Tessa Vikander

Reporter

Tessa Vikander is a CBC News reporter covering local and national news. Previously she reported for Toronto Star, Reuters, IndigiNews and CTV News. You can contact her at tessa.vikander@cbc.ca.

Latest from Tessa Vikander

What to expect on the roads this New Year's Eve

With many people getting ready for a night out on New Year's Eve, transportation and public safety experts are advising partiers to plan ahead for a safe ride home.

Survivors of impaired driving crashes recount the moments that changed their lives

Ahead of New Year’s Eve, CBC News heard from people with first-hand experiences of others' impaired driving. One person talks about how his business went under while he struggled to recover, while another spoke of ongoing physical pain.

GST exemption an 'administrative nightmare' for some B.C. businesses

As business owners in B.C. adapt to the federal government's two-month-long GST exemption, some say they're frustrated by the added administrative burden and an exemption list that leaves too much room for interpretation.

International student killed by falling tree near Kelowna, B.C.

Rittika Rajput, an international student from India, died on Dec. 7 while she and a group of friends were having a bonfire at a lake near Kelowna, B.C.

Metro Vancouver's Syrian community celebrates fall of Bashar al-Assad regime

Loud music and chants of unity rang outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sunday as members of the local Syrian community celebrated the end of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Vancouver mayor's idea to create bitcoin reserve for city 'extremely risky': law professor

Mayor Ken Sim wants Vancouver to become a bitcoin-friendly city, and that could include accepting payments for city services in cryptocurrency.

11 workers who transport jet fuel to Vancouver airport could strike

The union says the newly organized workers are seeking pay increases, pension benefits and severance packages in their first collective agreement. They're responsible for one of the ways YVR gets its fuel.

Politicians cite Vancouver 7-Eleven stabbings in push for involuntary addiction care, bail reform

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and B.C. Premier David Eby are both drawing a connection between the stabbing at a 7-Eleven and a need for involuntary addiction treatment, a form of care that experts say still needs more research.

Why orcas wear dead salmon as 'hats' remains a mystery, scientists say

In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head. 

This B.C. Indigenous carver is adding board games to his repertoire

The pandemic lockdowns created fertile ground for renowned artist Luke Parnell to discover a passion for designing tabletop games.