Photo courtesy of Coquitlam Heritage at Mackin House
It’s the order of the day! Seder, meaning order, is a Jewish festival …

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Sylvia Fuller and Joann MacKinlay tell a sad story. Women and minorities often …

Care for British Columbia dementia patients needs to improve, says Habib Chaudhury. Right now, he says, the main focus is on physical health, on keeping patients fed and pain-free. But a patient, …

There’s a problem with computers, say Rachel Pottinger, Sarah Zwiep, and …

People need to adjust to each season, from autumn right through to winter and spring, says Marilynne Jackson. The Chinese culture has soup to help people do just that.
“Soups are made to help …

Hello! Nú! Weyt-kp! Xaayda! As stated by Marianne Ignace, soon British Columbians will only be able to say one of these greetings and be understood. The other words are from Squamish, Secwepemc …

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Christmas in Italy blends many traditions, says Stefano Gulmanelli: secular and religious, modern and …

Antoin Sevruguin, Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis), c. 1880. | Photo courtesy of the collection of Azita Bina and Elmar W. Seibel…

There are many images of women associated with the world wars: women knitting and sewing during the “Great War,” factory worker “Rosie the Riveter” in the early 1940s. Yet these images are …

Muslims are an integral part of Canadian society, and yet their history and contributions to that society are often overlooked, says Aslam Bulbulia. Events like those in October for Islamic History…