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Vancouver Police respond to 'violent' stabbing downtown, suspect shot

The Vancouver Police Department says officers are responding to a “violent” incident in the downtown core Wednesday. Police say the stabbings near Robson and Hamilton streets, close to the city’s main library, have left multiple people injured.

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