backyard. Zurbas says his property line ends midway through the creek, and on the other side of that line is School District 43 property. On Tuesday, a tree smashed into his gutter. Back in June, a large tree caused more than $60,000 worth of damage.