The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
B.C. won’t extend its drug decriminalization project, health minister announces
January 14, 2026 | CBC News
B.C. will not be continuing its drug decriminalization project, Health Minister Josie Osborne announced in Victoria Wednesday. The three-year pilot project, which allowed people to be in possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, began on Jan. 31, 2023, and will expire at the end of this month. T...
B.C. premier says decriminalized public drug use did not work
January 07, 2026 | CBC Radio - On the Coast
Fiona Wilson is the chief of the Victoria Police Department and a former president of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police. Kora DeBeck is a Distinguished Professor of Substance Use and Drug Policy at Simon Fraser University. [Radio]...
Inspired by Cities Around the World, 9 Ideas to Change Vancouver for the Better
January 01, 2026 | Vancouver Magazine
There are so many great aspects of our city. One might even say that the mission of this very magazine is to talk about them. But there is plenty that we can improve on, too. The biggest issues facing Vancouver today all trace back to one central idea: community. From affordable housing to mental he...
Ex-BC Coroner Testifies about Failures to Prevent Toxic Drug Deaths
December 17, 2025 | The Tyee
British Columbia’s shortfalls in its response to the unregulated toxic drug crisis were strongly criticized during the first three weeks of the Drug User Liberation Front’s constitutional challenge. Compassion club co-founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx are in court arguing the criminalization ...
B.C. says parents of youth admitted involuntarily under Mental Health Act must be informed
December 09, 2025 | Vancouver Sun
The province’s newly released guidelines for placing youth with substance use and mental health challenges in involuntary care could lead to traumatic experiences that leave them less likely to seek help in the future, advocates are warning. On Friday, Premier David Eby and adviser Dr. Daniel Vigo...
