
Karin Larsen
@CBCLarsen
Karin Larsen is a former Olympian and award winning sports broadcaster who covers news and sports for CBC Vancouver.
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Music education advocates sound alarm on cuts to B.C. school band programs
Coalition for Music Education in Canada says cuts have been approved or proposed to Grade 7 band in four B.C. school districts: Surrey, Burnaby, Maple Ridge and Merritt.
Canada -British Columbia |

Vancouver Canucks president floats Hughes brothers unification idea
Jim Rutherford hinted at the idea of somehow bringing Quinn Hughes' brothers Jack and Luke to the Vancouver Canucks so the three can play together.
Canada -British Columbia |
For a good 'caws': Crow Collective all-in for Vancouver Rise fun and games
Newly formed support group aims to bring ethos of community, fun and celebration to women's pro soccer.
Canada -British Columbia |

Former Vancouver teacher, St. George's School named in claim alleging sex abuse
A retired Catholic school teacher with a record of sexually abusing boys at two Vancouver-area private schools is facing fresh allegations related to his time teaching at St. George's School for boys almost 40 years ago.
Canada -British Columbia |

Foreign worker who paid $25K to land job in Canada awarded $115K by tribunal
Mechanic Harminder Singh was also shorted wages by A J Boyal Truck Repair Ltd. of Richmond, B.C., according to an Employment Standards Tribunal determination.
Canada -British Columbia |

Chemist arrested during bust of 3 Lower Mainland fentanyl labs
Labs in Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove were equipped with specialized equipment often found in academic and professional research facilities, say police.
Canada -British Columbia |

Atira lawsuits link 2 Winters Hotel residents to fires, one of them fatal
Two former residents of the now-demolished SRO have been named by the social housing operator as allegedly being wholly or partially responsible for the fires, one of which killed two people and destroyed the Gastown rooming house.
Canada -British Columbia |

Pet owners warned after report of wolves chasing dog on southern Vancouver Island
B.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.
Canada -British Columbia |

Burnaby, B.C., spa employee who offered vaginal-tightening guilty on 7 counts of sexual assault
Crown prosecutors argued that Farshad Khojsteh Kashani sexually assaulted seven complainants during vaginal-tightening treatments at Fab Skin Care on Kingsway.
Canada -British Columbia |

Family of Indigenous youth who died in care calls on province for answers, accountability
Chantelle Williams's death became a focus during a heated question period in the Legislature on Wednesday afternoon.
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