A community activist alleges police told him to leave a Cactus Club in Abbotsford, and then cuffed him after he politely disagreed.But the Chief Officer of the Gang Enforcement Unit has a different version of events...Appearing on CKNW's "World Today Weekend," Mo Dhaliwal suggested that he ended up in a police car after getting kicked out of a … [Read more...]
Heroin beats methadone in treatment, study finds
March 13, 2012 by
Treating chronic heroin addicts with a prescribed version of the drug is more effective and less costly than methadone, says a recent study. “Usually when something is more effective, it also costs more,” said Aslam Anis, the lead researcher and health economist at the University of British Columbia. “What we found was that the new option, … [Read more...]
Rally planned against China’s treatment of North Korean refugees
March 11, 2012 by
Members of Vancouver’s Korean community are staging a protest Monday – against the Chinese government's handling of North Korean refugees. Eunice Oh with the Korean Society of B.C. is anticipating more than 200 demonstrators will show up at the Chinese consulate. The group is demanding the Chinese government stop the repatriation of … [Read more...]
