Researcher and policy analyst Chuka Ejeckam distinguishes public safety from police spending, as these concepts are often conflated.

The failed war on drugs and criminalization of people who consume them is taking a horrific toll on society.

The Vancouver Police Department received the most complaints from the public, followed by Abbotsford.

Provincial government to increase funding to legal aid and child care.

More than 1,400 British Columbians died due to suspected illicit drug overdoses in 2017, according to data released today by the BC Coroners Service. The figures representing a 43% increase from 2016, when there were 993 overdose deaths. There were significantly fewer deaths, however, in the last four months of 2017 (average of 96.5 deaths per month from September to December) compared with the first eight months of the year (average of 129.5 deaths per month).

After more than 100,000 visits there hasn't been a single fatality at one of Vancouver's first overdose prevention sites

After more than 100,000 visits there hasn't been a single fatality at one of Vancouver's first overdose prevention sites

After more than 100,000 visits there hasn't been a single fatality at one of Vancouver's first overdose prevention sites

Could you survive on $710.00 a month? It's nearly impossible.

There are 3,329,980 more people across Canada living in low-income households compared with ten years ago