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The incident comes after a suspicious device was found at a ballot drop box in downtown Vancouver earlier this month. Police found a device inside another drop box on Oct. 8, but there were no ...
An “incendiary device” was placed in an election dropbox before 4:30 a.m. Monday in Vancouver, Washington, destroying and damaging hundreds of ballots.
Several incidents of political violence occurred before, during, and after the 2024 United States presidential election.The years surrounding the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections have seen political violence as the United States during this time had continuing polarization caused by corrupted elections and the rise of extremist groups such as the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and Antifa.
The Vancouver Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in 1886 [2] with one volunteer hose-wagon company assigned to protect the new city which mainly had lumber mills at the time, and within 16 days of its existence, the city of Vancouver burned to the ground. [3]
You should have seen the one in Victoria. That was a pip!" A lack of wind prevented the huge fire from spreading into downtown Vancouver. The overall damage of the fire was estimated at $500,000. [21] Two persons were killed and three firemen injured.
Jul. 8—A July 1 duplex fire in central Vancouver that displaced two families and injured a man was sparked by a pan of cooking oil left heating unattended on the stove, according to the ...
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services are responding to 103 overdose-related emergency calls per week, slightly down from the 2017 average of 119 calls per week. The decreased rate in overdose deaths and calls could be attributed to the increase in overdose prevention and response interventions across Vancouver, emphasizing the Downtown Eastside.
Violence has occasionally occurred in the wake of sporting events in North America and Europe, [8] [9] including multiple riots in Canada since the 1980s. Edmonton Oilers fans set fires and looted in the Whyte Avenue ("Blue Mile") area of Edmonton when the team qualified for the 2006 finals, Montreal was vandalized by Montreal Canadiens fans after the 1986 and 1993 titles and during the 2008 ...