Vancouver music community tries to recover after wave of sexual assault callouts
After a wave of sexual assault allegations posted on social media and the death of a local DJ last month, members of Vancouver’s music scene are calling for[…]
Category: Culture
Students shocked by sudden closure of English-support service
A special program that coaches students who speak English as an additional language is closing on April 27.
Women’s box lacrosse to be a first at North American Indigenous Games
No sport is more deeply engrained in the culture and tradition of indigenous people than lacrosse. Kwantlen First Nation elder Lekeyten says it even lives in the stone[…]
Underground Chinese take-out restaurants boom in Vancouver
Private unregulated Chinese “sichu” restaurants are on the rise in Metro Vancouver and authorities are at a loss as to how to manage them. Sichu is the Chinese[…]
New artworks exhibit the power of artists with intellectual disabilities
David Tribe is a man of few words but, when he does speak, he does so with a paintbrush. Tribe and nine other artists with intellectual disabilities are[…]
Vancouver’s Syrian refugees introduced to Canadian Christmas
Vancouver—Mohammed Alsaleh had no idea how Christmas was celebrated in Canada when he arrived two years ago. There are Christmas-like celebrations in Syria, a country that he fled[…]
Punk icon Joey Shithead handed Hall of Fame star
Lit up by gaudy signage outside Granville Street’s pop fashion retailers, a crowd paid tribute Thursday to Vancouver punk hero Joe Keithley as he was awarded a[…]
Instagram photo group becomes a part of Vancouver promotions
VANCOUVER – When Glenda Ollero moved to Vancouver six years ago, she connected with like-minded people over a love of photography, through a then little-known app called Instagram.[…]
UBC professor returns to Doctor Who
A University of British Columbia professor has gone from being a fan of the iconic British television series Doctor Who to directing some of its biggest episodes in[…]
On the road with aspiring Vancouver folk rockers The River and the Road
Far from the nearest major city, bands in Vancouver looking to break out have no choice but to take their shows on the road. One such aspiring group is[…]
Culture
Iranian students in Canada suffer impact of U.S. sanctionsNovember 21, 2018
Journalists of colour insist media diversity will only improve when editors careNovember 21, 2018
Sex-consent workshop policies at fraternities have gapsNovember 21, 2018
Financial pressure forces local theatre workers to jump ship to Hollywood NorthOctober 25, 2018
