{
  "id": 12991707,
  "title": "'Problematic': VPD touts crime drop days before Vancouver election, raising questions about timing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/problematic-vpd-touts-crime-drop-days-before-vancouver-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T00:08:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/problematic-vpd-touts-crime-drop-days-before-vancouver-election-raising-questions-about-timing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The debate over political uses of crime statistics comes against a backdrop of ties between ABC and the Vancouver Police Union.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}