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The Peak’s fall fashion choices

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Hey divas. It’s Noeka, your favourite fashion girlie at The Peak. I’m here to make sure that you make the most out of the fall, fashion-wise. The rain, the gloom, the other things, they make me so ready to strut around in cute little outfits. So, here are four hot outfit inspos for your most fab fall yet. Get your Pinterest boards ready!! <3 I’ve been drinking hot lattes again — ‘cause it’s fall — which is so cute for me. The other day, I spilled my latte on my favourite white shirt! It was…

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SFU study finds that street sweeps reinforce systemic harm

Peak Web November 9, 2025

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer A study conducted between 2021 and 2023 by SFU found that street sweeps by the City of Vancouver lead to higher rates of violence, disrupted access to services, and overdose risk.  Street sweeps involve police…

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BC Supreme Court ruling grants Quw’utsun Nation Aboriginal title over lands

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Cowichan Tribes v. Canada trial spanned 513 days from 2019 to 2023, making it the longest trial in Canadian history.  On August 7 of this year, BC Supreme Court judge Barbara Young ruled that…

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Mark Carney wants AI flight attendants for Air Canada

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Sasha Rubick, SFU Student The Air Canada strike may be over, but the lingering reasons for the strike aren’t resolved — or are they? Recently, 10,000 flight attendants hit the bricks in protest of low wages and unpaid labour,…

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What does Burnaby city council’s new motion mean?

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On August 26, the Burnaby mayor, councillors, and residents filed into city hall and found their seats, a regular biweekly occurrence. Soon after calling the meeting to order, mayor Mike Hurley turned the mic over…

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This is a photo of a woman wearing rubber gloves, a hairnet, protective eyewear, an N95 mask, and protective clothing while sitting at a desk with a pen and paper. She is looking over to the left, and another woman is also up close to the right of the photograph, thinking.
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Pushing for a national N95 masking standard

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On June 20, the Canadian Standards Association, also known as the CSA Group, released a new draft version of CSA standard Z94.4, which was open to public consultation until August 19. It sets to regulate…

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Welcome back to SFU (you’ll never leave) bingo

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer The rules are simple. Every time you see something on this chart during the first week of classes, mark it off! If you get a blackout, you win! And if you win, you get a…

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TransLink’s new service expansion boosts bus connectivity to SFU

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On August 18, TransLink announced its latest round of service adjustments for fall 2025. As of September 1, bus service was increased for 53 routes throughout Metro Vancouver. These adjustments were made possible by TransLink’s…

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This is a photo of all three candidates’ headshots side-by-side. From left to right: Bremner-Akins has short blonde hair, wears square glasses, and a blazer with a blue button up shirt; Kerr has short, dark brown hair, wears rounded glasses, and has a blue button-up shirt on with a thin, light green puffer jacket on; and Lowan has medium-length dark brown curly hair, long circular earrings, and a button up short sleeve shirt. All three photos are green and/or have nature in the background.
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Meet the BC Green Party leadership candidates

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By:  Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The BC Greens are slated to elect new leadership this month. After losing her seat in the provincial election in October 2024, former party head Sonia Furstenau stepped down in January 2025. Now, three candidates…

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Lorena Alvarado explores memory in Lost Chapters

copy August 29, 2025

By: Michelle Young, Co-Editor-in-Chief Lost Chapters (or Los capítulos perdidos) is a quiet and tender documentary/fiction hybrid set in Caracas, Venezuela. The film follows Ena, who is searching for “forgotten writer” Rafael Bolívar Coronado across the city. Lost Chapters will…

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