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Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social |
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Vancouver journalist covering city issues and housing for TheTyee.ca
Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis
Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
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#Update: A $2,000 speeding fine for a police officer who hit and seriously injured Dennis Hunter on East Hastings Street doesn’t reflect the seriousness of his injuries, say his advocates and friends.
@jenstden.bsky.social reports.
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Rick and Jackie have rented a Surrey condo for 15 years.
But the couple now find themselves in an overwhelming situation: Jackie has a terminal illness, Rick has been diagnosed with cancer, and they're being evicted. thetyee.ca/News/2024/05...
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Arlene Westervelt’s family believe she was murdered in 2016.
But after serious missteps by both the coroners service and police, homicide charges were stayed in 2020.
Today, her family has been left without answers. thetyee.ca/News/2024/05...
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I previously reported that the BC Coroners Service is an outlier when it comes to a very low rate of autopsies for overdose deaths. Today I’m talking a look at the service’s policy on autopsies for suspected drowning deaths, and how a notorious 2016 case led to changes.
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This follows the decision, announced earlier this week, to not charge RCMP officers who fed a police dog into Jared Lowndes' car, then shot him.
Lowndes' mother is calling for an inquiry into why so many Indigenous people are killed by police in Canada. thetyee.ca/News/2024/04...
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The head of B.C.'s police watchdog agency says he'll ask the Ministry of Public Safety to review prosecutions of police officers given the very low rate of charges and convictions. #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2024/04...
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Multiple fires in buildings owned by one Vancouver landlord have led to a death, injuries and displacement of tenants.
What can a city do with a landlord like Henry Ren? #housing #vanre #vanpoli
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Outgoing coroner Lisa Lapointe told The Tyee that autopsies are invasive and often families don't want them.
But forensic pathologists we spoke to said autopsies are considered an essential part of death investigations. #bcpoli
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Jessica Burton King and Angela Gordon have been left with painful questions about their loved ones' deaths. “To me, that’s the job of a coroner: to do an autopsy and discover everything that could have led to someone’s death.”
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“B.C. is the only jurisdiction I know in the developed world that has a policy of not performing autopsies as the standard practice in suspected drug overdose cases," says pathologist Dr. Matthew Orde. Here's how B.C. compares to other provinces:
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In B.C., the coroner sends 15% of suspected overdose deaths to autopsy. In other Canadian provinces, the rate is upwards of 60%. Forensic pathologists say it's a problem. And some families are left with painful questions that will never be answered.
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No fire safety training, a missing fire plan, empty extinguishers, chains across doors - the list of safety gaps went on and on at an inquest into a fatal fire at an SRO operated with funding from BC Housing. The jury responded with a sweeping list of recommendations. thetyee.ca/News/2024/02...
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