CAJ & WEBSTER FINALIST: Undocumented B.C. Migrant Rights
Series published in The Tyee | July 8-18, 2014 For the city’s undocumented immigrants, fear of discovery lurks in emergency rooms, schools, the local bus. Keying off the May 29 […]
Author Archives: David P. Ball
National Post Exclusive: MDMA Trauma Therapy Breakthrough
Exclusive investigation: Exactly a century after ecstasy was first patented, Health Canada has approved the drug’s import for the first Canadian study using the illegal substance in trauma survivors’ therapy.
EXCLUSIVE: Death in Border Services custody
At 24 Hours Vancouver, I broke the story about the hanging death of Mexican undocumented worker Lucia Vega Jimenez in CBSA custody.
Low-Rent Mansion Living? In Vancouver? Really?
Yes, really. Groups of frustrated renters are snapping up urban acreages, and spend less on housing than the rest of us.
The Silver Lining to Vancouver’s Homeownership Crisis
While some realtors may insist that Vancouver still offers affordable homes if people will simply adapt their expectations, many residents would disagree. And some aren’t waiting for a new mayor or the province to change things.
INVESTIGATION: WestJet Fired or Probed Four Unionists in Last Year
Airline denies dismissals were linked to employees’ union activities.
Facebook Hired Temporary Foreign Software Engineers in Vancouver
UBC computer prof doubts there weren’t qualified locals to employ.
Cities ‘Thrown to Wolves’ by Province: Burnaby Mayor
From saving refinery jobs to leading a revolution in civic powers, Derek Corrigan has bigger plans.
Private Security Outnumber Border Services in Big Cities
CBSA outsourcing under the microscope as custody death inquest concludes.
Prison Nurse Flagged Mexican Deportee’s Scars, Mental Health
Clerical mistake kept Lucía Vega Jiménez from a mental health appointment before her death, inquest hears.
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