Backpackers Inn in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. ... is a 42-room drug bazaar where, ... "The place is a nightmare," co-owner Jason Sundar told The Tyee.

BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani visits Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, home to one of the worst drug problems in North America. BBC News Updated every minute of every day One-Minute World News ...

Coun. Pete Fry is calling for more transparency from Mayor Ken Sim and his office after it was revealed that the Vancouver Police Board was not aware of Task Force Barrage until it was announced to ...

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 ...

Medics with the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services attend to a man who overdosed on drugs in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Vancouver police officers have arrested a man a day after he began operating an illicit drug dispensary in the Downtown Eastside. According to a police statement, the 51-year-old man has been ...

In 1997, activists planted 1,000 crosses in Oppenheimer Park to represent the lives of drug users who died during the preceding four years. Two decades later, on February 21, 2017, many of the ...

Vancouver, San Francisco seeing similar debate on how to approach drug crisis 08:35. On this Overdose Awareness Week, KPIX is looking at the opioid crisis though the shared experiences of San ...

A new Vancouver police task force that promises to "dismantle organized crime networks and target predatory criminals in the Downtown Eastside" will cost city taxpayers an additional $5 million ...

In Vancouver, drug users run their own safe injection sites. Public health officials are taking note of how they operate — peers helping each other stay alive in a judgment-free zone.

As Vancouver prepares to host the Winter Olympics, the city continues to struggle with a vicious drugs war. Dozens have been killed in escalating turf battles that have spread far beyond the city ...