Vancouver's annual Women's Memorial March honours the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women
Thousands took part in this year's annual Women's Memorial March on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The event is held to ...
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Vancouver invests $5M to make its Downtown Eastside safer
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached ...
How these red ribbon skirts honour the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Every year, volunteers gather ahead of the Women's Memorial March in Vancouver to sew 100 red ribbon skirts. Each one is gifted to a family who has lost a loved one to the MMIWG crisis.
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Homeless hair stylist looking for hair cutters in Maple Ridge
Ellie Ollenberger volunteers her services with the Salvation Army in Maple Ridge and is looking for other hair stylists to ...
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Two ABC Vancouver councillors question Ken Sim’s plan to ‘freeze’ new supportive housing
Two members of Ken Sim’s ABC Vancouver party are questioning the mayor's plan to pause construction of “net new” supportive ...
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Helping NYC homeless pregnant woman, and supporting small business
NEW YORK (PIX11)—From helping a homeless pregnant woman off the streets and changing her life to highlighting a New Jersey mom’s small business, PIX11’s Monica Morales is making it happen ...
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Man who attacked, set fire to homeless woman in Saskatchewan gets statutory release
A man who attacked a homeless woman and set her on fire in Saskatchewan has been granted statutory release from prison with special conditions. Leslie Black, now 39, pleaded guilty to attempted ...
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Service providers respond to Mayor’s plan to reshape Downtown Eastside
1:55 Downtown Eastside service providers ... his lifestyle after moving to the DTES from Vancouver Island to focus on his recovery. Formerly homeless, Charleson said he found a place to live ...
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First minority and women-owned businesses open in downtown area with Columbus City Council aid
Black Kahawa Coffee was the beneficiary of Columbus City Council's Downtown Ground Floor Growth Initiative. It is a rent assistance program for minority and women-owned businesses. Columbus City ...
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Point-in-Time Count workers collect data, offer resources to Clark County’s homeless
A team of outreach workers moved through an east Vancouver homeless camp Thursday as dawn’s first light touched the horizon. Among them was Jason Paggett, who, after overcoming homelessness and ...
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Missing 65-year-old woman has been found and is safe: York City Police
York City Police are looking for a missing 65-year-old woman. No one has heard from Nury ... Rodriguez, who is homeless and lives out of her vehicle, was last seen in the 300 block of West Market ...
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BCCLA files lawsuit against City of Vancouver's ban on daytime shelters
A man using a rolling walker walks on the street past tents setup on the sidewalk at a sprawling homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver ... It says women and ...