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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Details slim after Vancouver mayor vows gang crackdown in Downtown EastsideKey questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit.CrimeJan 24
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‘They killed our town square’: Anger over fenced-off East Vancouver park fieldsThe school board says it closed seven school fields to the public for safety reasons, after "extensive damage due to dogs digging holes."PoliticsJan 24
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‘Incredibly troubling’: Critics push back on Vancouver mayor’s supportive housing freezeMayor Ken Sim laid out a plan Thursday to transform the Downtown Eastside, including decentralizing social services and freezing new supportive housing construction.PoliticsJan 24
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Inquest rules B.C. woman’s starvation death a homicide, calls for oversight, fundingAn inquest into the death of a woman with Down syndrome who died in a caretaker's home has concluded her death was a homicide, and that she died of starvation and malnutrition.CrimeJan 24
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Court tosses double child-killer Andrew Berry’s sentence appealA jury found Berry guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in September 2019, for the brutal stabbing deaths of his young daughters, Chloe and Aubrey.CrimeJan 24
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Vancouver park caretaker’s accused killer says he didn’t know if victim had diedBrent White, 54, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 77-year-old Justis Daniel, who was found dead with more than 40 stab wounds.CrimeJan 23
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Heart-stopping rescue: Crews pluck stranded BASE jumper from Stawamus Chief'She was in a relatively vulnerable position. She was hanging from her parachute from a small outcropping of rock, with probably 200 metres below her.'CanadaJan 23
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Suspect arrested in Burnaby hit and run that left care aide seriously injuredThe crash left Maria Espedido, 64, with seven broken ribs, damage to her liver and lungs, and a fracture in her right arm so severe it required the insertion of a steel plate.CrimeJan 23
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‘Financially paralyzed’: Half of Canadians living bill-to-bill, poll findsNearly half added they could no longer afford to maintain their standard of living, while nearly a third said their finances were in a constant state of chaos.EconomyJan 23
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B.C. drug legalization activist fighting province over seized cashThe B.C. government is suing Dana Larsen and others, alleging more than $100,000 seized in police raids of his psilocybin mushroom dispensaries are proceeds of crime.CrimeJan 22
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Accused killer looked up how to cleanse self of evil because victim bit ‘into my neck’Brent White, 54, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 77-year-0ld Justis Daniel.CrimeJan 22
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‘There’s more to come’: Chilliwack brewery’s closure a sign of industry troublesBreweries have seen their operating costs, from ingredients to labour to rent, climb by 32 per cent in the last three years according to the B.C. Craft Brewers' Guild.EconomyJan 22
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Vancouver city council votes to look into residential water meteringVancouver currently only meters water usage in apartment buildings, and requires meters to be installed on all new builds and in renovations.EnvironmentJan 22
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‘He had bit me on my neck’: Park caretaker’s accused killer claims self defenceJustis Daniel, 77, was found dead with more than 40 stab wounds in his caretaker home in Tatlow Park on Dec. 10, 2021.CrimeJan 21
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Vancouver byelection to fill 2 council seats set for April 5Advance voting will be open from March 26 to April 1 at city hall, while voters who wish to submit a ballot by mail can request their vote-by-mail package starting March 3.PoliticsJan 21
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New lounges promise food and drink in ‘a quiet, more relaxed setting’ on 2 B.C. ferriesThe ferry company will be launching a new lounge area this summer that promises a new dining option in "a quiet, more relaxed setting."ConsumerJan 21
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Pressure ramps up to save Surrey learning centres, but province cool to interveningThe Surrey School District is planning on closing several learning centres, alternative schools that cater to kids who have struggled with education for a variety of reasons.EducationJan 21
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Man accused of slaying Vancouver park caretaker testifies in his own defenceJustis Daniel, 77, was found inside his caretaker home in Tatlow Park with more than 40 stab wounds on Dec. 10, 2021.CrimeJan 20
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Crown seeks 8 years for ex-Surrey real estate agent who sexually abused 2 girlsPaul Atanassov pleaded guilty to sexual interference and making child pornography. He was originally charged with 14 offences, including sexual assault and child luring.CrimeJan 20
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B.C. health minister responds as paramedics warn ambulances ‘just sitting empty’The union says B.C. relies heavily on overtime to keep ambulances staffed, but as of Jan. 1 has stopped scheduling overtime shifts in advance, instead relying on last-minute calls.HealthJan 20
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Vancouver Island doctors take pop-up overdose prevention site to Comox Valley hospitalThe group, called Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, claims the provincial government promised overdose prevention sites at Vancouver Island hospitals but hasn't followed through.HealthJan 20
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Connor McDavid, Tyler Myers each handed 3-game suspensions for cross-checksThe NHL's Department of Player Safety announced the discipline after holding telephone hearings with both players on Monday afternoon.SportsJan 20
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Donald Trump threatens Canada, Mexico with 25% tariffs by Feb. 1President-elect Donald Trump, who took office on Monday, has pledged tariffs of 25 per cent import surcharge on Canadian and Mexican products.CanadaJan 20
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Vacant Winnipeg home gutted by overnight fire, emergency demolition orderedAnother fire at a vacant home in Point Douglas has led to a demolition order. Winnipeg firefighters contended with frigid temperatures but managed to keep the fire from spreading.FireJan 19
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Operation Cold Start: Police in Alberta crack down on theft of idling vehiclesOperation Cold Start will see Alberta Mounties partner up with other police agencies in the province, including the Calgary and Lethbridge police services, to combat vehicle theft.CrimeJan 19