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An encampment in a Vancouver park with a blue tarp shelter, a man sitting on a bench, and a sign indicating park closure hours, highlighting homelessness issues.
Policy

Vancouver’s Daytime Shelter Ban Faces Legal Challenge

The City of Vancouver is facing a lawsuit over its daytime ban on outdoor sheltering, a policy that has drawn significant criticism from legal ...
Street-level view of Atira Women's Resource Society's main office in Vancouver, highlighting their role in housing advocacy amidst recent legal and SRO controversies
Housing

Lawsuit Against Atira Highlights Vancouver’s SRO Housing Controversies

A new lawsuit against Atira Women’s Resource Society and its subsidiaries has cast a fresh spotlight on the ongoing controversies surrounding Vancouver’s Single Room ...

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High-angle aerial view of city sanitation trucks and police vehicles parked along East Hastings Street during a sidewalk clearance sweep.

November 3, 2026

Policy

Vancouver’s Police Audit Promise Needs the Board’s Invitation

Glenn W

A blue dome tent set up on a wet sidewalk beside a metal shopping cart and a flamingo umbrella on East Hastings Street in Vancouver.

November 2, 2026

Housing

Canada’s Homelessness Target Would Cost $3.5 Billion More a Year

Denise D

High-angle overhead view of people gathering and walking along an East Hastings Street sidewalk in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

October 30, 2026

Addiction

The Debt Behind the Deal

Kris C