Who is Ryan Wedding? Olympian turned alleged murderous drug kingpin and top FBI target
Former Olympian snowboarder Ryan Wedding is an FBI Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive. Here's a look at the story of his descent ...
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Vancouver's drug decriminalisation trial has opened a debate over how to stop drug deaths
Dr DeBeck describes it as an "unprecedented toxic drug crisis." "It's really just devastating communities." In 2019, the Vancouver City Council released a Safe Supply Statement that acknowledged ...
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Vancouver vs. Surrey: How B.C.'s two biggest cities plan to build their way out of a housing crisis
Vancouver and Surrey have different geography, density and infrastructure. They face different challenges when it comes to ...
Vancouver council pauses new supportive housing developments
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 ...
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Greater Campbell River saw third highest rate of toxic drug deaths in B.C. in 2024
Greater Campbell River had the third highest death rate due to toxic drugs in 2024 across the province, coroner data shows.
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Vancouver council pauses new supportive housing developments
On Wednesday evening, council voted 6-3 in favour of Sim’s plan to pause “net-new” supportive housing construction in the city ... and drug addiction — in other parts of Metro Vancouver.