High property taxes and COVID-19 restrictions have made social media the new virtual storefront for some Vancouver businesses.
“We have a desperate homelessness situation down here,” says Jean Swanson
Nearly three-quarters of Vancouver drug users tested in a recent study ended up with fentanyl in their blood even though…
No one knows Vancouver’s garbage better than its hundreds of binners. Now, they may be lending their voices to decisions…
A new kind of tenant is being lured into Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside: young, educated, indebted—and looking for affordable rent.
Maria is standing at the corner of Gore and Powell, looking up at the concrete silhouette of the jail that…
Sheree McKay is preparing chocolate at East Van Roasters. She is coping with mental illness and recovering from addiction. This…
The lyrics to Ray Charles hit R&B tune “I Don’t Need no Doctor” are just as valid today as they…
Sarah Brittain chops, serves, smells what’s simmering on the stove. With a little taste from a spoon, she makes sure…
Dan Meyer overdosed on heroin and almost died two years ago when a Vancouver nurse saved his life with a…