Catherine Urquhart 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@CUrquhartGlobal
Global BC Reporter and Mommy. Two Webster Awards. [email protected]
My 91-year old father just told me to “keep at ‘em” 💕 #journalism @GlobalBC
#New Richmond taxpayers unknowingly bought gift cards for : prizes, goals and accomplishments, no sick time taken, prizes for Halloween, take our kids to work day volunteer appreciation and for future staff appreciation. Tonight @GlobalBC @jarmstrongbc @keithbaldrey
Taxpayers bought gift cards for Lululemon, Netflix, Mastercard, Visa…the latest on my months long investigation, which has prompted a criminal investigation… @GlobalBC @jarmstrongbc @keithbaldrey @MikeSmythNews
More explosive revelations tonight out of Richmond. Since January, we've been reporting on the excessive amount of money spent on purchasing gift cards in that city. Now, there's more. globalnews.ca/news/11299490/…
Just spotted some POO’s on the street. (Did ANYONE workshop this?)
“More New Westminster business operators are coming forward with concerns about the growing public drug use and street disorder in the city's downtown.” Yesterday @Dave_Eby implied that it was only a perception that drugs and the related street disorder are a public safety…
New Westminster business operators are coming forward with concerns about growing public drug use & street disorder downtown. This is just the latest example of failed NDP drug & soft-on-crime policies causing harm & making our communities unsafe. globalnews.ca/video/11293544…
NEW - 13 expert U.S. doctors in Batten Disease have written a joint letter to @Josie_Osborne @Dave_Eby saying gov is using the wrong scoring, science and evaluation to discontinue Brineura for Charleigh Pollock. Doctors from hospitals in New York, Columbus, Baltimore, Denver,…
A record-high share of British Columbians, 55 per cent, say rising interest rates could drive them toward bankruptcy, which is more than any other province. globalnews.ca/news/11288013/…
“He is making it very hard for some of his biggest supporters to not think that maybe he really is in the Epstein files," one Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone. Story: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
Today from our tiny airport CYDC Princeton, BC. A Bell 212 repositioning for fuel! Hot sunny day fighting the wildfires burning around our town! @GlobalBC @CUrquhartGlobal @ValhallaHeli
As a parent of a child with a rare blood disorder, maybe I’m not in the right headspace to say this—but I need to. Isn’t one of the fundamental roles of elected government to offset the cold, cruel indifference of bureaucracy? Shouldn’t our elected officials be the ones who…
Decision on Langford girl's drug coverage won't change: health minister dlvr.it/TLsrjS
Canada has recorded the highest number of measles cases since achieving measles elimination status in 1998.
📍Innaarsuit, North Greenland: July 9, 2025. A massive iceberg is drifting close to the harbor near the Royal Greenland fish factory. Authorities urge caution: – Avoid walking in large groups to the local store – Vulnerable residents should be extra…
NEW - @PierrePoilievre says Ottawa must cancel the $1-billion loan to @BCFerries to build new ships in China, and work with BC gov to cancel the actual contract and find a Canadian or allied nation shipbuilding alternative.
Amid several spending scandals, Richmond's Olympic Oval is poised to receive about a million dollars less per year, after a motion was put forward to cap a subsidy at 2.5 million. 6pm @GlobalBC @jarmstrongbc
Heads up for anyone flying to @ylwkelowna today. The airport there is currently closed due to a nearby wildfire. Please contact your airline for further information on rebooking. castanet.net/news/Kelowna/5…
CO's are assisting with wildfire tactical evacuations near the #Kelowna airport. Stay safe everyone.
Last night I reported that taxpayers gave Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie almost $400,000.00 last year. Tonight the calls for change are growing louder. Details 6pm @GlobalBC @richardzussman @keithbaldrey @jarmstrongbc
Four Metro Vancouver mayors each pulled in more than $300,000 in 2024 between their municipal salaries, expenses and stipends, and paycheques for various regional boards, new numbers show. globalnews.ca/news/11271157/…
We are aware of a security concern that occurred earlier this morning involving @navcanada operations at YVR as well as several other Canadian airports. Safety and security remains our top priority and a thorough threat assessment was conducted. At this time, flights at YVR are…
Four Metro Vancouver mayors each pulled in more than $300,000 in 2024 between their municipal salaries, expenses and stipends, and paycheques for various regional boards, new numbers show. globalnews.ca/news/11271157/…
If you have more than you need, build a longer table - not a higher fence.