Learning a second language opens up new opportunities. In fact, the personal development that occurs when learning a foreign language should be highlighted in addition to its economic benefits, particularly in an anglophone province. Just in time for Le Mois de la Francophonie, on March 3, the federal government of Canada, along with its British Columbian…

“I might not have been born a woman but my life as a woman is real,” Quen Wong narrates poetically in her debut feature-length documentary Some Women. The film will be screened soon at VIFF Centre as part of the 18th annual Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWFF) that runs from Mar. 7 to…

Every year Tricia-Kay Williams, CEO and registered clinical counsellor at Vancouver’s Metamorphose Counselling picks a word around which to centre her purpose and her goals. This year, that word is “intentional.” However, she’s been intentional for a long time. Williams was intentional about finding a community to belong to, picking what schools she attended and…

Accents can be heard all around. For many they are a form of identity. But, when it comes to acceptance and integration into a new society, for some their accent can present a challenge. “Accent functions as a second skin,” says Isaku Kawamura, researcher. “In Vancouver, almost 50 per cent of people are now people…

Under the mentorship of Fiorella Pinillos, the PuSh Youth Cohort fosters curiosity in the performing arts and provides an opportunity for young artists to learn, grow and thrive. In a collaboration between the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Solid State Community Industries, the 2023 PuSh Youth program offers 10 free sessions for artists aged…

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) shocked many when they declared a local state of emergency triggered by a severe drought, on Oct. 17, 2022. All non-essential commercial uses for water, such as breweries and cement facilities, were halted until further notice. Prior to this, and in anticipation of the upcoming months, Stage 4 water…

Another year has come and gone, and, as we always do, The Source Newspaper reached out to the myriad individuals living, visiting and working in Metro Vancouver to learn about their plans, ambitions, hopes and dreams. Throughout the year, the reporters of The Source Newspaper asked members of the community what they have been working…

A runaway trolley is on course to collide with and kill five people down the track. A bystander can intervene and divert the vehicle to kill just one person on a different track. What should the bystander do? This classic thought experiment in philosophy and its many variations perfectly illustrates the moral dilemmas in human…

Merging literature, visual art and dance, an exciting performance by Ballet BC resident artist Alexis Fletcher and Iranian-Canadian dance artist Arash Khakpour will premiere on Nov 9 at this year’s Chutzpah! Festival. The dance’s namesake, all my being is a dark verse, is the opening line of the poem reborn by famed Iranian female poet and…

Writers, poets and literary enthusiasts will get together on Granville Island again between Oct 17 to 23 for the annual Vancouver Writers Festival. This year’s festival has a lineup of over 115 authors across 80 events ranging from performances, panel discussions to master classes. “Vancouver has a really unique thing – there’s an amazing intimacy…

With 135 feature films and 102 shorts on offer across seven Vancouver venues, the 41st edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will kick off on Sept. 29 this year and run till Oct. 9. The festival will open with Bones of Crows by Métis filmmaker Marie Clements, an epic tale of Aline Spears, a Cree…

The United Nations (UN) has declared September 8 International Literacy Day and in British Columbia, the entire month is dedicated to literacy. Literacy is crucial for people to operate in society at the most basic level for everyone every day, in almost every aspect of life. Everyone who enters a shop to buy a carton…