Life Good times before the civil wars in Liberia. (Photo: Jeff Topham collection)

Liberia’s lost generation: A Vancouver photographer reconstructs the country’s visual past »

Jeff Topham, a freelance photographer, filmmaker and writer living in Vancouver, B.C., spent three years of his childhood in the West African country of Liberia. Recently, he and his brother,…

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Inna Mikhailov in her Eastern European souvenir store

How one woman turned her nostalgia into a business »

In the Soviet Union, there were no businesses, much less businesswomen. Inna Mikhailov worked as a librarian and lived a simple life in Ukraine before the USSR collapsed in 1991.…

Mar 29 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Environment

YVR’s green programs glide over airplane emissions »

Jet airliner flying away

Asat Bidu stood in line at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) one afternoon in late March, waiting to check in to…

Apr 13 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

In the shadow of Enbridge, Kinder Morgan pipeline looms large »

An Oil tanker loading at Kinder Morgan's Westridge Terminal in Burnaby, B.C.

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska, resulting in the one…

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Climate change to trigger a flood of sewerage costs »

Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

On a stormy day, angry surf crashes against the Iona Island jetty with enough force to shake its foundations. The…

Mar 30 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Waves of life invigorate Vancouver’s shoreline »

Vancouver Convention Center juts out over the water

Long before it became the ‘condo city,’ the prized waterfront real estate of Vancouver was home to towering kelp forests,…

Mar 29 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Canada and climate change beyond Kyoto »

A picture of the earth from space. Image courtesy of NASA

In December 2011, Canada withdrew from the Kyoto Accord, citing economic reasons. According to a statement by Environment Minister Peter…

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City

Urban farmers in Vancouver plant around municipal by-law »

Weeding a garden plot

Chris Thoreau would rather spend time growing pea shoots than convincing city hall to make the practice legal. Thoreau owns a small agricultural business called My Urban Farm from his home in East Vancouver, where he grows sunflowers, buckwheat, and pea shoots year-round. He also…

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Preparing for British Columbia’s “Big One” »

Photo of the moment of silence for Japan on anniversary of 3-11 disasters

The record-breaking Japanese earthquake and subsequent devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011, sent a shockwave of sorrow around the world. But along the west coast of North America, geologists and disaster planning professionals watched with foreboding. They knew that similar scenes could one day play…

Mar 29 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Education WorldMUN 2012 in Vancouver, B.C.

WorldMUN 2012: The challenge of walking in another country’s shoes

Over 2,000 students from all over the world recently gathered at the Vancouver Convention Centre for the 21st World Model United Nations Conference. Also known as WorldMUN 2012, it is an annual student simulation of the…

Mar 29 2012 / Read More »
Culture Woman votes on war on Iran

My country in the headlines: Iranians in Vancouver look ‘back home’

As Ali Bigdeli stood in his West Vancouver Persian food store, Alborz, recently, surrounded by dried yellow apricots and tiny green raisins, he talked about setting his Haftsin table, which he does every year ahead of…

Mar 29 2012 / Read More »
Sport Sheereen Aminuddin (centre) and her Golden Ears United Soccer teammates

FIFA plays head games with hijabis

Sheereen Aminuddin has five brothers, all of whom play soccer. For years, she sat on the sidelines and watched their games. Last year, Sheereen decided she wanted in on the action. But she was worried because,…

Mar 29 2012 / Read More »
Environment Jet airliner flying away

YVR’s green programs glide over airplane emissions

Asat Bidu stood in line at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) one afternoon in late March, waiting to check in to her flight to India. She makes the trip with her husband and son every couple of…

Apr 13 2012 / Read More »
Crime An early Friday night in Davie Village.

NPA candidate pushes for more police in Davie Village

Sean Bickerton, a Non-Partisan Association (NPA) candidate running for the Vancouver City Council, believes putting more police on the streets in Davie Village on Friday and Saturday nights would help curb gay bashing in the area.…

Nov 17 2011 / Read More »
Life Good times before the civil wars in Liberia. (Photo: Jeff Topham collection)

Liberia’s lost generation: A Vancouver photographer reconstructs the country’s visual past

Jeff Topham, a freelance photographer, filmmaker and writer living in Vancouver, B.C., spent three years of his childhood in the West African country of Liberia. Recently, he and his brother, Andrew, returned to Liberia to make…

Apr 4 2012 / Read More »
Health UBC maintains a website of information about animal reProxy-Connection: keep-aliveCache-Control: max-age=0arch, but does not provide details of research methods.

UBC animal research disclosure fails to satisfy activists

Over 200,000 animals were used in scientific research in 2010 at the University of British Columbia, according to official figures. An information release on Oct. 28 includes the types of animals used and is the first such…

Nov 10 2011 / Read More »
Technology RCMP in B.C. test a Draganflyer X6 drone

Privacy concerns hover over RCMP drones in British Columbia

Early one morning in 2009, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s SWAT team approached the home of an Austin man suspected of possessing illicit drugs and weapons. Armed with a search warrant, the SWAT team wanted a…

Mar 29 2012 / Read More »

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