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The Silver Lining to Vancouver’s Homeownership Crisis

November 7, 2015by David P. Ball Leave a comment

While some realtors may insist that Vancouver still offers affordable homes if people will simply adapt their expectations, many residents would disagree. And some aren’t waiting for a new mayor or the province to change things.

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The Tyee

INVESTIGATION: WestJet Fired or Probed Four Unionists in Last Year

March 22, 2015by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Airline denies dismissals were linked to employees’ union activities.

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The Tyee

Facebook Hired Temporary Foreign Software Engineers in Vancouver

March 12, 2015by David P. Ball Leave a comment

UBC computer prof doubts there weren’t qualified locals to employ.

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The Tyee

Cities ‘Thrown to Wolves’ by Province: Burnaby Mayor

November 29, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

From saving refinery jobs to leading a revolution in civic powers, Derek Corrigan has bigger plans.

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The Tyee

Private Security Outnumber Border Services in Big Cities

October 7, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

CBSA outsourcing under the microscope as custody death inquest concludes.

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The Tyee

Prison Nurse Flagged Mexican Deportee’s Scars, Mental Health

October 2, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Clerical mistake kept Lucía Vega Jiménez from a mental health appointment before her death, inquest hears.

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The Tyee

Deceased Deportee’s Accent Led to Border Services Arrest

September 30, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Transit Police officer testifies at inquest into Lucía Vega Jiménez’s hanging death.

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The Tyee

As Inquest into Border Services Death Opens, Questions about Private Security

September 29, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Lucía Vega Jiménez died nine months ago awaiting deportation at a Vancouver airport.

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The Tyee

Mine, Dam Inspections Dropped Since 2001

August 8, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

inside the Ministry of Environment itself — the department tasked with overseeing non-mining dams in the province — a 2010 memorandum suggests that reduced staffing for dam inspection more broadly was flagged as a concern by senior officials, alongside suggestions that inspections lacked consistency.

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The Tyee

Can Portland Hotel Society’s New Boss Restore Faith?

June 26, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

‘There won’t be any more Disneyland trips,’ says new head of beleaguered nonprofit.

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The Tyee

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About David P. Ball


I'm an award-winning reporter, editor, podcaster & photographer in Vancouver.

Currently freelancing, I am on the editing team at IndigiNews, and was previously a staff reporter with CBC, the Toronto Star, The Tyee, and B.C. correspondent for Agence France-Presse.

My 25 years of experience include award-recognized investigative reporting, radio and video storytelling, photojournalism, and editing.

BYLINES:
Al Jazeera. Globe & Mail. Le Monde. VICE. The Guardian. The Tyee. National Post. South China Morning Post. Times of India.

For six years I've hosted Cited Media's Addiction Practice podcast, have experience in broadcast TV & radio at CBC, and previously produced & hosted the daily Pulse news show for CFRO 100.5fm.

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REPORTING PUBLISHED IN 150+ publications internationally, reaching billions:

• CBC News
• Al Jazeera
• Globe & Mail
• Agence France-Presse
• Toronto Star
• The Guardian
• The Tyee
• VICE
• Xtra!
• Windspeaker
• National Post
• New York Post
• Daily Mail UK
• Ottawa Sun & QMI chain
• iPolitics
• Hamilton Spectator
• 24 Hours
• Georgia Straight
• Greystone Books Points of Interest
• Canada's National Observer Extract

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PHOTOGRAPHY

• Globe & Mail
• New York Post
• Bild am Sonntag (DE)
• National Post
• Toronto Star
• Georgia Straight
• VICE
• The Province
• Jakarta Post

IMAGES LICENSED for:

• Canadian Museum of History exhibit
• Canadian Museum of Human Rights exhibit
• Museum of Anthropology exhibit
• International School of Geneva exhibit
• Canadian Centre for Architecture exhibit
• University of Toronto Press cover, Responding to Human Trafficking (J Kaye)
• University of Toronto Press photo in Remembering Vancouver's Disappeared Women (A Dean)
• John Wiley & Sons photo in Abnormal Psychology 5th Canadian Ed. (ed. G Davison)
• Chenelière Éducation photo in textbook


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