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Mike Howell

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Alleged driver of deadly vehicle attack was on 'extended leave' under Mental Health Act

Alleged driver of deadly vehicle attack was on 'extended leave' under Mental Health Act

Vancouver Coastal Health: "There was no indication this person was not following their treatment plan or presented a public safety risk."
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Suspect in Lapu Lapu festival tragedy was under supervision of health-care team

Suspect in Lapu Lapu festival tragedy was under supervision of health-care team

Vancouver police say 22-month-old baby boy among those in serious condition
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Is Vancouver a safe city?

Is Vancouver a safe city?

Citizens concerned for safety after Saturday's deadly vehicle attack that killed 11 people at the Lapu Lapu Day festival
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Vancouver mayor orders review of event safety measures after deadly festival attack

Vancouver mayor orders review of event safety measures after deadly festival attack

Witness Ysa Tumunaeng: "Those are images that will just be etched in my mind for the rest of my life."
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Vancouver police chief says officers don’t have quotas for drug arrests in DTES

Vancouver police chief says officers don’t have quotas for drug arrests in DTES

Task Force Barrage under scrutiny as police board receives complaint alleging quotas
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Vancouver police predict department will run $6.9M deficit by year’s end

Vancouver police predict department will run $6.9M deficit by year’s end

Task Force Barrage — which is subject of anonymous VPD officer complaint —accounts for $5M of cost
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Sean Orr, Lucy Maloney sworn in as Vancouver’s new city councillors

Sean Orr, Lucy Maloney sworn in as Vancouver’s new city councillors

Orr of COPE, Maloney of OneCity elected in April 5 byelection
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Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer earned $487,224 in 2024

Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer earned $487,224 in 2024

Palmer leaves VPD this month to join RCMP, while deputy chief Fiona Wilson becomes new chief of Victoria Police Department
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Vancouver mayor's bitcoin push a 'hill that I’m willing to die on'

Vancouver mayor's bitcoin push a 'hill that I’m willing to die on'

Ken Sim: ‘We have a fiduciary duty to do what's right for the City of Vancouver’
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COPE defends councillor-elect Sean Orr over social media posts

COPE defends councillor-elect Sean Orr over social media posts

Ezra Shanken: 'Sean Orr may think we are sheep, but rest assured we are lions.'
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