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The celebration of an alliance
April is Earth Month and nature takes on a temporary stardom status. [Read more…]
Issues & Ideas
Nature and imagination: The celebration of an alliance
Stop Tuberculosis Day
Tuberculosis, or TB, as it is commonly called, killed 1.4 million people in 2011, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). [Read more…]
With each step forward the struggle for gender equality continues
On March 8th we’re called to recognize the role of women in our society and express our appreciation for women around the world. [Read more…]
State of our arts
The recent rally of thousands of B.C. film workers has people wondering whether the importance of our film industry is being recognized by the powers that be. [Read more…]
Concerned citizen warns against the perils of pot and not smiling
Vancouver often feels like a completely different planet to me, and I don’t just say that because I’m one of about 10 black people in the whole city. [Read more…]
Canada’s electoral boundaries are set to change
Canada’s electoral map is going to change. [Read more...]
Christy Clark:
Mining for Political Survival
With flagging poll numbers and rumbling within her own party, Premier Christy Clark risks losing her job in an election expected to happen in May 2013. And the BC Liberal Party faces an existential crisis which could see the ascendance of a new right-wing party. [Read more...]
Notes from the other side of multiculturalism
They herded us like cattle. We walked, single file, through a maze of metal barricades. The dour, blue-clad sentinels that lined both sides of the street observed our every move as we shuffled towards the enclosure. [Read more]
Helping the Lost Find Their Way Home
Ramona Lisa Wilson would have celebrated her 16th birthday in 1995. Instead her remains were found by local authorities near the Smithers airport in British Columbia after Wilson disappeared while hitchhiking. In 1994, 15 year-old Roxanne Thiara, a sex trade worker, vanished on the July long weekend and was never heard from again. Her body [...] [Read more…]
