The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, is aimed at helping clinicians and others decide when involuntary admission is appropriate for people with both ...
But two years into the trial, drug users in Vancouver are still dying. And in recent months sections of the Canadian media and the public, along with some politicians, have started to push back ...
"The story of the overdose crisis goes far beyond people slumped over on the sidewalk; it’s a story of unrelenting commitment ...
Vancouver lawyer Jason Gratl says his clients have filed the complaint on behalf of those "who paid out-of-pocket private ...
A shooting in a Vancouver neighborhood ended with ... with intent to deliver meth/fentanyl, and unlawful use of a building for drug purposes. One of the men faces an additional two counts of ...
A Campbell River-area First Nation has declared a state of emergency in response to the “escalating” opioid crisis in the ...
Island Health says an increase in drug poisonings in the Greater Victoria area has led to an overdose advisory being issued for the region this week.
Neighbors have flooded Vancouver City Council meetings for months, complaining about screaming, homeless people wandering the neighborhood, fires and public drug use. Some have considered selling ...
Guy Felicella, a harm reduction advocate from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, says safe consumption sites help reduce the harm around drug use and save lives. (Sarah Law/CBC) "All drugs are lethal in ...