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Category Archives: 24 Hours

Fraser Health to ‘respect’ religious views on vaccines

March 31, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A measles outbreak has reached roughly 320 diagnosed cases this week, Fraser Health reported Monday, making it the worst of its kind in B.C. history.

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Wrongful death law questioned after Pickton fund

March 23, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Lawyers are calling on B.C. to reform its wrongful death laws in the wake of a new $50,000 fund established for each child of missing and murdered women, including Robert Pickton’s victims.

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Redford exit unlikely to impact pipelines

March 20, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Alberta’s energy minister insists the push for new pipelines from the oilsands will be unaffected by premier Alison Redford’s resignation Wednesday.

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Pickton makes Vancouver court appearance for lawsuit

March 18, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Published in 24 Hours Vancouver | March 18, 2014 | Circulation: 280,000+ Syndicated across QMI Agency newswire including in the Toronto Sun, Sun News Network, and Welland Tribune. They can do whatever the hell they […]

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24 Hours, Sun News Network, Toronto Sun, Welland Tribune

Pickton case: Fund announced for kids of missing women

March 18, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton officially confirmed what 24 hours first reported Monday — that the children of missing women will each get $50,000 in compensation.

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EXCLUSIVE: Pickton lawsuit: B.C. to pay $50K per child

March 16, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

The province and Vancouver are poised to settle their portion of a lawsuit with 13 children whose mothers’ DNA was found on serial killer Robert Pickton’s farm, 24 hours has learned. Each of the children will receive $50,000 plus legal costs.

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24 Hours, Huffington Post Canada

B.C. government dodging transparency, says watchdog

March 10, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

B.C. is dodging freedom-of-information requests by mislabelling some records as “transitory,” a government watchdog says.

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Immigration expert wants CBSA to scrap private guard contracts

February 27, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Canada Border Services Agency is now reviewing its use of private contractors for guarding detainees following the in-custody death of a Mexican woman.

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DTES transformation set at $1 billion

February 27, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Vancouver released its proposal for the troubled Downtown Eastside neighbourhood Thursday at a price tag of more than $1 billion.

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Courts wrong place for rainforest battle, Crown says

February 27, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

As environmental groups returned to court Thursday in their lawsuit to protect the province’s old growth rainforests, the B.C. government argued the Supreme Court was the wrong venue to debate the matter.

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About David P. Ball

I BELIEVE IN JOURNALISTS' DUTY TO INFORM, IMPACT & DEFEND DEMOCRACY

I am a reporter with CBC News, Canada's public broadcaster, in Vancouver.

I have experience in podcasting, radio and video storytelling, photojournalism, investigative & digital news.

BYLINES:

CBC. Toronto Star. Agence France-Presse. Globe & Mail. VICE. The Guardian. The Tyee. National Post. South China Morning Post. Times of India.

Previously B.C. correspondent for Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest news service, I also worked in the Toronto Star's B.C. bureau for four years, have hosted podcasts for CFRO 100.5fm and Cited Media, and did investigative and enterprise journalism at TheTyee.ca.

My work has been published in the Globe & Mail, The Guardian, National Post, South China Morning Post, VICE, Le Monde, and the Times of India — and won awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Jack Webster Foundation, and Canadian Journalism Foundation.

CAJ Award-Winner & Multiple Finalist

Webster Award Award-Winner & Finalist

CJF Co-winner

Search my reporting:

Published in over 100 publications, reaching more than 1.5 billion readers worldwide:

• Globe & Mail
• Toronto Star
• Agence France-Presse
• The Guardian
• National Post
• New York Post
• Daily Mail UK
• VICE
• Ottawa Sun & QMI chain
• iPolitics
• Huffington Post
• Hamilton Spectator
• 24 Hours
• The Tyee
• Georgia Straight
• Xtra!
• Windspeaker
• Extract: Pipeline anthology chapter

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MY PHOTOJOURNALISM:
Published in the Globe & Mail, The Province, New York Post, CBC News, Toronto Star, National Post, Bild am Sonntag (DE), Arsenal Pulp Press, Georgia Straight, Tricity News


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