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Scorching temperatures make for critical conditions in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

With temperatures soaring across the Lower Mainland, there’s concern for the unhoused population in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Kate Walker reports, a lack of proper resources, such as water and public showers, has made it tough to beat the heat.

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