Naloxone, meds, and memorials all trashed by bylaw, Victoria residents allege
‘Devastating’ impacts of ramped-up bylaw enforcement on Pandora's unhoused
'All I have left’: As election cycle spotlights homeless crisis, bylaw seizures ‘devastating’ for Victoria’s unhoused
Many cities are seeing bylaw enforcement ramp up. BC’s capital is a case study — and it’s hurting those already most vulnerable
EXCLUSIVE: Victoria denied trashing people's new tents. So we tracked them with AirTags
We investigated where items actually end up after being seized from unhoused locals
Victoria bylaw officers trashed newly donated tents within days — contrary to city claims
The city has disputed years of claims that it discards unhoused people's belongings. De Facto reporters tracked new tents and carts to see where they ended up.
DULF founders’ trafficking charges thrown out in BC Supreme Court ruling on constitutional challenge
Justice Catherine Murray applauds Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, declares a section of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act unconstitutional
How Vancouver police turned against DULF
Court records show the same inspector who encouraged the compassion club’s founders also approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes
We’re on the radio! Spies and corporate intel-sharing
Hear our new show & podcast today. Plus: UN pauses Toronto deportation. DULF update soon. Tumbler Ridge chatbot logs emerge.
Apples, carrots, and peas on bikes
A ride for migrant rights. VPD officer charged with fraud. Police knew voyeur breached bail. Court blocks decampment. Hospital sent senior to DTES shelter.
How frontline workers are tackling Victoria’s overdose crisis
On the block on Overdose Awareness Day
4 months of De Facto event
Sept. 13 backyard gathering in Victoria. Plus: 318 days of delays. Shooting inquest results. School board allegations. Income rule changes. Shelter bed shortfall.
How we found emails police claimed didn't exist
The challenges & costs of freedom-of-info reporting
My time fighting BC’s wildfires
Plus: Overdose prevention site axed. Cop guilty of breach of trust. 138 more toxic drug deaths.
Unhoused woman sues city over impounded property
53 police-involved deaths this year. Feds buried safe supply report. BC's top Mountie out over allegations. Vancouver's $400,000+ ballot questions.
$1M to deport 7 people by private jet
Post Facto: Cop pursued woman in his case. Farm work in extreme heat. Universities' secret protest-response network. SRO foreclosures could fuel homelessness.
BC involuntary care policy found unconstitutional
Post Facto: Police at Pride. Vic seeks more homelessness info. Protest coverage lawsuits. Losing housing.
DULF trial ends, but no decision expected soon
Post Facto: RCMP set home on fire. AI racism in prisons? ICE & Raytheon deals. Compassion club fights eviction. Reform towards wards thwarts restored board.
Police’s ‘mandate of secrecy & confidentiality’
Transparency experts weigh in. Potent new drug. Migrant worker class action. Cops' false testimonies.
Transparency advocates on police ‘culture of confidentiality and secrecy’
A conversation with BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association's leaders about Vancouver top cops' claims to have no emails about Drug User Liberation Front before they raided — emails we later obtained in court.
VPD claimed no emails went to senior cops about DULF ahead of raid. That’s untrue.
Plus: Nasal naloxone ramp-up. RCMP learn Israel's tactics. Nurses strike. BC vs. OpenAi?