Rosio Godomar, woman extraordinaire
According to various news media, social media and other sources, women in some parts of the world are denied basic rights. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017), there is an average…
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February 17 2020 Local An italian meal to support mental health
Chef Tyler Uguccioni, along with a variety of current and past students from the Coast Mental Health Culinary Program will be serving a dinner benefitting the program at Social Crust Café on Feb. …
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February 3 2020 Community Embracing diversity in Black communities
The African Arts and Cultural Society presents the Regional Black Canadians Forum, a community forum focused on the International Decade for People of African Descent, from Feb. 6–Feb. 7 at the …
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February 3 2020 Local Mining and morality: upcoming lecture at UBC’s Green College
B.C.’s dependency on mining is set to increase in the future, creating a moral dilemma. The need to continue increasing the output of the mining sector for different materials, clashes with …
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February 3 2020 Local Hot chocolate, anyone?
“I wanted to create something that wasn’t your regular coffee shop,” says chef Elena Krasnova, owner of Mon Paris Patisserie.
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January 20 2020 Community Authors in discussion: Omar El Akkad and Esi Edugyan at SFU
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is set to host an event to discuss Esi Edugyan’s powerful book Washington Black. Omar El Akkad will participate in a discussion with Edugyan on Jan. 30 to unpack her …
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![“What we’re hoping is that [Argotian] will give students additional practice on their own, outside of classroom time,”
says Bertrand Lee. | Photo courtesy of SFU](https://cdn.console.evopresse.ca/content/user_files/sites/4/2020/01/17002820/E_p3_esl-170x135.jpg)
January 20 2020 Local Argotian: learning English in virtual reality
A partnership, between the English Language and Culture Program at Simon Fraser University and the tech start-up Virtro, results in a pilot program integrating artificial intelligence and virtual …
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January 6 2020 Community New Year celebrations across the globe
Jan. 1 may officially be New Year’s Day, but not all Canadians celebrate the new year on the same date.
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January 6 2020 Community “Once neglected, now celebrated”
This is how Cree-Métis literary critic Deanna Reder describes writings and storytelling by Indigenous authors in Canada. As associate professor in the departments of First Nations studies and …
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January 6 2020 Local Heritage buildings of Gastown: The Dominion Building
This time, the focus of this column is on a building situated in the heart of the city’s financial district, across from Victory Square: The Dominion Building, previously named the Imperial Trust …