On Oct. 3, Simon Fraser University (SFU) will celebrate the 2024 Ellen and Warren Tallman Writer-in-Residence poet Junie Désil with a launch event at its Harbour Centre. The evening will feature a …

“Open your mind, open your heart, and try to be engaged with whatever initiative is happening around you,” says Claudia Diaz-Diaz, assistant professor of leadership studies at the University of …

“The productivity problem not only affects newcomers but also has broader implications for the local population and the future of Canadian society,” says Soudabeh Rafiei, a senior manager of the…

“I find it healing and cathartic to sing about the things that are hard and the feelings that are hard,” says local musician Kimiko Dorey (who performs professionally as Kimiko). “And in doing…

For Atkilt Asefa, owner of Gojo Cafe Ethiopia on Commercial Drive, the saying “Eat Together, Share with Each Other,” captures the uniqueness, warmth and diversity of Ethiopian cuisine. Gojo Cafe…

“Being a trans refugee and working with other trans refugees is something not to be taken for granted,” says Norma Lize, the communications manager of Rainbow Refugee, a local organization …

“The communities preserve traditions much better than the homelands,” says Terry Costa, one of the founders of Canada’s Portuguese Heritage Month. “As the countries, the ‘homelands’ move…

A huge influx over the last five years, in a younger generation of immigrants moving into Canada – most as students –has created a need for a support outreach system. May is Asian Heritage …

May 3 is the UN-recognized World Press Freedom Day, and Saranaz Barforoush thinks it’s time for a re-set. As a journalist and assistant professor of teaching at the University of British …

Johnny Trinh, artistic director of the Vancouver Poetry House. | Photo by Miquel Delamo

“Even before language, there was a language that we don’t speak, and after language, a new language …