Calls emerge for increased program funding for BC sex workers

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On December 16, 2025, 10 organizations — including sex worker-led groups, feminist organizations, and First Nations groups — released a...

Community-Engaged Research Initiative celebrates fifth anniversary

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer SFU’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) marks its five-year anniversary of “community-driven research.” The organization focuses on “the capacity of SFU’s...

Students express frustration over Canvas outage during finals season

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer From 11:00 p.m. on December 14 to 4:00 a.m. on December 15, 2025, SFU Canvas experienced a service outage that...

Burnaby apologizes for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer On November 15, community members gathered at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown as the City of Burnaby offered a formal apology...

Environmental concerns lead Burnaby to reject off-campus student residence

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Securing housing can be a serious struggle for university students, and those at SFU are no exception. SFU recently broke...

Carney’s budget triggers national outcry

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer  Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tabled its first federal budget on November 4.  A few months ago, he remarked that Canada...

Metro Vancouver passes pared-down budget

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On October 31, the Metro Vancouver Regional District passed its budget for the 2026 fiscal year. It focuses on “drinking...

First Nations Health Authority reports on phase one of “Indigenizing Harm Reduction” study

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Content warning: mentions of substance use and death.  Across Canada, the toxic drug crisis persists as a social issue faced by...

Art exhibition protests Canada’s oil industry on campus

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On November 6, the “Banks Off Campus Day of Action” art exhibition was held at the Student Union Building social...

A look into the SFU School of Medicine’s application process

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer On October 14, the SFU School of Medicine started accepting applications for its inaugural cohort. It will consist of 48...