safety

By Corvin Vaski With ridership increasing on the SkyTrain system and soon returning to pre-pandemic levels, how can stations be made safer for everyone? According to the most recent data from the BC Coroners Service, from 1987 to…

Reported by Kelsea Franzke  Teaching about consent and shaming perpetrators has been the focus of the #MeToo movement, but self-defence instructors say there’s also a need to empower people with training about personal safety. On Oct.…

By Nikitha Martins A Langara emergency phone has been out of order for two weeks with no update on when it will be fixed. Located by the lower level parking lot, a code blue tower, has been out of order for unknown reasons. Code blue…

In one of Vancouver’s safest neighbourhoods, police point to community engagement as the secret to success.

A 56-year-old Vancouver man died in hospital late Wednesday night after an SUV struck him on an East Hastings Street sidewalk Tuesday morning. The man was hit when the SUV swerved to avoid a collision. In the wake of two other…

In response to the recent sexual assault attacks at UBC, two UBC students are organizing a campus march against violence against women on Wednesday, Oct. 30. “Take Back the Night is a march to reclaim women’s autonomy and safety in…

Two recent shootings in south Vancouver have residents concerned about safety but Const. Brian Montague of the Vancouver Police Department says they shouldn’t be. Shootings don't need to worry locals “It’s still a very safe…

Pedestrians and drivers need to tread carefully at the busy intersection of Fraser Street and 49th Avenue. Rush hour turns the area into chaos of honking cars with drivers rushing to make their turns and pedestrians crossing too late.…