British ColumbiaVancouver police say a man was the victim of a fatal stabbing near Granville and Helmcken streets on Monday afternoon.Police say man has not yet been identified, police were called out around 3:15 p.m. PT on MondayCBC News · Posted: Nov 18, 2025 6:20 PM EST | Last Updated: November 19Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Police and fire crews are seen near the intersection of Granville and Helmcken streets in downtown Vancouver on Monday following a fatal stabbing. (Nick Logan/CBC)Vancouver police say a man was the victim of a fatal stabbing near Granville and Helmcken streets on Monday afternoon.The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says they were called out around 3:15 p.m. PT on Monday.VPD Sgt. Steve Addison told CBC News that paramedics first responded to calls of a person in medical distress — and they asked for police assistance when it emerged the injury could be due to a crime.Addison said the man, who has not been identified by police, died of his stab wounds in hospital. No arrests have been made.The intersection of Granville and Helmcken streets is in the heart of the Granville Entertainment District. ( Nick Logan/CBC)”He didn’t have any identification on him when he died. So we’re having to work back to identify him through other means,” he said.”And I’m confident that we will be able to do that, but it’s just taking a little bit longer than it normally would have.”VPD Sgt. Steve Addison, seen on Nov. 18, 2025, said the victim in the fatal stabbing hasn’t yet been identified. (CBC)Police do not believe the fatal stabbing was random or completely unprovoked, Addison said, and there was a “prior interaction” between the victim and the assailant.”But what their relationship was, whether they knew each other or how well they knew each other, is something that we’re yet to confirm,” he said.Addison said police believe the crime happened close to where the victim was found in the heart of the Granville Entertainment District.”Lots of people around, lots of sources of evidence, including the obvious video cameras from businesses, people on the street,” he said.”And without getting into specifics about the evidence that we’ve secured, I can tell you that we’re looking at all of that.”The intersection is seen the day after the stabbing. (Ryan McLeod/CBC) Police say the fatal stabbing is the city’s 25th homicide of the year. Anyone with more information about the case is asked to contact VPD.With files from Hana Mae Nassar
Man fatally stabbed near Vancouver’s Granville Street in 25th homicide of 2025
