The magic of informal helping
Julia Nakamura, a graduate student at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) health psychology program, is working to improve the health and well-being of a rapidly aging population, one step …
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March 7 2022 Culture Official languages support remains high across Canada
A strong majority of Canadians, from findings of a recent public opinion survey, agree official languages and other forms of diversity can go hand in hand, and can even strengthen each other. …
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March 7 2022 International The value of trees
Canadians are privileged to live in a country where there is abundance of trees. | Photo by Los Paseos
Forests have been an integral part of the fabric of Earth and human society since the …
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February 21 2022 Immigration Canada welcomes over 200 Afghan refugees to Vancouver
It takes time for people to resettle and support is at the ready says Queenie Choo, chief executive officer of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.| Photo courtesy of Vancouver International Airport
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February 21 2022 Culture Seeing through adversity
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With humour, wit and a talent for storytelling, Canadian multidisciplinary artist Stéphanie Morin-Robert highlights her struggles of growing up with a …
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February 21 2022 Art Sara Khan: a new type of artist
Emerging visual artist Sara Khan is currently pursuing her residency at the Burrard Arts Foundation where she has been able to create new types of material strategies, perspectives and creations. …
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February 21 2022 Culture Carving a bold musical space
Music is engaging storytelling for Anishinaabek MC and singer-songwriter Leonard Sumner, who performs a mix of roots, country, and hip-hop. Sumner brings to the Chan Centre on March 5 his people’s…
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February 7 2022 Columns Feminism on the rise in Canada
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Since the second wave of the women’s equality movement in the 1960s, the term “feminism” has been subject to bouts of withering criticism. At various …
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February 7 2022 Columns Genomic research lacks diversity and that’s a problem
Conducting foundational genomic research with more diverse populations, even if the sample proportion is small, is highly beneficial.
As 2020 and 2021 have shown us, Canadians are becoming more …
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February 7 2022 Culture A rough road towards equality, democracy and freedom in Africa
Gregory Maqoma’s Via Kanana opens with one word projected onto a white screen: corrupt.
The Soweto-born choreographer brings together the traditional township dance of pantsula with …