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Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
150 experts demand Correctional Service Canada reverse "coercive" opioid treatment guidance
A new policy in federal prisons removes methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month gel injection available to prisoners. A large group of experts is raising serio...
drugdatadecoded.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
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On Tuesday, Nov 21st, #Vancouver firefighters responded to the most overdoses in department history for a single day: 54 💔
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services
On Tuesday, Nov 21st, firefighters responded to the most overdoses in department history for a single day: 54.
VFRS averaged 16 overdoses/day in May and it has jumped significantly lately and during....
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November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
On Tuesday, Nov 21st, #Vancouver firefighters responded to the most overdoses in department history for a single day: 54 💔
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Huge kudos to Andrew and Lisa for sticking with this story for months and showing how the VPD slow-walked FOI requests and requests for updated data.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assaults scare
Internal emails obtained through Freedom of Information requests shed light on the Vancouver Police Department's media strategy related to stranger assaults ahead of the city's 2022 election.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Huge kudos to Andrew and Lisa for sticking with this story for months and showing how the VPD slow-walked FOI requests and requests for updated data.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Canada’s application process for Gazan refugees with family in Canada is complicated and requires extensive documentation that critics say is difficult or impossible to get after the widespread destruction of infrastructure in Gaza, reports @jenstden.bsky.social.
Canada’s Inaction on Gaza Refugees Amounts to Racism, Say Families | The Tyee
A special program was supposed to help families to safety, but advocates say it’s failed.
thetyee.ca
August 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Canada’s application process for Gazan refugees with family in Canada is complicated and requires extensive documentation that critics say is difficult or impossible to get after the widespread destruction of infrastructure in Gaza, reports @jenstden.bsky.social.
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CLAS and TAPS warn that without these safeguards, tenants could be evicted more easily, pushing many into homelessness.
Read more: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/07/22/bc-tenancy-act-supportive-housing-warning/
Read more: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/07/22/bc-tenancy-act-supportive-housing-warning/
August 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
CLAS and TAPS warn that without these safeguards, tenants could be evicted more easily, pushing many into homelessness.
Read more: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/07/22/bc-tenancy-act-supportive-housing-warning/
Read more: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/07/22/bc-tenancy-act-supportive-housing-warning/
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BC is considering exempting supportive housing from the Residential Tenancy Act, removing vital tenant protections.
August 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
BC is considering exempting supportive housing from the Residential Tenancy Act, removing vital tenant protections.
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What if we prioritized public toilets & drop-in spaces over costly decampments, sweeps & street flushing? My May 21 resolution asks Council to rethink our approach to street disorder, with drop-ins and public toilets. #VanPoli 🧵 1/6
🔗 council.vancouver.ca/20250521/doc...
🔗 council.vancouver.ca/20250521/doc...
May 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What if we prioritized public toilets & drop-in spaces over costly decampments, sweeps & street flushing? My May 21 resolution asks Council to rethink our approach to street disorder, with drop-ins and public toilets. #VanPoli 🧵 1/6
🔗 council.vancouver.ca/20250521/doc...
🔗 council.vancouver.ca/20250521/doc...