Lori Culbert
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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First-of-its-kind workers' co-op offers housing to low-income earners in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
The Downtown Eastside building for non-profit staff could be one fix for the housing crisis, if employers are willing to make the investment → Read More
'Overuse' of drugs in care homes questioned after resident falls and later dies in hospital
Kelly Ashton fell twice in one day, broke her neck and died in hospital. Her family fears she was over-medicated, a rising problem in homes. → Read More
Parents demand B.C. schools do more to improve air quality as triple epidemic rages
B.C. Education Ministry and school boards have upgraded ventilation. But some parents still worry about air quality in crowded classrooms. → Read More
How strangers saved each other during fatal Christmas Eve B.C. bus crash
Narrative: Bus passengers, victims' families, passersby, and first responders recount how human kindness helped them during this tragedy. → Read More
From the ashes of Winters Hotel fire, a community rises
The 71-room Winters Hotel burned in April, killing two residents and leaving the rest homeless. Today they are healing together. Read. more. → Read More
Family mourns Aldergrove high school grad, 18, killed in Christmas Eve bus crash
Kathy Kim Le, 18, a recent Aldergrove high school graduate, is one of four people killed in the Dec. 24 bus crash on Hwy 97C near Merritt. → Read More
B.C. Public Sector Salaries: Nearly 200 police constables made more than $150,000 thanks to COVID-related OT
VPD spokesperson said COVID sick days and protests led to a spike in overtime worked by officers in 2020-2021. Read more. → Read More
Public Sector Salaries Database: Female police chiefs still MIA, but hiring trends hint at imminent change
Analysis: There are 35 chiefs or deputy chiefs who oversee 12 municipal police agencies plus the Transit Police in B.C. Only six are women. → Read More
B.C. Public Sector Salaries: Most teachers are women, most school bosses are men
Analysis: 47 of the 50 highest-paid people at post-secondary schools work at one university: UBC. And only nine of the top 50 are women. → Read More
Health care crisis: A day inside B.C.'s packed children's hospital
With waiting rooms overflowing and waiting times stretching for hours, we speak with patients and staff inside B.C. Children's Hospital. → Read More
COVID-19: Clinics aim to help long-COVID patients get through their day
With no cure in sight, patients need help managing exhaustion, breathlessness and brain fog. → Read More
B.C. Floods: Family's struggle to heal a year after being hit by atmospheric river mudslide
Floods and mudslides hit their van. They were rescued by strangers but had serious injuries. A year later they are still healing → Read More
After 2021's trial by flood, Hope's hospital prepares for the next disaster
The hospital in Hope was overwhelmed during the 2021 floods. Changes made in the past year will help rural communities handle future disasters. → Read More
ALS claims B.C. trailblazer, but his crusade for a cure lives on
"It's just a diabolical disease. He would often say the devil has taken over my body." But Greg Gowe spent his final days pushing for a cure → Read More
Coquitlam parents hope the overdose death of their 16-year-old daughter can save the lives of others
Sufia Abdollahi was one of 192 British Columbians who died from toxic drugs in July. → Read More
Coquitlam parents hope the overdose death of their 16-year-old daughter can save the lives of others
Sufia Abdollahi was one of 192 British Columbians who died from toxic drugs in July. So, too, was her 16-year-old friend, who is believed to have taken the same drugs on July 23 and was later found unresponsive in her Coquitlam home. → Read More
Vancouver mayor-elect Ken Sim talks racism, heavy metal music, and losing friends to drugs
Q-and-A: Sim on dodging gangs in school, failing Grade 11 French, tracking his sleep, and how they'll all shape his new job as Vancouver's mayor → Read More
Municipal election analysis: As Vancouver swings right, some suburbs sway left
Metro Vancouver's changing demographics upending political norms. More young people live in the suburbs, with older homeowners in the city. → Read More
Domestic violence causes concussions: New research finds brain injuries a common result of intimate partner violence
New research finds brain injuries are a common result of intimate partner violence. Now a UBC expert is working with nurses and advocates to research brain trauma and find better medical responses. → Read More
Municipal Election 2022: What candidates say they'll do about the housing crisis
Metro Vancouver cities need more than 250,000 new home over the next decade. We look at the housing promises made by mayoralty candidates. → Read More