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New bill would urge “reasonable attempts” to contact family or care providers of a person taken to hospital and believed to be a danger to themselves.

The bill would urge "reasonable attempts" to contact the family or care providers of a person believed to be a danger to themself.

‘I never imagined that I would become a victim myself,’ the police officer wrote in an impact statement submitted to WorkSafeBC.

Following the inquest into the death of VPD Const. Nicole Chan, who died by suicide in 2019, a jury has made recommendations, with eight directed at VPD.

Following the inquest into the death of VPD Const. Nicole Chan, who died by suicide in 2019, a jury has made recommendations, with eight directed at VPD.

Following the inquest into the death of VPD Const. Nicole Chan, who died by suicide in 2019, a jury has made recommendations, with eight directed at VPD.

The psychiatrist who released Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan from hospital hours before she died by suicide gave evidence Friday that contradicts what a Vancouver police officer told Coroner's Court a day earlier.

Officer said he was concerned Chan would harm herself if she was returned home

Officer said he was concerned Chan would harm herself if she was returned home

Chan alleged in a WorkSafeBC claim that Sgt. David Van Patten told her on numerous occasions he needed to have sex with her to relieve his stress"...and that if I helped him, he knew many powerful people at VPD and could help me get ahead."