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Do big drug busts actually cause more harm?
On Wednesday, Surrey RCMP said it had conducted one of the largest seizures of illicit drugs in the detachment's history. However, advocates for drug policy reform say such busts actually lead to an increase in violence, overdoses and other negative health effects.
Remaining CRAB Park residents ordered out as Vancouver enforces eviction
The seven remaining residents of Vancouver's CRAB Park encampment began moving out on Thursday after more than three years of living there.
Former Vancouver dog trainer fined for causing distress to animals
Glen Affenzeller, 66, who ran a dog training business called Dogtalk, was charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in 2019 after officers seized his four dogs.
Metro Vancouver sells Bowen Island land to conservation group
Metro Vancouver has agreed to sell the majority of its Cape Roger Curtis land on Bowen Island to a conservation group that opposed a previous plan to create a campground at the site.
Probe clears 7 VPD officers in deadly 2015 beating of Myles Gray
A Police Act investigation into the 2015 death of Myles Gray, who was 33, has cleared seven Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officers accused of abuse of authority, six of whom were also accused of neglect of duty.
B.C. e-bike companies had been charging PST despite exemptions
Three e-bike rental companies had been charging provincial sales tax (PST) on the use of their bikes, despite the government making qualifying e-bike rentals exempt from the tax since 2021.
Man charged after Vancouver attacks that left 1 dead, 1 injured
Brendan Colin McBride, 34, has been charged with aggravated assault and second-degree murder in connection to a pair of attacks in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday that left one man dead and another with a severed hand.
Bigg's killer whale sightings continue upward trend in Salish Sea
Sightings of Bigg's killer whales in the Salish Sea are up significantly this year, continuing a trend that has sustained for several years, according to a whale watching industry association.
U.S. nearly doubles duty on Canadian softwood lumber
The U.S. is dramatically increasing the duty it charges on softwood lumber imports from Canada, setting the rate at 14.54 per cent, the latest in a years-long trade dispute.
B.C. Cancer eliminates exam paper, saves 32 tonnes of emissions
According to a new study published in the B.C. Medical Journal, B.C. Cancer was able to save more than 32,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions by eliminating the use of examination table paper at four cancer centres over the span of a little more than a year.