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Is safer supply safe? Critics say it hooks new users; others argue it saves lives

Is safer supply safe? Critics say it hooks new users; others argue it saves lives

The controversy around giving drug users prescribed alternative drugs like hydromorphone amped up when a B.C. Coroners Service death review panel recommended opening the program up to those without prescriptions.
Les Leyne: An appointed premier readies for his first election

Les Leyne: An appointed premier readies for his first election

After a year as an appointed premier, B.C. Premier David Eby won a 93 per cent approval rating from NDP delegates on Saturday. Now he has 11 months — at most — to prepare for an election.
'Porch pirate' who scooped Amazon packages from apartments gets 60 days jail

'Porch pirate' who scooped Amazon packages from apartments gets 60 days jail

The thief waited for residents to leave to gain access to buildings.
Photo of all-women Saanich police shift sends 'inspiring message,' says chief

Photo of all-women Saanich police shift sends 'inspiring message,' says chief

Chief Dean Duthie says the department, which currently has just under 30 per cent women officers, hopes to reach 50 per cent
Opinion: Canadian cities continue to over-invest in policing

Opinion: Canadian cities continue to over-invest in policing

Despite public calls to defund the police in 2020, the budgets of Canadian police forces have continued to rise.
Ross Penhall's West Vancouver exhibition questions our treatment of the natural world

Ross Penhall's West Vancouver exhibition questions our treatment of the natural world

The artist and former West Vancouver firefighter hopes for more reverence for the great outdoors
North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes newborn daughter

North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes newborn daughter

Ma says she’s up for the challenge of balancing motherhood and elected office
B.C. homestay owner alleges partner defrauded business of $400,000

B.C. homestay owner alleges partner defrauded business of $400,000

One Vancouver Central Homestay owner alleges the other, a paralegal, has admitted to a gambling addiction.
B.C. investor sees return of $900K mortgage funds after illegal fundraising

B.C. investor sees return of $900K mortgage funds after illegal fundraising

Geoffrey Rajay Sidhu misappropriated $900,000 from an investor who took out a mortgage against their home understanding it would be invested in a company.
'Desperate' Metro Vancouver renews $3.5B infrastructure plea to feds

'Desperate' Metro Vancouver renews $3.5B infrastructure plea to feds

Metro Vancouver board chair George Harvie asked Ottawa Friday to pay for a third of a $10-billion wastewater plant upgrade and over $200 million for affordable housing.