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Deadly Heroin on the Streets of Vancouver

Police are issuing a warning about a batch of potentially lethal heroin on the streets of Vancouver. According to cops, two people have already died from what police fear is potentially fatal heroin in circulation. Two women, one 19 years old and one 26 years old, both died...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Brutal assault on 4th and Blanca, Vancouver

According to Vancouver Police, they are investigating a serious assault that has resulted in a 31 year old man being taken to hospital with critical injuries. At 9:30 a.m. calls to 9-1-1 came in from the area of West 4th Avenue and Blanca Street of a man screaming and covered...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Vancouver man stabs himself in robbery attempt

According to the Vancouver Police, Vancouver, A 22 year old Vancouver man has more than just robbery charges to be concerned about after he inadvertently stabbed himself with his own weapon while allegedly trying to rob a Duffins Donuts store in Vancouver overnight. Police...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago
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Sex Trade Worker Abduction on the Kingsway

Vancouver Police are reporting that a 47 year old Surrey man is in custody and a 27 year old female sex trade worker is in hospital recovering from a stab wound after she was allegedly abducted at knife point from...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Vancouver Cops Rescue Kidnap Victim from Shangri-La

According to police reports, two men and a woman are in custody this morning facing a number of serious charges in connection with an overnight incident at the Shangri-La condominiums in the 1100 block of Alberni...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago
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PNE: VPD Investigating Suspected Case of Water Bottle Tampering

Vancouver - Vancouver Police are investigating a case of suspected water bottle tampering. Just after 11:00 p.m. on August 26th, an employee at the PNE experienced dizziness and muscle weakness thirty minutes...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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2500 block of W 15th. Ave, Vancouver, BC

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Overnight shooting on Vancouver's West Side: Trafalgar & 15th.

Vancouver Police are releasing details of an overnight shooting. Around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of August 6th, Vancouver Police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Trafalgar Street and West 15th...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Thieves make off with Vacationer's Van in Vancouver

A vacationing couple from Wisconsin are appealing for the public's help after thieves stole their motorhome from a Vancouver street. Compounding their loss, all of the couple's valuable documents and mementos were...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago
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Greenpeace Protesters Facing Arrest Over Enbridge Demonstration

Four Greenpeace protesters have been arrested and released following a non-violent demonstration on the sixth floor of 505 Burrard Street yesterday. Four Vancouver residents, three women and one man ranging in age...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Film Chronicling Anti-Olympic Movement Seeks Social Media Support

The people behind the film, With Glowing Hearts have shot a film that chronicles some of the voices that opposed the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and used social media to get their message out. The movie...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Vancouver Art Thieves Target 105 Year Old Vancouver Woman | Photo 02

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Art Thieves Steal Treasures from 105 Year Old Vancouver Woman

Vancouver Police are releasing surveillance photos and asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the person who stole a valuable painting from the room of a 105 year old woman living in a rest home. ...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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VPD warn of High Risk Offender, James Leo Gracie

The Vancouver Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a High Risk Offender that is wanted Canada-wide for breaching his conditions of release. James Leo Gracie was the subject of a...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Attempted Sexual Assault in Vancouver Park

Vancouver Police are issuing a public warning regarding an attempted sexual assault that occurred around 11:15 p.m. on July 6th on a trail in the 3500 block of Southeast Marine Drive. The 19 year old female victim had just exited a bus and began her walk home along a...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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G20 Protests meet Riot Police in Toronto

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G20 Protests meet Riot Police in Toronto

Here's what people are saying on Facebook: Shawn Micallef is on the scene. #g20 - crowdreel.

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Anti-Immigrant Groups Demonize Hispanics

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Take my Job. Please!

Using comedy to make a serious point, Stephen Colbert is publicizing a challenge made by American farm workers who are tired of being villanized in the press. "SAN FRANCISCO – In a tongue-in-cheek call for...

created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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