Who was Gassy Jack and why was his statue toppled?
The statue of Gassy Jack, which stood proudly in Vancouver's historic Gastown neighbourhood, was brought down -- but why?
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The statue of Gassy Jack, which stood proudly in Vancouver's historic Gastown neighbourhood, was brought down -- but why?
Images and video on Twitter Monday showed a group cheering and drumming as the statue, with ropes around its neck, was pulled down
Vancouver Police confirmed that no arrests have been made after the toppling and vandalizing of a statue of ...
Police say as the annual Women's Memorial March wound past the Gassy Jack statue at 1:15 p.m., demonstrators tied ropes around the statue, pulled it down and covered it in paint.
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