Eby’s top advisor on severe drug addiction has issued new guidance to provincial doctors, as the province takes steps to move forward on the controversial issue of involuntary treatment.

New guidelines around involuntary care are receiving criticism from those who advocate for drug users and their families ...

Clearmind Medicine Inc. (Nasdaq: CMND), (FSE: CWY0) (“Clearmind” or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on discovery and development of novel psychedelic-derived therapeutics to ...

In 2023, Vancouver decriminalised the possession ... clear that funding harm-reduction services — such as addiction treatment and drug testing facilities, along with providing affordable housing ...

Haertel grew up in Kamloops and graduated from the culinary program and Thompson Rivers University before moving to Vancouver ...

First responders and doctors treating addiction patients have one requirement: believe everyone deserves safety and dignity. ...

Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness.

Sim said that Vancouver provides 77 per cent of Metro ... site staff that aims to help people with mental illnesses and drug addiction — in other parts of Metro Vancouver.

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 ...

For too long, Vancouver has shouldered more than its fair share of the region’s supportive housing, yet conditions in the Downtown Eastside continue to deteriorate,” says Mayor Ken Sim ...

The City of Vancouver spends $10.8 million per year ... and help people living with a mental illness, drug addiction, or both. The estimate, which staff calculated in the fall of 2024, does ...