A national child-care program: it took a pandemic
One of the most meaningful outcomes of the pandemic is the long-awaited establishment of a national program to provide high-quality, affordable child care. Advocates argue that this $30-billion …
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April 11 2022 Art SuperNova - Intergalactic personas and character studies to discuss and provoke the authenticity of culture
Hosted by the grunt gallery, Canadian-Iranian visual artist Rah’s new show suggests discussions that, acting as parody, essentialize qualities that validate ethnicized and racialized experiences …
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April 11 2022 Culture Bad Parents A modern take on parenting
Parenting is like figuring out a puzzle in the play Bad Parents, says performers Raugi Yu and Josette Jorge. Bad Parents reveals the real story of parenting and does not hide behind rose colored …
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March 21 2022 Culture Skoden’s beacon of reconciliation
Photo courtesy of Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
For three days, the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival (SIFF) will be celebrating Indigenous filmmakers across Canada while also promoting SFU’s …
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March 21 2022 Local Giving a chance to all young skaters
Skateboarding is becoming the best option for youth with autism to get involved in sports. The fun and inclusive environment fosters community between one kid and another. Blair Durnan, the …
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March 21 2022 Culture Kidd Pivot’s Revisor - Adapting a Russian farce on power and corruption
A low-level clerk arrives at a remote government complex where all the officials mistake him as a high-ranking inspector. Since they all have secrets that they fear being exposed, they do everything…
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March 21 2022 Culture White Noise: a dinner to remember
White Noise is a comedic look at how we navigate through the story of Canada | Photo courtesy of Savage Society
What kind of stories are people drawn to? Are they ones about hope, change, …
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March 7 2022 Religion Nowruz celebrates the Persian New Year and deep ties to culture
Photo courtesy of the Province of British Columbia
In Metro Vancouver, some 30,000 Iranian Canadians live in flourishing cultural neighbourhoods. Iranian tastes and smells fill the shops and …
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March 7 2022 Community 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. …