Jen Nelson is known as the cannabis angel of the Downtown Eastside. She regularly roams through the area, gifting people with joints, edibles, and weed to aid relaxation and ease devastating drug ...
A broken window is plastered with a sticker bearing big, red letters declaring: “DANGER.” One day earlier this month, a man ...
Vancouver police are on the scene after a shooting in the Downtown Eastside. Earlier today, Jan. 30, someone was shot near ...
Police are at the scene of a shooting Thursday morning in downtown Vancouver. A message posted to social media just before 11 ...
A plan to put a freeze on new supportive housing units in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is drawing criticism from those who live and work in the community.
Service providers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) have mixed reactions to the mayor’s plans to transform the neighbourhood.
Key questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit.
A week ago, 12-year-old Armstrong Elementary student Keanna Lai stood before the entire Burnaby School Board to present the initiative she has been working on since 2020. Being the only ...
B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's new plan for the Downtown Eastside will make the community ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dylan Sidoo, in partnership with the Sidoo Family Giving Foundation, has announced a groundbreaking expansion of their Downtown Eastside Program, bringing ...
Roman Ansari was standing outside his office building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Thursday morning when he heard what sounded like a gunshot.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the ...