Ken Sim

• Vancouver mayor slams B.C. government over lack of involuntary care beds

  Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is lashing out at the B.C. government about funding new involuntary care beds, but not 'where they're needed most.'

  Politics

  Jul 13
  
• Report finds Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim misused influence, harassed councillor Sean Orr

  The report finds that Sim's criticism of Orr was "more a personal calling out" of the councillor, rather than trying to protect the Jewish community against hate crimes. 

  Politics

  May 14
  
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• Vancouver mayor clarifies ’11 AI agents’ used to do work is strictly personal

  Mayor Ken Sim says he used AI technology for personal learning, scanning news, tracking global and financial events, following "thought leaders," and dietary planning.

  Tech

  May 13
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• Vancouver recovery advocate returning honour to city over mayor, council’s actions

  Two years after having a proclamation day named after him in the City of Vancouver, Guy Felicella says he is returning the honour.

  Politics

  May 6
• Vancouver councillor suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over drug comments

  Ken Sim said at a press conference last week that he was misled by a picture he had seen, reportedly showing Orr distributing drugs on Christmas Day.

  Politics

  Mar 10
• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says comments about councillor Sean Orr came from an unverified photo

  Last week, Sim said he called Orr to apologize for telling a group of Chinese business leaders that the councillor was handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day.

  Politics

  Mar 3
• ‘Embarrassing’: Vancouver councillor calls out mayor over drugs comment controversy

  Ken Sim told Chinese-speaking reporters that Coun. Sean Orr handed out illegal drugs on Christmas Day, audio of which was shared with Global News by The Canadian Press.

  Politics

  Feb 27
• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim files defamation lawsuit against 2 men

  The suit states that sometime around November 2023, Allam told Tsakumis that Sim had driven his car while intoxicated and had been stopped by Vancouver police officers.

  Crime

  May 23, 2025
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• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation

  Global News has learned that the Vancouver police became aware of social media posts from developer and ex-political commentator Alex Tsakumis in late 2023.

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2025
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• Vancouver mayor to boycott Metro Vancouver meetings over ‘broken’ governance

  On Wednesday, the mayor of the largest city in the region announced he would boycott Metro Vancouver meetings.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2025