News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
Phil Mack’s rugby resume speaks for itself. He is a two-time Pan American gold medalist, the first Canadian player to appear in 50 HSBC World Sevens Series tournaments,[…]
In anticipation of the ban on plastic straws coming to Vancouver in 2019, city bubble-tea businesses are grasping to find solutions so their customers can continue to slurp[…]
The high cost of living in Vancouver hasn’t just affected retail and tech companies, which often struggle to find employees. Many theatres in the metropolitan area are feeling[…]
A Vancouver lifeguard is promoting sober partying by touring around Canada and the world, with a portable speaker on his back and an iPhone in his hand. Jacques Martiquet,[…]
Downtown Vancouver sex workers and animals in need are some of the groups benefitting from the donations of the University of British Columbia Yoga Club. While the group[…]
When clothing designer Braden Quinn watched a documentary about the impact of fashion on the planet called The True Cost, he went to his sewing machine and decided[…]
Fall reading break won’t solve problem of student mental health, expert saysNovember 19, 2018
UBC Muslim student proud of run for council despite lossOctober 31, 2018
Police will rely on older tests to check drivers for cannabisOctober 29, 2018
Taxi drivers change gears to compete with rideshare servicesOctober 28, 2018
Rugby star grows the game with Indigenous youthOctober 25, 2018
Jessie Reyez delivers fiery personal, emotional content to VancouverOctober 25, 2018
East Vancouver undergarment shop fills gap in market for all gendersOctober 25, 2018
Plastic-straw ban forces bubble-tea businesses to experimentOctober 25, 2018
A school-psychology professor at the University of British Columbia warns that adding a week-long reading break to the fall teaching schedule will not be a catch-all solution to the[…]
Although he may have lost the city council election on Saturday, 24-year-old Abubakar Khan is undeterred. “This is just the beginning,” he said. “It was an exciting campaign[…]
Local police will rely on existing methods to assess cannabis impairment since they say no adequate alternatives are yet available to help in Canada’s post-legalization era. Several local police[…]
Taxi companies and drivers are taking on new initiatives in the hope of gaining a competitive edge as they prepare for the arrival of rideshare services in fall[…]
Health experts suggest university students get their flu shots as soon as possible, as the onset of flu season coincides with the stressful midterm exam period on campus.[…]
Students at the University of British Columbia report routinely running out of money for food and the student union is creating new initiatives to solve the problem. Up[…]
When Canada legalized cannabis last week, many Vancouver dispensaries and consumers felt they took a step backwards in a city already known for its thriving grey market. In[…]
A new group of Burnaby Chinese residents has formed to focus on fighting crime and make the community feel safe, in the wake of the murder of a[…]
Health and diet fads being promoted on social media, including products like “flat tummy teas,” have nutritionists and marketing experts reminding consumers to beware. Celebrity and social-media[…]
Justin Mackey’s eyes are glued to his screen as he plays Overwatch in a cramped room hidden behind the Hatch Art Gallery in the University of B.C.’s student-union[…]
Financial pressure forces local theatre workers to jump ship to Hollywood NorthOctober 25, 2018
Haunt of Edgemont brings community together through scares and screamsOctober 25, 2018
Meet the Vancouver man throwing sober parties around the worldOctober 22, 2018
Flash tattooing draws Vancouverites looking for fresh inkMarch 21, 2018
