Karin Larsen

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Karin Larsen is a former Olympian and award winning sports broadcaster who covers news and sports for CBC Vancouver.

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Inquest into B.C. woman's starvation death recommends better pay for front-line caregivers

The jury in the Florence Girard coroner's inquest has made 13 recommendations to prevent similar deaths of vulnerable individuals in care in the future.

District of North Vancouver exits X. Will other municipalities follow?

The municipality's corporate account was shuttered for good on Wednesday, a victim of falling public engagement and concerns raised by local residents.

For sale: Vancouver parks and rec naming rights and sponsorships

The Vancouver Park Board is moving forward with a plan to sell sponsorships and naming rights to Park Board assets, excluding the naming of parks.

'Nobody deserves that torture': Sister of disabled woman who starved to death testifies at inquest

Florence Girard was so small when she died that she "looked like a child" in her casket, according to her sister, Sharon Bursey.

Vancouver strip club marquee cited as hate speech on X

Known for its cheeky marquee signs, The Penthouse's latest quip — a jab at president-elect Donald Trump's talk of making Canada the 51st state — has gotten the Vancouver strip club suspended on X.

Vancouver suspect in 1996 cold case homicide identified through DNA analysis

Lawrence Diehl, 73, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Christopher Smith, who was fatally stabbed on the Portage Bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau almost 30 years ago.

Justin Trudeau's resignation puts spotlight on former B.C. premier Christy Clark

Clark publicly expressed interest in leading the federal Liberal party back in October but noted at the time the job was not open. Now, of course, it is.

Newborn southern resident orca calf confirmed, another feared dead

Excitement over a newborn southern resident orca calf that was spotted with the population's J pod earlier this week has been muted by news that another calf has died.

It seems funny now, but 25 years ago Y2K paranoia had many fearing the worst

The so-called "millennium bug" led many to predict a meltdown of critical infrastructure when the calendar changed from 1999 to 2000.

Sea lion on B.C. highway gets police escort back to safety

Ucluelet RCMP Const. Mark Macdonnell said when he received the report about a sea lion on the highway nearly 10 kilometres inland from the ocean, he was skeptical.