The candidates for Vancouver’s April 5 byelection are set, with Ken Sim’s ABC Vancouver party running VPD union boss Ralph Kaisers and ex-B.C. United candidate Jamie Stein.

They called it “Task Force Barrage,” and described it as a $5 million funding boost for the Vancouver Police Department to ...

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached ...

An unprovoked attack on an elderly woman is highlighted growing concerns for the safety of seniors in Vancouver's Downtown ...

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a “humanitarian crisis” of crime and violence that has reached ...

Ken Sim: "We're at a breaking point, and we can't keep pouring money into a system that isn't delivering real results." ...

Sim and Police Chief Adam Palmer announced "Task Force Barrage," which will see an increased an sustained police focus on the area.

The mayor and the police chief have announced a new task force they say will target organized crime and predatory criminals operating in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the city's police chief have unveiled a task force to tackle organized crime in the Downtown ...

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." ...