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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'We had the imagination': B.C. skier leads pair in first-ever ski descent of Mount Robson's south face

Ten years ago, Golden, B.C.'s Christina "Lusti" Lustenberger began imagining the impossible: Could she ski down the south face of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies?

'This is going to suck.' B.C. craft brewers brace for beer can price crunch

In a world of shrinking margins and shuttered breweries, the last thing the craft beer industry needs is an aluminum tariff pushing up the price of the humble beer can.

Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh kicked out of ABC caucus

ABC Vancouver's statement says that Bligh "... is not aligned with the shared priorities and team-oriented approach that defines ABC."

Vancouver police get additional $5M for Downtown Eastside crime and drugs task force

The mayor and the police chief have announced a new task force they say will target organized crime and predatory criminals operating in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Accused intended to kill Kitsilano park caretaker, Crown tells 2nd-degree murder trial

Popular Tatlow Park caretaker Justis Daniel, 77, was brutally killed in his park cottage in December of 2021.

Police warn of phone scam targeting Richmond, B.C.'s Chinese community

Fraudsters purporting to be Chinese police are threatening victims with arrest and deportation unless they pay up.

Husband of homicide victim Trina Hunt charged with indignity to human remains

According to online court information, Iain Hunt is alleged to have interfered with Trina Hunt's remains two days before he reported her missing to police.

O say can you jeer? Canucks anthem singer hits highs and lows of Trump backlash

When Agasha Mutesasira was asked to perform the Canadian and U.S. anthem at the Vancouver Canucks-Detroit Red Wings game, she had no way of predicting the extemes of fan reaction.

Nanaimo woman who murdered, dismembered ex-boyfriend gets life with no parole for 12 years

Paris Laroche told undercover officers the abuse she suffered from Sidney Mantee drove her to kill him

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.