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New office to protect religious freedom
January 10 2012 Featured ArticlePolitics and religion went to bed together and the offspring is the Office of Religious Freedom. Announced in the June 2011 speech from the throne, the federal government’s intent to establish the …
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Diary of a reporter in Burkina Faso
January 10 2012 InternationalAnnick Forest’s fondest memory of her time in Burkina Faso was the occasion she visited Yokuna with a theatre troupe. The journey took her across the countryside and along rustic roads. Fields of …
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Voyage from Vancouver to the Philippines:
January 10 2012 Postcard
the different stages of reverse culture shockPhoto by Phoebe Yu
A few months after moving back to my home country of the Philippines, I still continue to feel … -
New Canadian citizenship ceremony practices continue to cause a stir
January 10 2012 ImmigrationOpinions continue to differ in regards to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s Dec. 12 decision to introduce new rules that require new Canadians to uncover their faces while obtaining their …
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Campaign wants to increase awareness of gay issues within Metro Vancouver’s ethnic communities
January 10 2012 LGBTQA relatively new grassroots project is aiming to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people within Vancouver’s various ethnic communities. The campaign,…
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Remembering Milton Wong:
January 10 2012 Obituary
a deep reflection of a life well-livedMilton Wong, 1939–2011 Photo United Way of Lower Mainland, Flickr
Milton Wong died on Dec. 31, 2011 at the age of … -
Ecce Homo
January 10 2012 Street Photography by Denis BouvierPhoto par Denis Bouvier
Denis Bouvier has captured the drama evoked in this photomural in downtown Vancouver. Ecce … -
Thank you Nigel!
January 10 2012 Thank you!Nigel Barbour, September 2012 Photo by Denis Bouvier
The editorial team would like to thank Nigel Barbour for his …
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In some parts of the world, it's still Christmas
January 6 2012 Online SpecialUkrainian Christmas - Kolach Photo by Christina Pikas, Flickr
Not everyone has celebrated Christmas, yet. The, mostly … -
Building bridges or burning bridges: the choice was yours
December 12 2011 Cover StoryPhoto by Jan Hilario
From the burning down of oppressive governments by the “Arab Spring,” to the building of …