Vancouver police took 88 calls about the noisy explosive devices in May, compared to just three in March.

"It was the most vulgar, aggressive thing I'd ever read in my life," said Cassy Conley.

The collision happened at about 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday at Nanaimo Street and East 24 Avenue, police said. The vehicle reportedly fled north on Nanaimo.

The crash shut down the bridge for about five hours on Tuesday.

Three victims were taken to hospital but all are expected to survive.

Another 10 active files from April and May could be classified as hate-related in the coming weeks.

One former city councillor says if the mayor really was blindsided by the vote, he should have moved to have it postponed.

The woman involved in the alleged incident wasn't hurt, police say, but officers believe there was a large crowd in the area at the time.

Police say it's unclear whether the recent increase is connected to the COVID-19 crisis.

City officials notified Chief Adam Palmer that council had approved the cuts in an in-camera session to help offset the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.