Yasmine Ghania

Reporter

Yasmine Ghania is an Egyptian-Canadian reporter with CBC News, currently based in Vancouver. She covers the courts, sex crimes and more for local and national audiences. She previously reported in Ottawa, Toronto and all over Saskatchewan and was a finalist for a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Reach her at yasmine.ghania@cbc.ca

Latest from Yasmine Ghania

Empty Vancouver lot where fire twice gutted apartment building is now selling for $20M

The empty lot of a Vancouver apartment building that was gutted twice by fire and was the subject of a series of bylaw infractions by its owners is now up for sale for $20 million.

Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame removes convicted B.C. coach

The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame has removed the membership of Rick Mang, a B.C. coach convicted this month for assaulting a player.

Vancouver tourist attack suspect has violent history: court docs

A man accused of assaulting a tourist in Vancouver over the long weekend has a history of committing violent offences, according to court documents obtained by CBC News.

Lacrosse Hall of Fame reconsiders B.C. coach's membership status

The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame has opened an investigation to determine whether to revoke the membership status of a B.C. lacrosse coach recently convicted of assaulting a player.
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B.C. lacrosse coach gets 18 months probation for assaulting player

The player, a woman in her 20s, says she came forward to protect other female athletes and youth who may face abuse, as well as to raise concerns about how sports organizations handle complaints.

B.C. woman asked to go to hospital twice before jail death: IIO

A woman who died of a drug overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked officers twice if she could be taken to hospital, a report from B.C.'s police watchdog says.

7-Eleven ordered to pay B.C. woman $907K after pothole injury

7-Eleven Canada has been ordered to pay about $907,000 in damages after a woman broke her ankle in the parking lot of a convenience store in Smithers, B.C., leading to years of health issues.

What we know about the suspect in the downtown Vancouver attacks

The man facing charges in connection to a pair of recent attacks in downtown Vancouver that left one man dead and another with a severed hand was previously twice on probation for assault, according to court documents.

Judge awards B.C. man $60K over police dog bite

In a decision last week, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said an RCMP officer and dog handler’s “intentions were good” but that he made an error when he released a dog onto a man too quickly.

Court rules against Vancouver in mushroom dispensary crackdown

A B.C. provincial court has found the City of Vancouver failed to prove a business was selling products containing psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms.