Darrian Matassa-Fung
Online Journalist
Darrian Matassa-Fung is an online journalist with Global BC, based out of Burnaby, B.C.
Darrian began his career in 2019, just months before the global COVID-19 pandemic, as a video journalist at Global Okanagan before joining the online team at Global BC in 2022.
A graduate of BCIT, Matassa-Fung is adept at shooting, writing, and editing his own news stories – both in online and video format – and has a passion for covering breaking news, especially crime and wildfire events.
In his spare time, you can find him outside on the North Shore, riding his bicycle around the Lower Mainland and spending quality time with his friends at their local watering hole.
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Video Archives
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Surrey RCMP dispel myths of gang life with video
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Drones flooding B.C. prisons with contraband
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Why kids join B.C. gangs and how can it be stopped?
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How new tech is helping B.C. gangs
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Street-level disputes fuelling B.C. gang conflict, officials say
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Former B.C. high school drug dealer on the lure of a gang lifestyle
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Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Hill Climb returns after two year hiatus
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Kelowna, B.C. fraudster’s crimes were not victimless: B.C. Supreme Court
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Knox Mountain Hill Climb returns to Kelowna this weekend
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Kelowna RCMP vacant staffing levels around 20 per cent: BC RCMP says
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Kelowna Pride Society urging Okanagan residents to support 2SLGBTQ+ community
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Kelowna’s first ever strong person competition held at City Park
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B.C. town apologizes after selling man’s property for taxes owed
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Concerns with potential flooding near Tulameen, RDOS says
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New ridesharing company operating in Kelowna
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RDCO: Major concerns with flooding and landslides on Westside Road
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Province announces investigation into repeat offenders
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Advocacy group holds opioid crisis workshop at Kelowna high school
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Proposed Kelowna highrise development set to climb higher
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Community participates in Peachland watershed cleanup
Author Archives
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Coquihalla Canyon Park, Othello Tunnels set to reopen 2.5 years after floodThe 2021 flood damaged more than 30 sites at the park, including the Othello Tunnels. Restoration work is expected to be completed and part of the park reopened by mid-July.Environment40 mins
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Early morning house fire in Abbotsford, B.C. deemed fatalFirefighters were dispatched to a home on Pineview Ave, near Clearbrook Road, around 6 a.m.Canada2 hours
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B.C. needs new energy plan amid supply concerns, former minister saysBritish Columbia needs to develop a new energy plan as the province’s current power supply has raised concerns among experts, a former B.C. minister says.Canada9 hours
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25% of B.C. renters spend half of income on housing: reportAccording to the 2024 renters report coming out of Royal LePage, British Columbians are still facing some of the highest rent prices in the country.Canada11 hours
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Automotive expert says B.C.’s new cap on EV rebates means car buyers will pay moreBill Qualey, president and CEO of BC's New Car Dealers Association, new rule will reduce the number of EVs that qualify for rebates, raising costs for consumers.PoliticsJun 19
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Several ‘Share the Love’ banners vandalized in Vanderhoof, B.C.Police have shared a video of a person seen placing and climbing a ladder up a light pole where a banner was placed.CrimeJun 19
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$100K ‘allowance’ for ex-mayor’s transition to Metro Vancouver flagged by councillorsA financial statement revealed that former mayor Jonathan Cote received $103,443 from New Westminster taxpayers after he left civic politics and took a job at Metro Vancouver.CanadaJun 19
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B.C. man shares story of being hit by float plane on Sunshine CoastThe Sechelt retiree was rowing his skiff to his houseboat at Porpoise Bay in April 2015 when a Harbour Air float plane crashed into him.CanadaJun 16
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‘Community, business hotspot’: Gastown repairs finished ahead of pedestrian pilotThe City of Vancouver said repair work in Maple Tree Square has been finished, fixing damaged brick pavers and roads.CanadaJun 16
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Youth in critical condition after near-drowning on Vancouver IslandCrews on Vancouver Island were called to Langford Lake Saturday for a water-rescue. The 17-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition.CanadaJun 16
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Fundraiser walk for stroke survivors held in West VancouverThe event raises funds for the North Shore Stroke Recovery Centre, which offers services to stroke survivors after they make their way through the health-care system.CanadaJun 15
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Metro Vancouver’s top bureaucrat made more than $700K last yearThat is roughly about $100,000 more than what B.C. Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make combined.PoliticsJun 15
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Body of missing Mission boater recoveredSearch and rescue crews have located and recovered the body of a man who went missing after a boating accident in Mission on Friday evening.CanadaJun 15
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‘Unwanted onlookers’: Wreck Beach petition aims to have large logs returnedWreck Beach has long been a popular spot for beachgoers, where clothing and bathing suits are optional.EnvironmentJun 14
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1 injured in assault with large stick at Burnaby’s Central ParkA 55-year-old man is in hospital after he was reportedly assaulted by a man with a large stick at Burnaby's Central Park.CrimeJun 14
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Caught on video: Bear damages home in Port Coquitlam, B.C.A black bear had somehow let itself into the garage, and was found pawing and biting its way out of an upper portion on the front of the garage through some wooden panels.EnvironmentJun 13
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‘Take over the city’: Massive technology summit coming to Vancouver in 2025It will be the first North American flagship event in Vancouver and will be replacing the existing Collision summit in Toronto.TechJun 13
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‘These companies can suck it up’: B.C. premier stays firm despite Uber pushbackUber Canada said consumers will be paying more for services in September when the new regulations come into effect for gig workers.CanadaJun 13
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Vancouver should allow more dwellings per lot in Shaughnessy, report saysThe report proposes that council should allow up to six dwelling units on all lots in the first Shaughnessy District and up to eight dwelling units for secured market rentals.PoliticsJun 13
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Persistent drought, low snowpack priming B.C. for ‘challenging’ wildfire seasonAn unseasonably warm and dry winter has set up parts of the province, particularly northeastern B.C., for a “challenging” wildfire season.FireJun 12
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SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire RescueAlready so far in 2024, crews have responded to 147 fires. Officials said more than 50 per cent of the fires are caused by “smoking materials.”FireJun 12
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Motorcyclist killed in Highway 99 crash near George Massey TunnelThe crash happened early Wednesday morning between Exit 28 and the George Massey Tunnel, in the northbound lanes of the highway.TrafficJun 12
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Surrey homicide victim on call with mother seconds before shooting, family saysThe family of 28-year-old Yuvraj Goyal is perplexed as to why he was shot and killed outside of his Surrey home on Friday.CrimeJun 9
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Video: Orca pod swims in Bowen Island sailboat raceWitnesses said a pod of orcas was seen playing with a number of sailboats for hours on Saturday off the coast of Bowen Island.EnvironmentJun 9
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Coal Harbour plane crash under investigation by Transportation Safety BoardFederal officials with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are in Vancouver looking into the plane crash that happened in Coal Harbour on Saturday,CanadaJun 9