Local banner drop critiques TMX pipeline

By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer On Wednesday May 8, grassroots group Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver organized a banner drop in New Westminster. This was to...

Independent Jewish Voices calls on BC government to reject IHRA definition of antisemitism

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer and Olivia Sherman, News Editor Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is urging the BC government to reject the International Holocaust...

Jane’s Walk Vancouver invites conversation and change

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer From May 2 to May 5, Vancouver’s Jane’s Walk Festival held citizen-led walking tours through Canadian neighbourhoods. Jane’s Walk honours...

Residents of CRAB Park experience street sweeps

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On April 16, the Vancouver Park Board began street sweeps of CRAB Park residents, forcibly removing any individuals outside the...

BC health advocates demand return of mandatory masks in healthcare

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In response to April’s removal of mandatory mask mandates in healthcare settings, BC’s health advocacy group DoNoHarm BC, joined by...

SFU study highlights need for Long COVID awareness

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer A report published in April by SFU’s newly-founded Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) emphasizes the need for...

BC teachers lobby to teach Nakba in BC schools

By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In March, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) voted in support of a motion to lobby the provincial government to...

SFU community demands reinstatement of over 23 cleaning workers

By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On April 10, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU hosted a rally at Convocation Mall to demand the restoration of cleaning...

Palestinian Liberation referendum passes

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, a former news writer, was interviewed for this article. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken...

Independent Jewish Voices Canada condemns Selina Robinson’s comments on Palestine

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, Zionism, and antisemitism.  Selina Robinson, the BC minister of post-secondary education, resigned from the...