Martin MacMahon

Parents facing autism funding cuts appeal for government rethink Under the changes announced last week, a Coquitlam family believes their individualized direct funding will drop from $6,000 a year per child to half that amount.

Eleven-year-old Adam Williams learns a little differently. Diagnosed with autism but considered low needs, the Coquitlam boy’s family expects to see his individualized funding cut in half — along with his brother’s — under coming NDP government changes.

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Farmers fear the worst with no timeline for reopening barge-damaged B.C. bridge The Westham Island Bridge has been damaged worse than initially thought following Tuesday’s barge strike, according to structural assessments that were still in progress on Friday.

Farmers fear the worst with no timeline for reopening of Westham Island Bridge, which is damaged worse than initially thought following Tuesday’s barge strike: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

B.C. travel agency has licence cancelled, as frustrated customers fight for refunds A man whose parents are fighting for a $22,000 refund from a travel agency that has had its licence cancelled by B.C.’s consumer protection watchdog is sharing his family’s story— as a troubling patte...

A man whose parents are fighting for a $22,000 refund from a travel agency that has had its licence cancelled by B.C.’s consumer protection watchdog is sharing his family’s story—as a troubling pattern emerges among the business

Whitecaps prepare for MLS Cup final with future in Vancouver in question From early on in the season, questions have swirled about the Vancouver Whitecaps’ future in the city.

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Planning, arts and culture, staff positions: What’s being cut in Vancouver’s ‘Zero Means Zero’ budget

Sources at the city tell CTV News that cuts to positions that review development permits, bylaws and rezoning applications could impact project timelines.

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Missed baths, lonely meals: Care home funding cuts impacting B.C. seniors In the five days since they lost a provincial funding initiative, B.C. care home operators are already having to make tough decisions about core services with the staff available.

They’ve been raising the alarm for months and now it’s here:
Not-for-profit care home operators in BC are having to make tough choices about core services after a provincial funding program ended

It hasn’t even been a week and seniors are bearing the brunt

SCOOP:
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Longtime restaurant’s lease at Vancouver’s VanDusen Gardens in limbo A longtime Vancouver restaurant could be losing its lease, after more than two decades in the same location.

Vancouver city council is hearing from speakers urging the city to change its mind about choosing Truffles Fine Foods over Shaughnessy Restaurant. The family run restaurant has been at VanDusen Botanical Garden for decades.
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Canadian fighter pilots to practise highway landings on NATO exercise Canadian fighter pilots are arriving in Europe ahead of six weeks of multinational war games in the United Kingdom and Estonia, where they will practise landing CF-18 fighter jets on rural highways as...

Canadian fighter pilots are arriving in Europe ahead of six weeks of multinational war games in the United Kingdom and Estonia, where they will practise landing CF-18 jets on rural highways as part of a simulated large-scale combat scenario.

I disagree with the assessment he is. But to play along — short answer is a budget most investigative journalists/newsrooms could only dream of. Remove daily deadlines & pump a tonne of cash into big research team & results improve. Most people would be shocked at how thin newsrooms have become.

Vancouver Pride Society says parade will happen next month, despite financial challenges Vancouver’s Pride parade will go ahead as planned next month despite significant financial challenges.

Organizers for Vancouver's Pride Parade say the event will happen next month, despite major financial challenges and a big drop off in corporate sponsorship: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

No records kept on assaults on B.C. health-care workers, despite daily incidents Despite several unions and advocacy groups repeatedly raising the issue of violence in healthcare settings, CTV News has learned that no policing or government agencies keep track of assaults or crimi...

Healthcare workers are assaulted every day — in hospitals, drs offices, ambulances, you name it

How many criminal charges have resulted? Are there more each year? What’s the conviction rate?

No one knows because BC doesn’t keep track
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Abbotsford, B.C., curler left paralyzed by rare condition Brooklyn Aleksic is taking on the fight of her life with a smile, raising her hands along with the beat of a hit pop song in a video shared by her family.

