Lisa Steacy

“They’re so delightful…It gives you a really good feeling. It’s something you can ‘joy scroll’ to counteract all of the scary and bad things going on in the world right now. That seems like something that is resonating with a lot of people.” https://t.co/RGyW71EPrj

A B.C. man who is already in prison for sexually assaulting an adolescent girl has been sentenced for crimes against two additional victims – both vulnerable teens in foster care. https://t.co/4sPTZeXZ6Q

“I don’t want my brother’s story to be swept under the rug or forgotten about. This is our way of just trying to get attention to this situation and make sure they know we’re still here, we still want answers.” https://t.co/EANK0ECW1x

A B.C. man described by a judge as a “vulgar, unhappy misogynist” has been sentenced to three months in jail for unleashing a profanity-filled tirade on a woman whose car he sideswiped. https://t.co/7wtTvkek7R

“The Hornby and Pacific location would get redeveloped first. The site is currently home to Hornby Shelter, which has been operating there since 2018. The facility currently houses 50 residents.”

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Vancouver unveils plans to build market rental housing on city-owned land https://t.co/bMf5wGDNA5

“At every point of the last 42 years since the attack, her voice and the voice of other women had not been heard and she wanted to tell her story…She knew that Ivan Henry had attacked her,” one of the plaintiffs said. https://t.co/x14DnLcLcr

There is no requirement to inform the public about these misconduct probes and the OPCC does not typically disclose whether or not an investigation is underway. This is a significant update in this case, uncovered by my colleague.

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Several Vancouver police officers under ‘neglect of duty’ investigation for Chelsea Poorman case https://t.co/cZEgtD3EmD

A 52-year-old man who was provided with a medically assisted death while out on a day pass from a B.C. psychiatric hospital should never have been approved for the life-ending procedure, his family alleges in a recently filed wrongful death lawsuit. https://t.co/5LhspOxt1k

Two officers with a Vancouver Island police department have been charged with the sexual assault of the same "vulnerable" woman, authorities announced Tuesday. https://t.co/VifvntlLrK

A young Swiftie without a ticket to the Eras Tour in Vancouver ended up scoring a seat inside the sold-out stadium thanks to a random act of kindness. https://t.co/uT29kJ1DVw

“This assumption that increasing police budgets lead to a reduction in crime rates is not necessarily based in the evidence” the lead author of one of the only Canadian studies on the issue says. https://t.co/KRk0NuOkZ1

RT @izavarise: This is a real story! Two Vancouver city councillors were told to remove children's artwork from their desks during Tuesday…

Why should people care if the VPD ignores these requests?⁦⁦⁦⁦@BCInfoPrivacy⁩ makes a compelling case “When people think public bodies aren’t being transparent with them, what they believe is that they're hiding something. That erodes trust.” https://t.co/ggW2Eq2nWq

The investigation into allegations a B.C. woman drugged and stole from men who hired her as an escort – leaving one victim dead – was marked by "professional negligence, recklessness, and operational failures," according to a judge. https://t.co/nLipxeOuwN

A B.C. judge took the extraordinary measure of preventing a woman’s medically assisted death, issuing an 11th-hour court order to halt the procedure, according to court documents filed over the weekend. https://t.co/au3hVd8Ts7

An update on the health-care piece of Mayor Ken Sim's pledge to hire 100 mental health nurses to pair with 100 police officers has revealed just how little resemblance what is being implemented bears to what was promised in 2022. https://t.co/wkDsDZcuLQ