Media stories for December 5, 2012

Family fights over fate of severely brain injured man
Vancouver Sun
A 57-year-old Vancouver man who has languished in a vegetative state for seven years at the George Pearson Centre has become the focus of a tragic family tug-of-war over whether he should live or die.

Man died in VPD custody of alcohol poisoning: report
24hrs
Vancouver police had other options for a drunken man causing a disturbance at Willow Park last month other than giving him a lift home, where he collapsed and ended up dying in hospital, according to Vancouver Coastal Health. VCH spokesperson Anna Marie D’Angelo is quoted.

Hospital employee parking a concern
North Shore News
City to grapple with on-street regulations, possibly pay parking, due to concerns over Lions Gate Hospital staff parking on city streets.