Scientist says findings suggest high volume overseas facilities require strict regulation
The mayors of Victoria, Saanich, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Burnaby, New Westminster and Port Coquitlam say they support eliminating criminal penalties for simple possession
“Vancouver Model” proposes personal possession threshold levels for 15 common substances
Trafficking charges pending for two arrested May 14
Kennedy Stewart says a federal election could see the small window of opportunity close on the city’s bid for an exemption from criminal provisions on simple possession of small amounts of drugs
The coalition is asking the city to raise the proposed drug thresholds from a 3-day supply
Don Davies introduced a private member’s bill Thursday that would scrap Criminal Code provisions on drug possession, expunge criminal records for the same offence and mandate low-barrier access to safe supply
Rural, remote and First Nations communities face obstacles, province points out
Phone app gives people who use drugs a ‘chance of survival,’ said BCEHS director Neil Lilley
Iliajah Pidskalny rides to raise awareness, funds for Canadian drug policy change
It pins the blame largely on a lack of supports, a corrupted drug supply
Dog owners walking in Chemainus parks urged to take caution
Kelowna RCMP recently concluded an international drug investigation after finding cocaine in local grocers’ banana shipments in 2019
Fentanyl found in Victoria and Lower Manland was enough to supply estimated 3,965,000 lethal doses
Vancouver has seen over 1,500 illicit drug deaths since the provincial health emergency was declared
Suspects’ alleged history of violence triggered Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team deployment
Police seize fentanyl and more than $10,000 cash
