Women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are warning of escalating levels of violence in the neighbourhood and reporting more frequent, increasingly brutal instances of kidnappings, forced ...

If there is one lesson Squamish Nation woman Alice Paul wants to pass down to her children and grandchildren, it’s “to always help the ones that are less fortunate than us, no matter what.” ...

The streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside were a sea of movement as chants filled the air and signs were hoisted for the 32nd annual Women's Memorial March on Tuesday.

Organizations representing women in the Downtown Eastside are criticizing the provincial government’s decision not to fund their participation in B.C.’s upcoming missing women inquiry.

A street worker in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside said a middle-aged woman who lives in the neighbourhood was picked up a few days ago by four young men and viciously beaten up. Cori Kelly, who has ...

Sixty-nine massive portraits of women missing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will be hung in the Museum of Anthropology next year, Mayor Gregor Robertson is expected to announce tonight.

2:09 Survey paints bleak picture of life for women on streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside A non-profit organization committed to ending violence against women says a first-of-its-kind ...

A new nightly shelter for women is open this winter in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Operated by Union Gospel Mission and funded by the province, the refuge provides vital support as colder ...

The women’s mobile primary care program launched in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Wednesday. The van will begin operating three days a week and will be parked at various locations.

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre shared a photo of Meghan’s visit on Facebook, saying shelter staff spoke with her about issues affecting women in the community.

After drawing more than 100 people to a rally last night (May 10), the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre’s Power of Women Group is planning to protest again today (May 11) the closure of a ...

WARNING: This story describes violence against women and girls and may cause distress among those who have experienced it or know someone who has. Women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are warning of ...