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Nature and imagination: The celebration of an alliance
April 22 2013 ColumnsPhoto courtesy of NASAApril is Earth Month and nature takes on a temporary stardom status. Cherry blossom petals carpet the …
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Cultural roadblocks may impede early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
April 22 2013 HealthRecent research findings have pointed the way to earlier diagnosis and better treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but cultural views may cause delays for patients and their families seeking …
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DOXA festival a platform for social change
April 22 2013 CultureThe DOXA film festival will feature ten days of documentaries from Canadian and international filmmakers beginning May 3. This year’s films will deal with a wide range of topics, but are tied …
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Palestinian composer calls audience to action
April 22 2013 CultureOn April 27, Palestinian composer and musician, Simon Shaheen, stages a performance that connects music and revolution.
Palestinian …
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Cultural Calendar
April 22 2013 EventsCyclists ride beneath a canopy of cherry blossom trees – Photo by Houston Marsh, FlickrWhether you want to have fun or learn…
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A Spirited Past
April 22 2013 ColumnsStreet Photography by Denis BouvierLooking forlorn and derelict, a sign in a window of this abandoned building at Richmond …
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Barriers remain for the Deaf despite better technology
April 8 2013 Cover StoryVinu Abraham, a communications technician at the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with a teletypewriter. – Photo by …
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Turn the page
April 8 2013 ColumnsMy bag was packed for the journey. It was a long one and at 11 years old I really couldn’t comprehend the more than 11,000 kilometres we were about to travel.
“Now boarding.”
I walked onto …
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An ambitious idea ahead of its time
April 8 2013 ColumnsJoyce Murray, MP for Vancouver Quadra, calls for party and voting reform. – Photo by Dirk Brinkman, FlickrThe Liberal Party of…
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Spencie's View
April 8 2013 Columns