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 new Vancouver police task force that promises to "dismantle organized crime networks and target predatory criminals in the Downtown Eastside ... recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces ...

VANCOUVER — Vancouver ... and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and repeat offenders are preying on the most vulnerable who ...

Vancouver’s mayor and police Chief Adam Palmer jointly announced on Thursday a long-term operation to dismantle organized ...

VANCOUVER - 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 ...

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." ...

2:02 Vancouver announces ... patrolling on foot in the Downtown Eastside.” Palmer said the initiative is not aimed at targeting people struggling with drug or mental health issues or ...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver ... organized crime in the Downtown Eastside and beyond. Sim says the status quo isn’t working in the neighbourhood, and criminal gangs, drug traffickers and repeat ...