2:02 Vancouver announces ‘Task Force Barrage’ to clean up Downtown Eastside Vancouver’s mayor and police chief have revealed the details of a new $5 million plan to crack down on gangs and ...

Vancouver’s mayor and police chief trumpeted a plan Thursday to boost police funding with a specific focus on the Downtown Eastside. At a news conference Thursday at City Hall, Vancouver Police ...

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 ...

2:04 Vancouver halts plan for new supportive ... supportive housing units in the city as it works to transform the Downtown Eastside (DTES). “The Downtown Eastside reflects our city’s ...

A new Vancouver police task force that promises to "dismantle organized crime networks and target predatory criminals in the Downtown Eastside" will cost city taxpayers an additional $5 million per ...

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 taskforce ...

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." ...