Auctioning Off Time
On July 9, 2009, $7,000 worth of products and services will be auctioned off at the first Vancouver Time Auction. The Time Auction raises funds for non-profits with a twist. Instead of bidding...
View ArticleWomen demand 2010 Games ski rights
“Flying 15” Appeal for inclusion of women’s ski-jumping in 2010 Olympics On November 12 and 13, the BC Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the “Flying 15,” a group of women’s ski-jumpers who...
View ArticleNot Your Average Garden Gnome
Zimsculpt, an exhibition of Zimbabwean sculptures running in the Van Dusen Gardens until October 4th, is filled with captivating figures that seem to bloom among Van Dusen’s colourful flowers,...
View ArticleWaldorf closure spurs unprecedented civic engagement
As the future of the Waldorf hangs in the balance, arts advocates are encouraged by an unexpectedly high level of public support. read more
View ArticleLegendary Middle East journalist Robert Fisk to speak at St. Andrew's-Wesley...
Reporter Robert Fisk has offered up blunt truths about the often war-torn region.read more
View ArticleJournalist Robert Fisk criticizes shallow news coverage of Middle East
“There is, I think, among journalists today and particularly in the United States, an osmotic-parasitic relationship between journalism and power,” said Robert Fisk, a world-renowned Middle...read more
View ArticleHundreds call for justice for Aboriginal women at missing women's memorial...
Supporters demand a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
View ArticleCitizens demand justice for indigenous women at annual missing women's...
A sombre memorial marks Valentine's Day in the Downtown Eastside. read more
View ArticleBroadbent Institute director urges eco-progressives to dive into "nitty...
Rick Smith on the future of the environment and the Canadian economyread more
View ArticleSayed Kashua uses humour to explore identity conflicts in Israel
Sayed Kashua, an award-winning Arab-Israeli writer who is speaking in Vancouver on Saturday (March 9), uses humour to convince his readers to to take their nationalistic identities less...read more
View ArticleBuilding careers in the Downtown Eastside, one block of wood at a time
If you walk into a RONA store in the Lower Mainland, you can purchase planters, patio furniture, and wooden Christmas ornaments from an unexpected source: the Downtown Eastside.read more
View ArticleNational conversation launched for Canada’s 150th
From tackling climate change to cross-country trains, Canadians discuss ways to celebrate Canada's big birthday.read more
View ArticleCanada must deepen relationship with Asia, experts say
Canada lacks a national strategy for responding to the rise of Asia: experts say it's a problem. read more
View ArticleLegendary Middle East journalist Robert Fisk to speak at St. Andrew's-Wesley...
Reporter Robert Fisk has offered up blunt truths about the often war-torn region.read more
View ArticleJournalist Robert Fisk criticizes shallow news coverage of Middle East
“There is, I think, among journalists today and particularly in the United States, an osmotic-parasitic relationship between journalism and power,” said Robert Fisk, a world-renowned Middle...read more
View ArticleHundreds call for justice for Aboriginal women at missing women's memorial...
Supporters demand a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
View ArticleCitizens demand justice for indigenous women at annual missing women's...
A sombre memorial marks Valentine's Day in the Downtown Eastside. read more
View ArticleBroadbent Institute director urges eco-progressives to dive into "nitty...
Rick Smith on the future of the environment and the Canadian economyread more
View ArticleSayed Kashua uses humour to explore identity conflicts in Israel
Sayed Kashua, an award-winning Arab-Israeli writer who is speaking in Vancouver on Saturday (March 9), uses humour to convince his readers to to take their nationalistic identities less...read more
View ArticleBuilding careers in the Downtown Eastside, one block of wood at a time
If you walk into a RONA store in the Lower Mainland, you can purchase planters, patio furniture, and wooden Christmas ornaments from an unexpected source: the Downtown Eastside.read more
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