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Artists use improvisation to create unique performances
March 5 2018 ArtPhoto courtesy of the Chan Centre.Whenever Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory prepares for a performance, she challenges herself …
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Charting new musical territory
March 5 2018 CultureFrom left to right: Alcvin Ramos, Bernie Arai, and Chris Gestrin.| Photo courtesy of Densabi.Densabi takes the stage at …
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Cultural Calendar
March 5 2018 EventsYou might have heard the saying, “Beware the Ides of March,” somewhere before. This ominous expression comes from William’s Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, where a fortune teller warns the…
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Room for diversity in a changing workplace
February 19 2018 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of SFU Public Square
The 2018 Community Summit, Brave New Work, invites audiences to consider how society can … -
Ski culture
February 19 2018 VerbatimI come from a big resort in the Alps, and my curiosity and love for snowy mountains pushed me to travel to the west coast of Canada last fall. Having known the hectic lifestyle of the seasonal worker…
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Sharing food, sharing history
February 19 2018 CommunitySteve Ram, owner of All India Sweets & Restaurant. | Photo courtesy of Steve Ram
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Contesting culture at Stanley Park
February 19 2018 LocalRena Soutar wants Vancouver’s Indigenous peoples to feel at home in our public spaces.
Vancouver has a rich cultural heritage. Minorities, though, don’t always feel welcome in city spaces such … -
All eyes on NDP’s provincial budget - Drastic measures needed to fix B.C. housing crisis
February 19 2018 Left BankIt’s budget week in B.C., and the expectations on the NDP provincial government couldn’t be higher. Under the Liberals, housing costs grew out of control in a wildly overheated real estate …
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Mother languages: a key role in identity and connection
February 19 2018 InternationalA worldwide observance, International Mother Language Day (IMLD) has been held annually held on Feb. 21 since 2000. According to the United Nations, languages have complex implications for identity, …
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Filipina Vancouverite wins design contest for Brain Awareness Week
February 19 2018 LocalMarianne Claire Bacani designed a prizewinning sticker for Brain Awareness Week 2018. Brain Awareness Week will be celebrated March 12–18.
The event director for Neuroethics Canada wasn’t …