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Kristen Robinson

Reporter · CA

Indexed articles, last 90 days
29
Latest publication
Sep 24, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Global News
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Kristen Robinson

    SRO owner says City of Vancouver failed to act before Powell Street fire - BC | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    The owner of a private single room occupancy (SRO) hotel on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside claims a fire earlier this week at a former SRO next door could have been prevented if the city had acted earlier on concerns over the vacant building. Tuesday’s fire at 568 Powell Street spread into two neighbouring buildings, damaging a restaurant and displacing people. In August 2022, a fire broke out at the same building when it was a privately run SRO, displacing 59 people. Bob Fontaine, who owns 566 P

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Kristen Robinson

    Family of 80-year-old community volunteer killed in B.C. hit and run seeks justice - BC | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    The family of a senior killed in a weekend hit and run in Chilliwack is hoping justice will be served in her senseless death. A memorial is growing near Portage Park for 80-year-old cyclist Kitty Dunham, who is being remembered as a passionate volunteer who loved giving back to her community. “Kitty was 4’11, she was going to be 81 in November, she weighed maybe 100 pounds, followed the rules on the road,” he sister Marie Guitard Belanger told Global News Monday. Another of Dunham’s sisters, Nan

  3. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Kristen Robinson

    DTES grocery store uncertain of future after spending thousands on security - BC | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    The owners of the only full-service grocery store in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside say they are unsure if they will be able to stay in the Woodward’s building. Pattison Food Group says operating Nesters Market is challenging, given the level of crime in the neighbourhood. The company says that shoplifting losses at that store are double what other locations see on average and it spends thousands on security to keep staff and customers safe. “This has the highest operating cost in our entire chai

  4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Kristen Robinson

    Questions raised over Vancouver police investigating one of their own officers - BC | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    Questions are being raised about the Vancouver police investigating one of their own officers. Veteran officer and KidsPlay founder Const. Kal Dosanjh is facing criminal charges following a more than two-year investigation led by the Vancouver Police Department. Dosanjh, well known for charitable work linked to the Kids Play foundation, was arrested at a controlled traffic stop in Surrey, B.C., last week after what Vancouver police described as a covert investigation of more than two years, rela

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Kristen Robinson

    Vancouver drug advocates open pop-up overdose prevention sites | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    Neighbours of a planned overdose prevention site (OPS) in downtown Vancouver that was recently cancelled by the B.C. government say they’re concerned about ad hoc harm reduction services appearing outside the vacant building. Days after Health Minister Ravi Kahlon confirmed the proposed location at 900 Helmcken Street would not move forward, business owner Denise Meikle said she noticed a table with OPS supplies set up on Hornby Street on Aug. 29. “I just feel like the wool’s being pulled over o

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