8 d. 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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8 d. 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 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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2 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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