20 h. ago Fire at Vancouver seniors apartment was due to discarded cigarette

A fire at a Vancouver seniors apartment that displaced 42 residents was caused by a cigarette that had been disposed of improperly

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2 w. ago 'We need to do better:' Death of Chinatown senior in Downtown Eastside renews safety concerns

Paramedics found a senior victim in medical distress on the afternoon of March 18 in a lane behind the Carnegie Community Centre at Main and Hastings streets.

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3 w. ago Calls for transparency after charges stayed in Chinatown senior assault

There are calls for transparency after charges against a man accused of a violent attack on a senior in Vancouver’s Chinatown were stayed with little public explanation.

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3 w. ago Vancouver police take safety message to Downtown Eastside seniors

A group of seniors living on the Downtown Eastside are being taught techniques on staying safe by members of the Vancouver Police Department.

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3 w. ago Affordable seniors retirement beds vanishing in B.C. as the need grows

Dozens of government-subsidized beds at retirement homes in North Vancouver and on Vancouver Island are switching to a full-cost model, a worrisome trend when many seniors are struggling with affordability.

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3 w. ago Sudden B.C. Housing funding cut leaves hundreds of Metro Vancouver seniors at risk

B.C. Housing slashed $421,000 in funding for a pilot program, blindsiding the charity, which is now scrambling to find a way to continue supporting some of the region’s most at-risk seniors

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