Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a taskforce to tackle ...

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown ...

A stabbing that occurred early Friday morning in Vancouver sent one man to the hospital and has led to the arrest of two ...

1:55 Downtown Eastside service providers react to Vancouver mayor’s plan Service providers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) have mixed reactions to the mayor’s plans to transform the ...

Why not satisfy your appetite this February with a taste of downtown Pittsfield? All next month, Downtown Pittsfield, Incorporated will present “A Taste of Downtown” – a month-long Downtown ...

Roman Ansari was standing outside his office building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Thursday morning when he heard what sounded like a gunshot.

(The Hill) – Google said on Monday that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps once it is updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. Google Maps ...

Days after Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim proposed a “crackdown” on organized crime and gangs operating in the Downtown Eastside, some observers are questioning how much the city can do on its own.

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon spent the weekend tut-tutting Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s new plan to halt construction of supportive housing, arguing the move will make the notorious Downtown Eastside ...

B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's new plan for the Downtown Eastside will make the community less safe and lead to more homelessness. Sim's proposal, announced on ...

Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause supportive housing ...