Members of the Downtown Eastside community are calling on the province to end its involuntary care plans, requesting easier access to detox beds instead.

Gabriella Molnar is 93 years old and was walking back to her home on Alexander Street last month when she says a man struck her on the head in an unprovoked attack.

Hundreds of Downtown Eastside community members turned out to a Town Hall meeting to fight back against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan to freeze new supportive housing in the city. Part of his ...

As ABC Vancouver works to transform the Downtown Eastside, the ruling party’s vision is taking shape, including more policing, more market housing, a freeze on supportive housing, and more scrutiny of ...

Harm reduction expert Guy Felicella, who spent years in the Downtown Eastside before his recovery, said many people overlook the tight community in the neighbourhood because of its bad reputation.

to drive out drug traffickers linked to street violence and organized crime who prey on the most vulnerable members of our community," said Palmer. He said Downtown Eastside residents were "at an ...

Police and city workers clear Downtown Eastside street encampments in 2023. At a new task force’s Feb. 13 launch, VPD Chief Adam Palmer pledged not to ‘target everyday residents.’ Photo for ...

to drive out drug traffickers linked to street violence and organized crime who prey on the most vulnerable members of our community,” said Palmer. He said Downtown Eastside residents were “at ...