Cartels. Exotic cars. Guns. Gang wars. Tent cities of – literally and figuratively – wasted lives. Everybody with any access to media knows the story: British Columbian’s get a firsthand look at the carnage, and locals and people with local connections play top roles, even from overseas prison cells. Postmedia crime reporter Kim Bolan has been reminding us of the British … [Read more...] about Global drug crisis calls for Christians to gather in prayer
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They walk the streets and back alleys of the downtown eastside
On a recent afternoon I made my way to Vancouver, to an address on East Hastings Street, in the heart of the downtown east side. Dozens of times in the past I had driven this infamous street, with its’ share of homeless and destitute people, but I had never stopped – other than for a red light. Now, I was set to interview John and Jen Riley who, not too long ago, had … [Read more...] about They walk the streets and back alleys of the downtown eastside