Police believe the patients had been consuming MDMA and cocaine.

Vancouver police are asking witnesses to come forward after a stabbing in the Downtown Eastside earlier this week.

The principal of McBride Elementary School called 911 around 10 a.m. after the man walked into a classroom with students and a teacher inside, police said.

Lawyers for the man said the release of a transcript of the 911 call and a redacted Vancouver police report show what happened is "evidence of systemic racism."

John Huang, 30, has been charged with second-degree murder and remains in custody pending his next court appearance. 

Investigators say early indications are that the victim and suspect knew one another. 

Police are asking witnesses to come forward.

With credit for time served, Grant received a sentence of one day in jail plus 12 months probation.

A look at the average shift for a Vancouver cop suggests more funding is needed not less, Mike Smyth says.

Sixty-one per cent said they felt crime had gotten worse over the past year, with 29 per cent saying it is the same.