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Tag Archives: City

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

Vancouver writer and former revolutionary Carmen Aguirre wins CBC Canada Reads prize

February 9, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Acclaimed Vancouver playwright – and former Chilean revolutionary – Carmen Aguirre was awarded the CBC Canada Reads prize, only a week after being called a “terrorist” for her book, Something Fierce.

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Vancouver Observer

Vancouver Board of Trade chair talks money, police, philanthropy and Ellen DeGeneres

February 4, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia knows commerce in this city. The hotelier, spa magnate and Vancouver Board of Trade chair talked to VO about business leadership, public safety – and her secrets to success.

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Vancouver Observer

B.C. racist hate groups ‘destabilized’ by Anonymous: human rights activist

February 2, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Racist groups in B.C. are part of an international network exposed by anti-Nazi document leaks, with links to violent attacks in Vancouver.

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Vancouver Observer

Chinese New Year: food shopping in Chinatown’s most popular grocery store

January 25, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

The lunar new year on Monday saw thousands of Vancouverites welcoming the Year of the Dragon, but today Chinatown has settled down.

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Vancouver Observer

‘The system is made to be corrupt’: Mexican journalist in B.C. fights her deportation

January 20, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A B.C. journalist faced death threats in Mexico after blowing the whistle on corruption. Will Canada now deport her? The Left Coast Post investigates.

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rabble.ca

Homeless shelter clients, staff ‘frustrated’ with city enforcement

December 5, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Homeless shelter asks: No room at the inn for Mary and Joseph?

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Vancouver Observer

Pecha Kucha a simmering saucepan of food, art and ideas

November 30, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A chocolate train station. A feared food critic. A guerrilla gastronomer. Pecha Kucha Volume 19 straddled the worlds of design, eating and art.

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Vancouver Observer

Occupy Vancouver: Geography of a ‘modern agora’

November 16, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

It’s been exactly a month since Occupy Vancouver began. With the city heading to court tomorrow hoping to evict the campers, we map out what occupiers have built in a month

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Vancouver Observer

Skirmish with fire department leads ex-Occupy organizers to reach out to city

November 8, 2011by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Following a skirmish between authorities and protesters at Occupy Vancouver, some of the protest’s original organizers met to discuss ways forward – without the camp’s approval

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Vancouver Observer

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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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