Simon Little
Online Journalist
Simon Little is a Global BC Online Journalist and a news contributor at 980 CKNW.
Prior to joining the online desk in 2018, he worked as a Digital and Radio Reporter at CKNW.
At CKNW, he was a co-recipient of the 2016 RTDNA (Radio, Television and Digital News Association) BC Region Dave Rogers Long Feature Award and received a 2016 BCAB Award for Excellence in News Reporting for coverage of the fentanyl crisis and the 2018 RTDNA BC Region Innovation Award for coverage of the family justice system.
At Global BC he has shared awards with the online team including the 2019 RTDNA BC Region award for coverage of B.C.’s pipeline and wine dispute with Alberta and the 2018 silver Digital Publishing Award for coverage of the B.C. wildfires.
Simon has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of British Columbia and a diploma in broadcast journalism from BCIT.
He is passionate about local and breaking news, politics and current affairs and is an avid cyclist who has travelled by bicycle through 13 countries.
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Video Archives
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This is BC: B.C. supergroup using music to fight anti-Asian racism
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Vancouver police investigating random downtown assault
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Retired Black B.C. Supreme Court judge wrongly handcuffed by Vancouver police
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Major police response after shots fired at Vancouver International Airport
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Two homes badly damaged in suspicious Surrey fire
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Burnaby shooting leaves woman with life-threatening injuries
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Graffiti comparing Dr. Bonnie Henry to Nazi concentration camp doctor condemned
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Violent altercation at Vancouver supermarket caught on camera
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Crews called to demolish East Vancouver building at risk of collapse
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Police and protesters clash at East Vancouver rail blockade
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RAW VIDEO: Climate activists dump fake blood in front of B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver
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New COVID-19 variants of concern found at three more Surrey schools
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Crews battle large fire at Kamloops landfill
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Search underway for nine-year-old girl missing from Surrey
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Anti-masker abuses staff at Vancouver camera store
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B.C. police say no evidence to support missing women rumours on social media
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EXCLUSIVE RAW VIDEO: Vancouver police bust alleged ‘makeshift nightclub’ breaking COVID-19 restrictions
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Speeding car flips head over tail after crashing in Victoria-area neighbourhood
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Petition calls for B.C. to extend students’ winter break amid COVID-19
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Pop up Abbotsford dance performance brightens COVID-19 gloom
Author Archives
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Surrey RCMP seek to identify 2 men in relation to August stabbingPolice were called to the 10200-block of King George Boulevard on the evening of Aug. 17, where they found a man with serious injuries.Crime2 hours
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B.C. lays out roadmap for million job openings forecast in next decadeThree-quarters of the forecast job openings will need post-secondary training, but the province stresses many don't need a traditional university degree.Economy3 hours
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Unprovoked stranger attacks down 77% since pandemic, Vancouver police sayVancouver police say the number of stranger assaults in the city have fallen from about 4.5 per day in early 2021 to about 1.1 per day in the first half of 2023.CrimeNov 23
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Reported extortion attempts prompt police warnings in Surrey, AbbotsfordPolice in two Lower Mainland cities issued warnings this week amid reports of businesses being targeted by extortionists.CrimeNov 23
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Draft policy could be a game-changer for B.C. old-growth protection, conservationist saysA leading B.C. conservationist says a draft policy on ecosystem health could shift the way the province manages forests away from viewing the economic value of trees first.EnvironmentNov 23
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Accused driver in B.C. wrong-way motorhome crash criminally chargedThe crash happened shortly after 11 a.m., between the Cypress Bowl exit and 22nd Street, paralyzing traffic for more than seven hours.CrimeNov 23