Abbotsford curler Brooklyn Aleksic is taking on the fight of her life with a smile, after the 20 year old woke up paralyzed last month due to a rare neurological condition. More on her story and how to help here: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Potential Iran-Israel ceasefire prompts mixed feelings for some Canadian-Iranians As U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire deal was in place between Israel and Iran, some members of the Iranian diaspora in Canada watched on with mixed feelings.

Potential Iran-Israel ceasefire prompts mixed feelings for some Canadian-Iranians in B.C. For some, the continuation of the authoritarian fundamentalist regime is worse than an end to the conflict:

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CTV News Vancouver wins 3 Edward R. Murrow awards The work of CTV News Vancouver journalists has been recognized with three prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Guys, I just won a Murrow 🫨

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Family in West Vancouver bus tragedy provides update as memorial grows It’s a day of mourning in West Vancouver, following Wednesday’s tragic bus crash which left a four-year-old boy dead – also badly injuring his mother and another woman near the Horseshoe Bay ferry ter...

The mother who was seriously injured and lost her four year old son in Wednesday’s horrific bus crash in West Vancouver has undergone eight hours of surgery and is in stable condition, according to a family friend who spoke with me for CTV Vancouver:

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New Terry Fox collection launches ahead of Marathon of Hope’s 45th anniversary With each step of his Marathon of Hope in 1980, Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox inspired a nation. Now, the foundation that shares his name is releasing a new clothing and merchandise collection.

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Whitecaps in talks for potential stadium at PNE fairgrounds The Vancouver Whitecaps are eyeing a new stadium at the PNE fairgrounds, the team has confirmed.

Breaking: The Vancouver Whitecaps are eyeing a new stadium at the PNE fairgrounds, the team has confirmed.

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North Vancouver welcomes HMCS Corner Brook hunter-killer submarine The HMCS Corner Brook made quite the entrance as it arrived into North Vancouver, sailing under the Lions Gate Bridge.

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Using chicken embryos, B.C. researchers develop new approach for difficult-to-treat cancers Researchers in B.C. have developed a method to help find personalized and unconventional treatments for young cancer patients.

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Drivers to receive $110 from ICBC, but critics question constant rebates ICBC is giving out annual rebates to most drivers in the province – again. But critics say it would be better if insurer lowered rates up front instead.

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Vancouver Aquatic Centre rebuild could include 50-metre pool – but only if further money raised Local swim groups say they feel let down ahead of a park board decision on the future of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre next week.

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SCOOP: Canada is in advanced talks to participate in the new EU military industry project, highlighting how traditional US allies are teaming up to Trump-proof their military production. The budding deal would see Canada get EU contracts to build in Canadian factories.

@jengagnon.bsky.social Hi Jen. CTV reporter hoping to get a hold of you if you could text/call me at 604-834-1831 — thanks!

I’m working on a TV story related to Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs. Hoping to speak with you if you started using the drug and then stopped. If able/willing to speak with me on this, please call/text me ASAP at 604-834-1831 or email martin.macmahon@bellmedia.ca

Justin Trudeau is cool to the idea of a "middle ground" settlement and will reject any scenario where Canada has to rescind all its counter-tariffs to get partial US tariff relief, a government official tells Bloomberg. Trudeau is set to speak to Trump later this morning.

From forestry to small businesses: B.C.‘s Fraser Valley prepares for tariff pain With U.S. tariffs now in effect, businesses in B.C.‘s Fraser Valley ranging from forestry mills to independent retailers are bracing for the new reality.

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Another earthquake felt in Vancouver. That seemed stronger than the last one.

Surrey, White Rock companies brace for tariffs George Ivey’s Surrey-based company develops products to clean up environmental messes. But he never thought his company would end up stuck in the middle of what has become a mess of a trade dispute wi...

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Neighbouring mayors push back against Vancouver’s proposed supportive housing freeze Municipal leaders are pushing back against Ken Sim’s plan to transform the Downtown Eastside.

Some Metro Vancouver mayors are pushing back against Ken Sim’s proposed supportive housing freeze — with an ABC councillor expressing concern about the idea: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Ukrainian Orthodox church in Chilliwack listed for sale, prompts petition to save it A Ukrainian Orthodox church has been put up for sale in Chilliwack, following years of declining membership and a rising debt bill.

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