Headlines in 2025

October

Supreme Court of Canada affirms Sask. man's acquittal in use of Good Samaritan law
October 24, 2025 — CBC News

Supreme Court of Canada clarifies Good Samaritan law
October 24, 2025 — The Canadian Bar Association

Supreme Court backs Good Samaritan law in drug overdose incidents
October 24, 2025 — The Globe and Mail

Good Samaritan law provided immunity to man arrested at overdose scene: Supreme Court
October 24, 2025 — Winnipeg Free Press

September

Close link between street sweeps, overdose and systemic harm: SFU study
September 4, 2025 — SFU News

Emails reveal housing sat empty as people were displaced to nowhere during Hastings decampment
September 2, 2025 — The Mainlander

July

Former Foster Kids Share Their Visions for the Future
July 24, 2025 — The Tyee

June

Vancouver police install more cameras in DTES in bid to 'drive down crime'
June 6, 2025 — Vancouver Sun

Vancouver Police turn on 8 more CCTV cameras in DTES
June 6, 2025 — City News

May

Police presence outside Downtown Eastside harm reduction sites sparks concerns
May 28, 2025 — The Peak

Critics Want Less Police Presence Near Harm Reduction Sites
May 9, 2025 — The Tyee

Community groups accuse VPD officers of loitering outside supervised drug consumption sites
May 7, 2025 — CBC News

March

People's Tribunal launched to probe police officers involved in police-related deaths
March 21, 2025 — Saanich News

Appeal court finds Campbell River man's rights not breached by use of police dog in arrest
March 21, 2025 — Times Colonist

Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police
March 14, 2025 — CTV News

Duncan protestors want harsher punishments and forced treatment for drug users. Will it solve the underlying issues?
March 13, 2025 — The Discourse

February

Please Advise! Is Sim’s Swagger Slackening?
February 24, 2025 — The Tyee

Thank You
February 19, 2025 — SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement

Public health researchers receive new CIHR funding
February 3, 2025 — University of Waterloo, Faculty of Health

January

Samaritan law challenge could mean more deaths, say advocates
January 20, 2025 — Sudbury.com