In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of cooked pasta and some surplus vegetables ...

On Sunday evenings in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a space that is usually reserved for emergency shelter transforms. Chairs are lined up facing a projector screen, a sign-up sheet is passed hand-to ...

A group of Downtown Eastside community partners have penned an open letter, calling for more retail, not police, in the DTES.

Vancouver police are asking the public for information in finding a white Range Rover involved in a fatal hit-and-run in the Downtown Eastside on Dec. 7, 2025. (Credit: Vancouver Police Department) ...

How the Vancouver Police Department got the green light for a $5 million campaign to reduce crime in the Downtown Eastside — or if it needed it outside approval at all — continues to be murky. "Coun.

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby suffered a major setback last week in his promise to take “a lead role” in turning things around on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The bad news came Tuesday when London ...

But for people who live and organize here, it feels less like renewal and more like removal—displacement dressed up as progress. Jason, a former CRAB Park resident, puts it plainly: “They’re trying to ...

Town Hall: Uplifting or Gentrifying the DTES? features a panel discussion following the City Council's recent motion aimed at addressing issues in the Downtown Eastside. Panelists include Councillor ...

Vancouver police say violence and street crime have dropped in the Downtown Eastside since the launch of a dedicated police task force. Task Force Barrage was launched three months ago to target ...