May

Who Is This World Cup For?
May 31, 2026 — Sports Politika

Failure to ensure city centre overdose prevention site reflects BC NDP deadly abandonment of people who use drugs: Healthcare workers, legal advocates
May 29, 2026 — The Mainlander

Vancouver Unveils Its World Cup Human Rights Plan. And Gets Blasted
May 29, 2026 — The Tyee

Vancouver releases final FIFA human rights plan, Toronto still waiting
May 26, 2026 — The Globe and Mail

As World Cup nears, Vancouver councillor warns budget cuts leave sex workers with fewer safety supports
May 15, 2026 — Vancouver Sun

In Vancouver, FIFA Critics Demand More for Workers and Unhoused
May 4, 2026 — The Tyee

Hundreds Protest FIFA’s Impact as Congress Meets Behind Closed Doors in Vancouver
May 1, 2026 — Wire Service Canada

April

FIFA’s ‘performative’ human rights plans raise displacement fears in Vancouver ahead of the 2026 World Cup
April 29, 2026 — Play the Game | Danish Institute for Sports Studies

B.C. supportive housing bill aims to increase safety. Critics fear it will push problems onto streets
April 18, 2026 — CBC News

B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
April 18, 2026 — Times Colonist

As FIFA World Cup looms, anxiety grows among Vancouver’s unhoused residents
April 11, 2026 — The Globe and Mail

From periphery to focal point: Taking community direction to challenge assumptions
April 7, 2026 — SFU Community-Engaged Research Initiative

March

Advocates urge Province to halt Bill 11, citing threats to tenant safety and rights
March 27, 2026 — Surrey Now Leader

As World Cup nears, Seattle expands homeless shelters while Vancouver is status quo
March 25, 2026 — Vancouver Sun

For unhoused Vancouverites, will FIFA be a rerun of the Olympics?
March 19, 2026 — The Georgia Straight

Why Is Vancouver’s World Cup Human Rights Plan So Weak?
March 16, 2026 — The Tyee

Sounding the alarm about FIFA and human rights in the Downtown Eastside
March 16, 2026 — Redeye Collective (audio)

February

Homeless residents left exposed in Vancouver’s World Cup plan: Coalition
February 28, 2026 — Vancouver Sun

FIFA 2026 is coming to Vancouver at a social and economic cost to our communities
February 26, 2026 — The Mainlander

In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim
February 12, 2026 — Filter Magazine

January

Advocates raise concern about lack of engagement for drug decriminalization decision
January 15, 2026 — BCIT News