Jonah Lazar
Mayorship is a responsibility
March 23, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Following the public outcry over the lack of transparency in the budget reshuffling — that will see about 400 Vancouverites lose their jobs in favour of lowering property taxes for the wealthy — mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim is once again in hot water. Vancouver city councillor, Sean Orr, has formally filed a defamation suit against Sim for spreading baseless accusations that he handed out “illegal drugs” in the streets of Vancouver. Sim made these comments at a Chinese-language media briefing in early February, when he claimed that Orr had been handing out “illegal drugs”…
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VIMFF: Extreme Ascents focuses in on perils of Everest
March 23, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of death. The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, or the VIMFF, has returned to the city for their spring festivities prior to taking the celebration on the road across Canada and the…
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SFSS bars recording at Council meetings, deterring student reporting
March 20, 2026Written by Petra Chase, Features Editor with contributions from Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Editor’s note: The features editor and a staff writer spoke to the news team to learn more about this ongoing situation. Beyond being interviewed and forwarding us…
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Students are let down by employment insurance
March 17, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Over the past few years, working students have experienced unsteady support from the federal government when it comes to employment insurance (EI). EI in Canada offers benefits to workers who have become jobless “through no…
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We can’t keep borrowing America’s story
February 23, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer In 2018, Canada made a historic decision to feature Viola Desmond on the $10 bill. In 1946, Desmond refused to leave the implicitly whites-only section of a movie theatre, leading to her being fined and…
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SFU Iranian students speak out
February 23, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer and Petra Chase, Features Editor It’s been over a month since the Islamic Republic of Iran began its crackdown on nationwide protests against the regime. Protests erupted in December 2025 regarding economic hardship and against…
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SFU hosts talk on residential school denialism
February 9, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer On January 29, Dr. Sean Carleton of the University of Manitoba led a webinar titled Truth Before Reconciliation hosted by SFU’s archaeology, history, English, and Indigenous studies departments. In this webinar, Carleton aimed to address…
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Performative Man Contest brings more than just irony to Vancouver
November 10, 2025By: Jonah Lazar, SFU Student The night of September 4 saw dozens of Gen Zers adorned with tote bags, carrying vinyls and books, wired earphones, Labubu keychains, and menstrual products, gathered at Fortune Sound Club in Chinatown. Hosted by IN-D-DANCE…
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