The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a “record-breaking” year for protests in Vancouver in 2023, triggering additional policing costs in the millions for overtime.
Vancouver police said at a news conference Tuesday they responded to 1,018 protests in the city last year, up from both the pre-pandemic average of about 600 annually and an elevated average of 800 for 2021 and 2022.
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