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Eby walks back plan for involuntary drug treatment, but questions remain

BC’s new premier has U-turned on a promise from his leadership campaign that people who overdose on drugs would be involuntarily detained for treatment.

Here's where all Vancouver's warming centres are until Boxing Day

Here is a map of where warming sites will be open until December 26.

What can a wealth of recent reports tell us about the affordable housing situation in Vancouver?

A run of recent news on rent increases, home prices, and shelter for the unhoused in Vancouver shines a light on how housing issues are all interconnected.

Dust Cwaine sings from their heart, hoping to touch yours

In a word, Dust Cwaine’s year has been “wild.” As a fixture of Vancouver’s drag scene with their long-running Commercial Drag show, Cwaine—or David Cutting, as they’re known out...

“I don’t feel protected”: How a lack of COVID-19 protections is impacting mental health

Chantal Moore knows what it’s like to fear for your child’s life. Her elementary school-age daughter was hospitalized with a respiratory infection as a toddler and nearly died....

Workers should get 15 paid sick days, says BC Federation of Labour

Workers in BC need more than the five paid sick days currently available under provincial legislation, according to the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED).

“About damn time”: Vancouver comedian Amy Goodmurphy on her role in Hallmark’s first queer Christmas movie

Comedian Amy Goodmurphy didn’t ever think she would be in a Hallmark movie, but that changed when she was offered a guest role as a queer character in The Holiday Sitter.

The VPD are getting more money in 2023, while city services feel the pinch

Vancouver's ABC-led city council has so far approved an additional $8 million towards policing initiatives next year. Some advocates say that funding could better be spent on...

Me Love BINGO! promises queer Christmas cheer with camp, community, and puppets

Me Love BINGO! has got bingo, yes. And Kyle Loven is in drag, true. But it’s not drag bingo, exactly: it’s an exercise in tragicomic storytelling. And also... puppets?

BC on track for its second deadliest drug poisoning year ever

At least 1,827 people have died so far this year from poisoned street drugs in BC, says a new report from the Coroners Service.