The British Columbia government is missing out by not regulating and taxing the $500 million of cannabis that is sold locally each year, according to a study published Tuesday in the International Journal of Drug Policy. The study — a collaborative effort between the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the University of British Columbia [...]
Sean Bickerton, a Non-Partisan Association (NPA) candidate running for the Vancouver City Council, believes putting more police on the streets in Davie Village on Friday and Saturday nights would help curb gay bashing in the area. Twenty-eight years ago, two men attacked 27-year-old Bickerton on Davie Street as he walked home after a night of [...]
Gordon Price of the NPA became the first openly gay member of Vancouver City Council in 1986, where he served until 2002. Related: NPA candidate wants more police in Davie Village Q: During your years as a city councillor, what was done to curb gay bashing? A: Nothing that I can recall. No issue rises [...]
The label above the cheese shelves at Nesters Grocery contains a simple instruction: “Grab and Go.” Recently, some consumers have been taking this suggestion a little too literally. Cheese is a major contender this year for the title of most frequently stolen item in Vancouver grocery outlets, though razor blades and deli meats remain high [...]
