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The world’s newest country was formed this month, but very few may have noticed. Republic of South Sudan officially seceded from the rest of Sudan after an majority voted for independence in a referendum earlier this year. [Read more]
Summer is upon Vancouver at last. While Vancouverites revel in the sunshine, how many actually know the way the passage of the seasons is marked? [Read more]
Brazil is big. Not just its geography, as they take up the majority of South America, but everything they do is big. Their culture, their importing and exporting, their music, their dancing, and of course their soccer. So it’s fitting that on August 6 Brazil and all that it represents will be highlighted in its very own festival along Granville Street. [Read more]
Second Date is the latest and fourth installation at Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite, located outside the Shangri-La Hotel on Georgia Street. It’s been created by award-winning Vancouver-based sculptor Elspeth Pratt who has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. She uses ready-made industrial materials to redefine our urban space and certainly succeeds. [Read more]
Cool winds tapering off into warm and sultry breezes indicate that summer is fast approaching, and with it comes the season of sunshine and summer festivals. There are a number of events, whether annual traditions or traditions-in-the-making, to watch out for this year. Here’s just a snapshot… [Read more]
In 1981, I moved to Vancouver in order to work, learn English and escape Quebec’s winters. My original two-year plan has now spanned 30 years, thanks to people I’ve met along the way. Their integrity – a rare quality these days – has attracted me so much that I folded my globetrotting wings to stay and be inspired. [Read more]
By electing an interim leader who will be able to firmly steer the boat, the Liberal Party of Canada has finally shown some good judgment, after its thunderous defeat on May 2. [Read more]
The Dunbar Dollar. The Kitsilano Rouble. The Riverview Lira. The Cambie Pound. No, you’re not hallucinating. Vancouver may one day include a number of different currencies in circulation within the city. [Read more]
Ramona Lisa Wilson would have celebrated her 16th birthday in 1995. Instead her remains were found by local authorities near the Smithers airport in British Columbia after Wilson disappeared while hitchhiking. In 1994, 15 year-old Roxanne Thiara, a sex trade worker, vanished on the July long weekend and was never heard from again. Her body…
As you gaze down Vancouver’s streets and bridges, it seems that each year there are more bicycles on the road then the previous year. [Read more]
Although the TD Canada Trust Vancouver Jazz Festival has grown considerably since its debut 26 years ago, its organizers insist that not much has changed. [Read more]
Arranged marriages are common in India, Africa and some parts of the Middle East. They exist in China and Indonesia and cultures where Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism are the predominant religions. They’re quite predominant but finding someone to talk about it proves to be difficult. [Read more]
