If you want to learn about drug addiction, Vancouver is a good place to start. The city has struggled with opioid abuse nearly as long as it's existed. In the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood ...

With overdose deaths once again on the rise in Vancouver, the city is calling on the federal government to immediately decriminalize the personal possession of all drugs. Managing director of ...

Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes has declared a civil emergency in response to growing homelessness in the city; rising criminal activity and drug use in camps; and a general disinterest among the u ...

Vancouver City Council voted unanimously in favour of seeking the federal exemption to decriminalize drug possession last November, with Mayor Kennedy Stewart saying it was an “urgent and ...

Vancouver city council is set to vote on new harm-reduction programs meant to end stigma around drug use on Tuesday. The Mayor’s task force on mental health and addiction weighs in ahead of that ...

In 2017, the City of Vancouver logged 8,000 overdose calls, with the Downtown Eastside responsible for 5,000 of the total, even with a population of only a few thousand residents. The situation has ...

Three Metro Vancouver city councillors have united to call on the province to end its “failed” drug decriminalization experiment. They’re adding to the voices of municipal politicians and ...

A city on the forefront of harm reduction has taken the concept to a new level in an effort to address the growing toxicity of street drugs. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health ...

Decriminalize drugs, urges the city of Vancouver By Lynn Desjardins | [email protected] Posted: Monday, March 19, 2018 13:17 Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 13:27 Plagued with increasing drug ...

The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize possession for personal use. Its proposal to ...

A Vancouver Experiment Aims to Stop Overdoses.] The motion by the Council asserts that the safe consumption site could benefit the city by reducing drug-related crime and improving addiction ...

British Columbia covers the westernmost segment of Canada, forming Washington's northern border. It houses the city of Vancouver, which is bigger than Portland by about 34,000 people.