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Naloxone, meds, and memorials all trashed by bylaw, Victoria residents allege

Naloxone, meds, and memorials all trashed by bylaw, Victoria residents allege

‘Devastating’ impacts of ramped-up bylaw enforcement on Pandora's unhoused
14 Oct 2026
Victoria denied trashing people's new tents. So we tracked them with AirTags

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
13 Oct 2026
We’re on the radio! Spies and corporate intel-sharing

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.
26 Sep 2026
Apples, carrots, and peas on bikes — for migrant rights

Apples, carrots, and peas on bikes — for migrant rights

A ride for migrant workers. VPD officer charged with fraud. Police knew voyeur breached bail. Court blocks decampment. Hospital sent senior to DTES shelter
12 Sep 2026
How frontline workers are tackling Victoria’s overdose crisis

How frontline workers are tackling Victoria’s overdose crisis

On the block on Overdose Awareness Day
07 Sep 2026
4 months of De Facto event

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.
02 Sep 2026
How we found emails police claimed didn't exist

How we found emails police claimed didn't exist

The challenges & costs of freedom-of-info reporting
28 Aug 2026
My time fighting BC’s wildfires

My time fighting BC’s wildfires

Plus: Overdose prevention site axed. Cop guilty of breach of trust. 138 more toxic drug deaths.
25 Aug 2026
Park officers gather beside a tent near a baseball fence, seen from across the park

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.
18 Aug 2026
5 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers on an escalator

$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
11 Aug 2026
BC involuntary care policy found unconstitutional

BC involuntary care policy found unconstitutional

Post Facto: Police at Pride. Vic seeks more homelessness info. Protest coverage lawsuits. Losing housing
04 Aug 2026
DULF co-founders (from right) Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum speak at a press conference alongside their two lawyers

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.
28 Jul 2026
A Vancouver Police officer's shoulder and raised hand are seen, above a highlighted document, as the officer speaks at a lectern during a press conference

Police’s ‘mandate of secrecy & confidentiality’

Transparency experts weigh in. Potent new drug. Migrant worker class action. Cops' false testimonies.
21 Jul 2026
Vancouver Police HQ with a composited image of a printed document in front of it

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?
13 Jul 2026
POST FACTO: Hospital OD secrecy, a 'rubber stamp' police board, consumption site survives vote

POST FACTO: Hospital OD secrecy, a 'rubber stamp' police board, consumption site survives vote

13,000 paid hours for suspended cops. Police corruption tied to Olympic drug case. Class action over separatist data leak
07 Jul 2026
POST FACTO: Top cop's West Bank trip. Anti-drug blitz risks. Deep-sea mining violations. Feds’ secret contracts.

POST FACTO: Top cop's West Bank trip. Anti-drug blitz risks. Deep-sea mining violations. Feds’ secret contracts.

VPD's AI photo. World Cup visa rejections. BC mining firm's Trump loophole
30 Jun 2026
POST FACTO: Camping bylaw in court, police racism scandal, corporate watchdog cut

POST FACTO: Camping bylaw in court, police racism scandal, corporate watchdog cut

Cops’ in-house AI, Trump’s ex-ICE leader joins BC firm, the $63K fence, Innu history censored, Canada sued for climate rollbacks
22 Jun 2026

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