19 h. ago No charges for VPD officer who fatally shot armed man in Downtown Eastside hotel

The fatal shooting happened on May 5, 2022 at the Patricia Hotel as police responded to reports of an armed man having a mental health or drug-related crisis and assaulting people.

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5 d. ago Mother of man fatally shot by police says 'nothing else' police could have done, ASIRT clears officers

Fatal shooting in southeast Calgary was recorded by CPS officers' body-worn cameras.

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9 d. ago Small plane with 5 people aboard crashes near airport in southern Pennsylvania

A plane with five people on board crashed Sunday afternoon outside an airport in suburban Pennsylvania, officials said. The small aircraft went down at around 3:00 p.m. just outside the Lancaster Airport in Manheim Township, according to local police officials, who could not provide immediate information on the fatalities or injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration […]

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9 d. ago U.S. Secret Service shot armed man near White House while Trump out of town

The man was hospitalized. The Secret Service said his condition was “unknown.” The Washington Metropolitan Police Department will investigate the law enforcement shooting.

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1 week ago Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation early Sunday, according to authorities. No one else was injured in the shooting that happened around midnight about a block from the White House, according to a Secret Service […]

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1 week ago VPD officer suffers serious injuries after being slashed in DTES

Two officers were on patrol in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Tuesday when a man attacked them with an 'edged weapon.'

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1 week ago Uniformed Vancouver police officer randomly attacked in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Police chief Adam Palmer said two police officers were walking in the Downtown Eastside when a person randomly attacked one of the officers with an "edged weapon."

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2 w. ago Woke Boston mayor slammed for offering condolences to armed man killed by off

In the wake of an off-duty Boston police officer fatally shooting an armed man over the weekend, the city’s mayor and other officials have been criticized for their reaction to the deadly incident. Mayor Michelle Wu offered her condolences to the family of the unidentified attacker who was gunned down by the cop at a […]

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2 w. ago Vancouver council pauses new supportive housing developments

“For too long, Vancouver has shouldered more than its fair share of the region’s supportive housing, yet conditions in the Downtown Eastside continue to deteriorate,” says Mayor Ken Sim

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2 w. ago ABC Vancouver's vision for the Downtown Eastside is taking shape, but not everyone is on board

Dan Fumano: ABC campaigned — and won big — in the last election on promises to boost police funding and clean up the Downtown Eastside. But some of the party's recent moves have drawn surprise and criticism.

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3 w. ago Vancouver council gets update on efforts to ‘uplift’ Downtown Eastside

The 42-page report outlined a long-term plan to replace the neighbourhood's aging and in many cases dilapidated single-room accommodation with self-contained units.

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3 w. ago Senior randomly attacked on Downtown Eastside, now she’s scared to go out alone

Gabriella Molnar is 93 years old and was walking back to her home on Alexander Street last month when she says a man struck her on the head in an unprovoked attack.

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