Brian Hutchinson
Why the B.C. Speaker’s constituents are still speaking to him
Voters in the Liberal stronghold of Abbotsford South have every reason to be furious with Darryl Plecas. Lucky for him, they’re even madder at Christy Clark.
Canada’s first safe injection site struggles with the rise of fentanyl
In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, at Ground Zero of the opioid crisis, once-controversial Insite is now just one small part of a tragic landscape
The push to erase Canada’s racist past
The drive to remove monuments and place names that offend racial sensibilities is gaining momentum. Are we facing up to the past? Or hiding it?
A Canadian pot firm goes all-in on ‘Colombian gold’
In Pablo Escobar’s old stomping ground, a well-connected Toronto company is growing weed to supply the global demand for cannabis products. This time it’ll be legal.
Why rats are overdosing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Rodents and other pets have been getting into their owners’ drugs, forcing community volunteers to play emergency vet
John Horgan’s roller-coaster B.C. election night
He failed to put a stake through heart of the Liberals, but the B.C. NDP will take a partial victory
Canada’s MMIW inquiry is falling apart before it even begins
With hearings about to start, some already fear the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is failing in its mission
Are Marc and Jodie Emery bad for the weed movement?
With legalization imminent, pot’s reigning power couple looks more and more like a liability