Isolation and abuse among senior immigrants a rising concern in Metro Vancouver
Li, a senior immigrant from China, spent four months performing household duties for her landlord’s family before she finally decided to pack her bags and move into a[…]
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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[…]
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Mandarin tutoring services boom for UBC Chinese students
It’s always busy in advance of exam season at the University of British Columbia. But for senior statistics student Tomas Zhang, it’s even busier. That’s because Zhang has[…]
Members of the newborn UBC Free Speech Club battle “political correctness” on campus
A group of University of B.C. students claiming that political correctness has gone too far has formed a free-speech club in the wake of the U.S. election of[…]
Gen-Xers anxiously wait for Nintendo’s NES Classic this Christmas season
A throwback video-game system is the popular gift this holiday season. But it’s unclear whether the Nintendo NES Classic Edition will be available in Vancouver for Christmas, after the[…]
A new spin on exercise is riding its way into Vancouver
Natasha Lowe knew it was a gamble when she quit her corporate job five years to set up Vancouver’s first spin studio. “People were like, ‘What’s spinning? Are[…]
iMed health insurance policy makes it difficult for UBC’s international students to afford birth control
International students at the University of British Columbia are hit with extra fees that other students don’t pay to access birth control due to a gap in coverage[…]
Canadian race walker uses his success to motivate kids to move
Students at Henry Anderson Elementary in Richmond were awestruck when Canadian Olympic race walker Evan Dunfee spoke at their school recently. “It was amazing, it was breathtaking,” said[…]
Lack of leadership, support push Canadian women away from sports: report
Rochelle Grayson makes a point of getting out for long walks as often as possible. It’s her way of taking care of herself and literally walking[…]
First Nations post-secondary support dollars harder to come by
Selina Beltran is tired of the stereotype that indigenous students go to school for free. The second-year student at the University of Victoria once confronted a girl in[…]
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