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Vancouver council to debate plan to improve, replace SRO stockABC Coun. Rebecca Bligh's motion takes aim at Vancouver's 146 single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels, many of which are in the DTES, and are notorious for squalid conditions.PoliticsNov 23
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Child rapist with ‘high risk to re-offend’ released into Surrey, RCMP warnPolice say Brian Abrosimo, 61, was released from prison on Thursday, and 'poses a high risk to re-offend.'CrimeNov 23
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Evacuation order lifted for Penticton homes threatened by unstable boulderResidents of a mobile home park in Penticton, B.C., must wait another day to learn when they might be allowed to return to their homes.EnvironmentNov 23
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Draft Vancouver budget proposes 7.6% property tax hikeThe city's $2.15 billion draft operating budget proposes no major service cuts, and a tax hiker smaller than originally forecast.PoliticsNov 22
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Former Canucks draft pick accused of multi-million-dollar fraudPrabhraj Rai is facing criminal charges over allegations he perpetrated 'large scale financial frauds' worth millions of dollars.CrimeNov 22
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Bomb squad deployed after reported Maple Ridge explosionPolice said they were called to reports of a "loud bang" at a home in the 12100 block of 228 Street just before 2 a.m. RCMP said the home is "well known to police."CrimeNov 22
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First Skwlāx members return home, 3 months after devastating B.C. wildfireThe Adams Lake Complex fire raged through North Shuswap community, located just outside Chase, on Aug. 18, destroying 31 of the community's 82 homes.FireNov 22
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B.C.’s transit density plans raise risk of demovictions, housing expert warnsSFU housing expert Andy Yan found that areas covered by B.C.'s transit-oriented development plan are heavily populated by renters, many in small, older buildings.CanadaNov 22
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Daylight Downtown Eastside stabbing leaves 34-year-old man deadPolice are looking for witnesses to a daylight stabbing on the Downtown Eastside Tuesday that left a 34-year-old man dead.CrimeNov 22
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Royal surprise at Vancouver Canucks game sets stage for 2025 Invictus GamesPrince Harry is the founder and patron of the games, which see wounded, injured and sick veterans and active service members from around the world compete in a variety of sports.CanadaNov 21
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Black bear attacks woman running on Salmon Arm, B.C. trailThe bear then "bit and shook her" before disengaging and leaving the area, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service. Officials were unable to locate the animal.EnvironmentNov 21
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Victoria police kill ‘full-grown’ cougar spotted in city parkVictoria police say they were forced to put down an adult cougar spotted twice in the city on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.EnvironmentNov 21
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Longer days, online and year-round learning pitched as fixes to Surrey school crowdingOnline learning, operating schools year-round or even extending school days or dividing them into shifts, are being proposed as solutions to overcrowding in Surrey classrooms.EducationNov 21
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Murder charge laid in fatal 2022 stabbing outside Surrey high schoolMehakpreet Sehti, 18, was fatally stabbed outside Surrey's Tamanawis Secondary School on Nov. 22, 2022. The suspect has now been charged with murder.CrimeNov 21
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Lack of snow raises prospect of late start to B.C. ski seasonOn Monday, Big White acknowledged it would have to delay its planned Nov. 23 opening day, saying it would aim instead for Nov. 30.EconomyNov 21
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Defence won’t call evidence in Ibrahim Ali B.C. teen murder trialLawyers for Ibrahim Ali told a B.C. jury that they will not call any evidence in defence of their client, and that Crown prosecutors haven't proven he is guilty.CrimeNov 21
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B.C. councillor faces calls to resign over open letter questioning Hamas sex assaultsSusan Kim is one of two elected Canadian politicians to sign the letter, which criticizes the 'unverified accusation' Palestinians were 'guilty of sexual violence.'PoliticsNov 21
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Landlords of East Vancouver building consumed by fire appear in courtFu Ren and Feng Yan pleaded guilty to six of 20 code violations they were facing related to the building, but arguments over the remaining 14 did not get underway.CrimeNov 20
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Foundation helping B.C. hospitality workers with medical hardship struggling with demandThe B.C. Hospitality Foundation is hoping to raise $100,000 for a program that gives grants to service workers facing medical hardship.CanadaNov 20