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15.07.2022 / 11:51

No justice for Air India families in Ripudaman Singh Malik’s slaying, says Ujjal Dosanjh

Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombings, won’t bring closure to the families of the terrorists attack’s victims, according to a former B.C. premier.“This doesn’t bring us any closer to closure for the Air India families, in fact — it opens up wounds for Mr.

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Damaged Gastown building had fire days earlier

We’re learning today the Gastown building destroyed by fire Monday was the scene of another fire just days earlier. Dozens of residents and businesses have been impacted.

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Survivors escape a fast-moving fire in Gastown, with some residents still missing

A four-storey building that housed people on social assistance was the site of a huge fire that was spotted just after 11 AM. Several people needed to be rescued from the fire and smoke. Grace Ke has the latest details Monday evening.

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‘Many unfortunately were pushed over the edge’: Pandemic leads to exodus of downtown retail tenants

COVID-19 pandemic and never returned.Army & Navy closed its five locations – including its flagship in Gastown – in May 2020, but reopened the New Westminster store for one final liquidation sale the next month.“The Army & Navy department store will always be in my heart,” owner Jacqui Cohen said at the time.An official press release stated that Army & Navy had hoped to reopen after shuttering its stores and temporarily laying off staff in March 2020, but the “economic challenges of COVID-19 have proven insurmountable.”Cohen told Global News the pandemic only exacerbated the sales hit from Amazon and online shopping.“It just became insurmountable that the company could continue.” Army and Navy, 101-year-old Canadian discount retailer, to

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Restaurant patio theft caught on camera in Gastown

Many brick-and-mortar business owners in B.C. have experienced theft and vandalism during the pandemic but the recent heist caught on camera in Gastown takes COVID crimes to a new level. Kamil Karamali reports.

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Meet Gastown’s driving dog: Why ‘Mayo’ has his own Mercedes Benz

COVID-19 long hauler who contracted the virus early on in the global pandemic and credits his two precious pets with helping him get through the lingering effects, decided to give Mayo a boost with some automobile bling.“It’s just to help him live his best life,” said Lawton.Parked in a stall next to their neighbour’s real Mercedes Benz SUV, the electric ride allows Mayo to spend more time outside with his seven-year-old sidekick.“Marshmallow is young and she’s just go, go, go, so it helps Mayo keep up,” said Lawton.

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Meet Gastown’s driving dog: ‘Mayo’ the Bulldog rides high on mini Mercedes

A Vancouver bulldog is cruising the streets of Gastown in his mini Mercedes electric vehicle.

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‘Kicked when we’re down’: New COVID-19 restrictions hit already struggling B.C. restaurants

COVID-19 public health orders limiting service.“It’s gutting. It really is,” said Christina Cotell, who runs Gringo restaurant in Vancouver’s Gastown.“We’re already hit because of tourism, we’re already hit because of capacity.

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Vancouver police officers latest victims of spit assault, deputy chief says

‘It feels weaponized’: Woman worried about COVID-19 after being spat on in Vancouver’s Gastown“They were kicked and spat at by a man who’s been previously charged for spitting at police,” wrote Chow.Two more officers assaulted last night doing their job in the Granville mall. They were kicked and spat at by a man who's been previously charged for spitting at police.

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Second woman reports being spat on in Vancouver’s Gastown

‘It feels weaponized’: Woman worried about COVID-19 after being spat on in Vancouver’s Gastown Yu says she was assaulted Monday night while heading home from dinner with a friend.She told Global News she was at the intersection of Carrall and Cordova streets, when a man approached from behind, rattling on business windows.“And then he came around, and spat in my face and walked away,” she said.“He didn’t say anything, but I did notice he was armed; he had a pair of gardening shears on him, and that’s why I didn’t try and apprehend him or chase him down or anything.”Yu said the experience left her shocked and disgusted.With concerns about COVID-19, she tried to get the spit off her face as quickly as possible.“I just slathered my face and

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Meet the B.C. hairstylist who started cleaning a hospital when COVID-19 shut her salon down

When the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic broke on B.C.’s shores, most people did their level best to get as far from the virus as possible.

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Local artists transform boarded up storefronts in Gastown

Most businesses have had to shut down temporarily to comply with safety measures and as Paul Johnson reports, their boarded-up storefronts are getting a refresh during the COVID-19 pandemic – thanks to some B.C. artists.

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