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The conditions of work are the conditions of care
September 20 2021 ColumnsBy Linda Silas and Pat Armstrong. COURTESY of QUOI Media Group Inc.
As Canada faces the reality of entering a fourth wave, COVID-19 continues to take an immense toll on Canada’s long-term …
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Alyssa Amarshi: Her Tribal Roots
September 20 2021 CultureAn Ambassador for the 2021 B.C. Culture Days, Alyssa Amarshi is an artist, creative director and activist for inclusivity in the arts. Through her collective, Her Tribal Roots, Amarshi is …
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A mix of history and intercultural compositions
September 20 2021 CultureTzimmes band members capture the many sounds of Jewish music. | Photo courtesy of Moshe Denburg
Released on September 10 by Moshe Denburg’s band, Tzimmes, The Road Never Travelled is their …
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Bourani Banjan
September 20 2021 Recipe by Selma Van HalderThe first time one of my Middle Eastern friends cooked me dinner I could’ve sworn she made an entire bottle of olive oil disappear into the dish. To be honest I expected it to be greasy, heavy and…
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Cultural Calendar
September 20 2021 EventsWelcome to Autumn 2021 everyone. Another summer has come and gone, the Canadian federal election has just concluded and the fourth wave of COVID is going strong in parts of the country. It’s been …
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Advocates want more of B.C.’s - Black experience taught in schools
August 30 2021 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of BC Black History Awareness Society
Calls to include British Columbia’s Black history in the public-school curriculum have grown over the past year. Many Black British …
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Cultural Spotlight: A dream come true
August 30 2021 CommunityIt was all a dream – literally. Rebecca Lyon was in the middle of pursuing her PhD in Indigenous studies when she had a dream about a jacket, unlike any she had ever worn.
“One of our …
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Confucius or Confusions - Addressing happiness and democratic freedom in contemporary Asian Studies
August 30 2021 LocalThe 2021 TAIWANfest aims to re-think Asia through the lens of Taiwan and Korea, and Josephine Chiu-Duke, PhD, will address the taboos around Confucianism and its theoretical legacy to 21st Century …
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How to bake a financier
August 30 2021 LocalBe whisked away on a European adventure full of class, elegance and dainty desserts all from the comfort of your own home. Betty Hung, co-owner and head pastry chef of the French-inspired Beaucoup …
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Ed Hill – asking the right questions through comedy
August 30 2021 Culture“What comedy brings is the ability to ask the right question. I don’t have the answers, I just have the stories, but I think people will find the answers through these stories,” says comedian …