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Vancouver’s mayor says Ottawa and B.C. need to step up funding for homelessSince the order to remove the tents was issued, Mayor Kennedy Stewart says the city has increased resources for the unhoused, and requested federal and provincial support.PoliticsAug 4
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Removal of tents in Downtown Eastside postponed as city attempts to find storage optionsTemporary shelters on several blocks of East Hastings Street were originally slated for removal last week, as per an order from Vancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry.PoliticsAug 3
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Young B.C. artist says Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside saved his lifeA young B.C. artist who battled addiction and depression credits Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for his recovery, and is now using his work to help others.FeaturesAug 1
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‘Vulnerable’ woman set on fire in Downtown Eastside, police sayVancouver police said the woman, who is in her 50s, was sitting on the west side of Dunlevy Avenue near Powell Street around 1:30 a.m.CrimeJul 27
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Vancouver DTES tent city to be cleared by Wednesday, but residents say there’s nowhere to goOfficials said the order to remove tents and other temporary structures from the sidewalk must be complied with by Wednesday, citing a "significant" fire risk.CanadaJul 26
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Vancouver fire chief orders DTES tent city to be cleared, cites ‘catastrophic’ safety riskVancouver Fire Chief Karen Fry issued the order Friday, warning that the buildup of structures in the area constituted a major safety hazard.CanadaJul 25
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One man dead after stabbing in Vancouver’s Downtown EastsideOfficials named the victim as 29-year-old Zane Ponecappo, who died in hospital on Thursday.CrimeJul 22
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Vancouver senior sprayed in the face with bear spray: policeThe senior, who lives in social housing in the neighbourhood, was walking in the curb lane when she encountered two men engaged in a fight — one of whom deployed the pepper spray.CrimeJul 19
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Union Gospel Mission serves 4,000 meals at barbecue in Vancouver’s Downtown EastsideUnion Gospel Mission staff held their first summer barbeque in two years in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a break due to COVID-19.CanadaJul 9
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Vancouver has a new tent city. This time it’s in the street, not a parkDozens of tents have sprung up along East Hastings Street as the city scales back so-called "street sweeps." Advocates say it's another symptom of the city's housing crisis.CanadaJul 7
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