Graffiti

• Downtown Eastside artist featured at Emily Carr University exhibit

  The art exhibition is the culmination of a course on the impact of graffiti culture launched by a B.C. university professor.

  Education

  Apr 7
  
• No charges in vandalism of mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown caught on camera

  Prosecutors have declined to approve charges against a man allegedly caught on camera defacing a mural in Vancouver's Chinatown.

  Crime

  Mar 18
  
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• ‘An insult’: Chinatown tagger handed probation after 7 of 8 charges stayed

  Frustration in Vancouver's Chinatown, as most of the charges against a suspected serial graffiti tagger have been stayed.

  Crime

  Mar 12
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• ‘Onerous’: Slow uptake on B.C. grant for businesses targeted by crime, vandalism

  The province says just $71,000 of the $10.5 million fund has been paid out since it launched in late November.

  Crime

  Feb 6
• Vancouver man accused in Chinatown graffiti spree heads to court

  Larry Carlston is facing eight counts of mischief on allegations he was responsible for a string of graffiti vandalism throughout Vancouver's Chinatown.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2023
• Hamilton non-profit shelter The Hub ordered to clean graffiti or face bill, city says

  An overnight drop-in centre on Vine Street that offers meals and medical care for unhoused people has been ordered by the city to remove graffiti on the building by Oct. 24.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023
• Family leaving Athabasca after home destroyed by suspicious fire: ‘It’s scary’

  A photo from the fire scene supplied by RCMP appears to show the words "Go Home" spray-painted on the garage door.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
• Family escapes house fire in Athabasca; RCMP investigate arson

  The words 'go home' appear to be spray-painted on the garage door at a residential fire that Athabasca RCMP are calling suspicious.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2023
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• Vandals target pride school sidewalks in Regina with grafitti

  Three Regina schools have recently had their sidewalks and crosswalks vandalized with anti-LBGTQ graffiti where pride flags have been painted.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
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• ‘Offensive and hateful’: Police appeal for witnesses after graffiti found at Aurora park

  York Regional Police said on Wednesday at 7 a.m., officers received reports that graffiti had been found in the Fleury Park area.

  Crime

  Aug 17, 2023