The value of the settlement, which has been approved by council, is not being revealed. 

The move is intended to fight the escalating overdose crisis, but would require a federal exemption from drug laws.

The city says a number of measures must be met in order to avoid global warming and rising floodwaters.

Vancouver city council has voted to ignore a recommendation from city staff not to provide free year-round parking to veterans.

All NPA Vancouver city councillors voted against the site at Helmcken and Seymour.

'For the City of Vancouver to say no to veterans for an hour's parking is pretty bloody disgusting,' said the man who received B.C.'s first honourary veteran's licence plate.

In a tweet, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart said 'more than ever, pets are critical to so many renters' mental health & well being.'

Mayor Kennedy Stewart is lauding city council's passage of the $30-million COVID-19 housing action plan to support unsheltered residents.

The estimated annual operating costs for a partially supported 40 tent encampment with 24/7 security and daytime staff seven days a week would be upwards of $2.1 million.

An independent investigation found that Coun. Michael Wiebe was in conflict when he voted on the city's temporary patio program for restaurants and bars.