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B.C.'s Mental Health and Addictions Ministry never had a chance to succeed, observers say
Advocates, political opponents and a Metro Vancouver mayor said the ministry ... an all-of-government approach to the toxic-drug crisis. Downtown Eastside advocate Karen Ward said it is time ...
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Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown ...
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Vancouver invests $5M to make its Downtown Eastside safer
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached ...
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Drug deaths in B.C. drop 13 per cent, hitting four-year low of 2,253
The B.C. Coroners Service said toxic drug deaths in British Columbia were down 13 per cent last year, with the toll now lower than any year since 2020. Chief Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan said the ...
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B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for 'flagrant’ rights violations by RCMP
The B.C. Supreme Court has found Mounties in Vernon committed numerous and flagrant breaches of an accused drug dealer’s Charter rights, using a hit-and-run investigation as a ruse to ensnare ...
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VHA makes progress on crime and drug trafficking at The Pacific and The Meridian apartments in central Vancouver
when people openly used and dealt drugs there. The Vancouver Housing Authority, which operates the two apartment complexes, has stepped up security and is working with police to curb crime at the ...
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How cannabis is helping Downtown Eastside residents get off hard drugs
Get the best of Vancouver ... the Downtown Eastside. She regularly roams through the area, gifting people with joints, edibles, and weed to aid relaxation and ease devastating drug withdrawal ...
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Service providers respond to Mayor’s plan to reshape Downtown Eastside
2:22 London Drugs considers shutting down Downtown Eastside location PHS Community Services Society, which provides more than 1,700 units of supportive housing in Vancouver and Victoria along with ...
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After $10M losses in 15 years, London Drugs weighs leaving Woodward’s development
2:22 London Drugs considers shutting down Downtown Eastside location Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and its low-income residents are facing another potential blow as London Drugs is considering ...
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The lessons we can learn from Vancouver drug consumption room
He had used this specific facility in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Insite ... the backdrop of an unprecedented epidemic of hard drug use and HIV infections. In 20 years, the facility reversed ...
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Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing as part of Downtown Eastside revitalization bid
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) Guy Felicella ...
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor’s ‘Trumpian’ plan to ‘integrate’ Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Critics have denounced Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson calling his proposal to pause supporti ...