Isabella Zavarise

The Vancouver Police Department is expecting to be millions of dollars over budget by the end of year, according to a report.

A former Vancouver Police Board member is questioning what role the board played in how the budget for an initiative targeting crime on the Downtown Eastside was approved.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is sidestepping questions on how the budget for a five-million-dollar task force aimed at cracking down on the Downtown Eastside was approved.

A Vancouver mother is demanding answers from her son’s elementary school and the Vancouver School Board.

B.C. Premier David Eby is weighing in on a Vancouver mother’s challenges getting answers after her neurodivergent son told her his clothes were changed by an adult in a school basement.

The B.C. government says it intended to announce the appointment of a consultant on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and regrets it didn’t do so earlier.

The owner of a family-run vintage store that has locations throughout the Lower Mainland is pleading for support following a recent theft.

A permanent Vancouver sign will be installed on the city’s waterfront.

Mario Bartel has spent decades covering local news in Metro Vancouver, capturing the voices that connect us.