Tye William Lawr was handed a 60-day conditional sentence, followed by 12 months of probation for the Jan. 9 incident.

A police task force in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside will continue after a violent assault on a police officer last week.

Vancouver’s mayor ... ground in the beleaguered Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, as well as more long-term investigations into organized crime and higher-level drug trafficking.

A Quebec man facing a murder charge in a Vancouver shooting death has pleaded not guilty to a restricted firearm possession ...

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian ... Sim said the status quo isn't working in the neighbourhood, and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and ...

A secret plan laid out by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s chief ... for allowing quick approvals of private development in the Downtown Eastside, facilitating the return of people to their home ...

Photo Mike Howell The City of Vancouver spends an estimated $46.7 million per year in the Downtown Eastside on operating ... living with a mental illness, drug addiction, or both.

For too long, Vancouver has shouldered more than its fair share of the region’s supportive housing, yet conditions in the Downtown Eastside continue to deteriorate,” says Mayor Ken Sim ...

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip ... and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and repeat offenders are preying on the most vulnerable who live there.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip ... and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and repeat offenders are preying on the most vulnerable who live there.