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Unveiling pain and healing. A theatrical journey into mental health
June 10 2024 CulturePi Theatre is set to close its 2023-2024 season with the Canadian premiere of Medicine, by award-winning Irish playwright Enda Walsh. This production delves into the complex and often …
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Cultural Calendar
June 10 2024 EventsThe summer solstice this year starts on June 20, but the weather’s been pretty amazing lately; it already feels like summer! Celebrate the start of summer this month by checking out the many …
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Finding Portuguese connections from Penticton to Vancouver and abroad
May 27 2024 Cover Story“The communities preserve traditions much better than the homelands,” says Terry Costa, one of the founders of Canada’s Portuguese Heritage Month. “As the countries, the ‘homelands’ move…
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The reverberating effects of racism - 110 years since the Komagata Maru incident
May 27 2024 CommunitySystemic racism continues to affect Canadian society in many challenging ways, resulting in policies and outcomes which reaffirm social, economic, political and cultural inequality. So as Canadian …
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Women of distinction: recognizing remarkable achievements
May 27 2024 LocalPresented by Scotiabank, YWCA Metro Vancouver celebrates extraordinary women in Metro Vancouver with its 41st annual Women of Distinction Awards. This fundraising event honours women from diverse …
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Reflecting on a legacy: Adrienne Clarkson
May 27 2024 CommunityIn the decades since she arrived in Canada in 1941 as a refugee from Japan-occupied Hong Kong, Adrienne Clakrson has led an extensively influential and important life. She is perhaps most known as a…
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Province addresses mounting hate crimes with education and assistance
May 27 2024 LocalThe Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) and Statistics Canada co-developed a series of landmark workshops on hate to address hate crimes across the country, starting in British Columbia.
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Champions of Change: The Broadbent Institute’s 2024 Awards
May 27 2024 CommunityEach year, in partnership with the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, and Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow, the Broadbent Institute has the honour of awarding the Jack Layton Progress Prize and …
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They, They, & It - Exploring the deep connection between Italian and transgender identity
May 27 2024 ArtFor Italian-Canadian and non-binary artist Shel Stefan, the connection between their cultural heritage and gender identity is more than surface level. In line with the Italian values of passion, …
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Cultural Calendar
May 27 2024 EventsIt’s finally June! The long sunny days are here with the sun setting past 9 p.m. all month, and the summer solstice right around the corner. Enjoy a plethora of outdoor events happening around the…