Key questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit.

Days after Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim proposed a “crackdown” on organized crime and gangs operating in the Downtown Eastside, ...

Sim said the city and Vancouver police would launch a crackdown on organized crime and gangs operating in the Downtown Eastside. "This initiative aims to address street-entrenched violence by ...

An early morning assault in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is now a homicide after ... said the assault happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday on Gore Street near Main and East Hastings streets.

B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says Vancouver ... on gangs. Kahlon said he supports a goal of increased safety, but criticized Sim's plan on housing in the Downtown Eastside.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during ... would be a citywide crackdown on organized crime and gangs operating in the Downtown Eastside. Sim and many running for his ABC Vancouver party were ...

VANCOUVER - Critics have denounced Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson calling his proposal to pause supporti ...

A plan to put a freeze on new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who live and work in the community.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city’s troubled Downtown Eastside that includes ... services,” while cracking down on gang activity.