News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
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[…]
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[…]
VANCOUVER – Safewalk is back on track at the University of B.C. after the student society put new rules in place to stop people misusing the service. Safewalk, a[…]
Co-operative businesses have increased by 20 per cent in B.C. the past five years and there appears to be no end in sight as millennials move away from[…]
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[…]
Vancouver’s current building codes do not require its condos, apartments, and houses to be serviceable after an earthquake, which could leave many Vancouverites without a home if a[…]
Shoppers Drug Mart’s move to become an official medical marijuana distributor is creating a buzz with many current customers in Vancouver. Sam Lee, a marijuana user for nearly[…]
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[…]
Many Vancouver tanning salons are admitting defeat and turning off their lights as cancer-wary consumers heed calls to stay away. Brent McGuire, an Ontario native and former[…]
Vancouver’s biggest credit union has donated money to pay homeless-shelter residents around Commercial Drive for cleaning up the streets, a move that many hope will help them connect[…]
