VANCOUVER, British Columbia In this urban oasis widely considered one of the most livable places in the world, the Downtown Eastside is about 15 square blocks of something else.

If you're hoping to visit Gastown or Chinatown, do not walk through the Downtown Eastside neighborhood, which is plagued by open drug use, homeless encampments and crime. Explore More of Vancouver ...

Welcome to Canada's poorest postal-code neighborhood—V6A. ... The most significant is that V6A includes Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, but also the larger area around the Downtown Eastside.

Coun. Pete Fry is calling for more transparency from Mayor Ken Sim and his office after it was revealed that the Vancouver Police Board was not aware of Task Force Barrage until it was announced to ...

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.

WISH Drop-In Centre on Alexander Street in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will close its doors on Feb. 7 for two months, citing funding constraints, ahead of restructuring and service reductions.

Palmer said Vancouver's index in 2023 was 97, Canada-wide it was 80.5, while in the Downtown Eastside it was 524. Sim said that the focus on crime "isn't just about public safety." ...

The suspect, a 40-year-old Vancouver man, was treated for burns in hospital and remains in police custody. Police say they discovered he was wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant for 10 other offences.

Rather than try to disperse the Downtown Eastside’s social pathologies throughout the region, policymakers have decided to concentrate new subsidized housing construction, welfare services, and drug ...

Vancouver police say they’re investigating the deaths of two men in their 60s who died a week apart on the city’s Downtown Eastside. Nov. 30, 2022 1 min read ...

The steam clock is seen in historic Gastown in downtown Vancouver on March 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the ...