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How De Facto investigated what happens to unhoused people’s confiscated belongings

How De Facto investigated what happens to unhoused people’s confiscated belongings

Reporters Brishti Basu and Mike Graeme reveal how they hid tracking devices in resident’s tents and other valued items
17 Oct 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
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
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
How a Mexican woman’s 2013 death in custody of Canada’s ‘de facto ICE agents’ sparked a movement

How a Mexican woman’s 2013 death in custody of Canada’s ‘de facto ICE agents’ sparked a movement

Detained at a transit fare check, Lucía Vega Jiménez died awaiting deportation back to a violent ex-boyfriend. An inquest revealed shocking details
04 May 2026
Photographs show police facing protesters, as well as an Indigenous Elder outside law courts with a sign reading 'Our land, our law'

BC journalists launch new worker-owned investigative publication

Six reporters, editors, and photojournalists in Victoria and Vancouver are taking matters into their own hands with a new co-operative — launching just after World Press Freedom Day and International Workers’ Day — to publish investigative journalism about legal, justice, and rights issues.
01 May 2026

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