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Lampedusa – Fable or Truth?
April 25 2022 CultureDenise and Stefano live parallel lives as they are forced to sacrifice human qualities to survive in a place that is controlled by the one per cent. The characters in Lampedusa create a friendship…
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Dance and poetry meet to narrate the internment and dispossession of Japanese-Canadians
April 25 2022 CultureKunji Mark Ikeda uses family stories and artistic expression to navigate challenging life experiences in Sansei: The Storyteller at the Chan Centre Apr. 28–29. The show follows Ikeda as he …
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Cultural Calendar
April 25 2022 EventsSpring is in full bloom! Please do enjoy the amazing weather outside, but if you are looking for some events to attend, why not check out some of the following around town? Have a Happy May Day, …
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Coastal Dance Festival teams up with Nordic Bridges to celebrate local and international Indigenous performers
April 11 2022 Cover StoryPhoto par Chris Randle
Just in time to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Coastal Dance Festival will resume in-person performances at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster from April 20–24.
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Easter: religious rites blend with culture
April 11 2022 ReligionVarious religious communities of Metro Vancouver are observing the Holy Week, this month, which starts on Palm Sunday and culminates in the Easter celebration on Apr. 17, this year.
The Christian…
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Harness arts and cultural sector in fight against climate change
April 11 2022 ColumnsThe Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, announced he will soon be holding a national summit on the recovery of the arts and culture sector. Among the topics of discussion will be the …
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A national child-care program: it took a pandemic
April 11 2022 ColumnsOne of the most meaningful outcomes of the pandemic is the long-awaited establishment of a national program to provide high-quality, affordable child care. Advocates argue that this $30-billion …
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SuperNova - Intergalactic personas and character studies to discuss and provoke the authenticity of culture
April 11 2022 ArtHosted by the grunt gallery, Canadian-Iranian visual artist Rah’s new show suggests discussions that, acting as parody, essentialize qualities that validate ethnicized and racialized experiences …
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Bad Parents A modern take on parenting
April 11 2022 CultureParenting is like figuring out a puzzle in the play Bad Parents, says performers Raugi Yu and Josette Jorge. Bad Parents reveals the real story of parenting and does not hide behind rose colored …
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Armenian Easter bread
April 11 2022 ColumnsPhoto by Ben Kiely
Choereg is a traditional, slightly sweet bread, especially made for Easter time.
It is delicious for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee, similar to a French brioche …