Vancouver
#NotGoingBack Climate Strike
October 14, 2020By Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Sustainabiliteens, Climate Strike Canada, and Our Time planned four Metro Vancouver #NotGoingBack climate strikes on September 25. This initiative supported Friday for Future’s Global Day of Climate Action. In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s throne speech, the event organizers demanded for economic, racial, and climate justice. Over 3,500 towns and cities in 154 countries participated in the Global Day of Climate Action. The We Are Not Going Back movement’s objective was to initiate a “transformation of our society and the/our economy to build a more equitable and resilient future.” Due to the provincial health…
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Five galleries to help you escape the upcoming rain
October 11, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer * All galleries on this list have free admission, except The Polygon which is by donation until the end of 2020 Chinese Canadian Museum Located at the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown, the Chinese Canadian Museum…
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Man plays hide-and-go-seek with memories of times he was wrong
August 11, 2020Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor VANCOUVER, BC — An SFU student has been sighted in the downtown core playing hide-and-go-seek. When asked who was “it,” he explained that he was trying and failing to track down his memories of…
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DOXA’s There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace provides a poignant look at gentrification anywhere
June 23, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor As COVID-19 inequities have shown, gentrification has long been a hot topic in Vancouver and many other cities across Canada. It’s a word packed with a lot of meaning. Without oversimplifying it too…
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Black Lives Matter protests held in Vancouver
June 15, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Photos: Kim Regala While the Black Lives Matter movement continues in the United States and around the world, Vancouver citizens have also taken to the streets in the form of anti-racism protests. Two stationary…
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Vancouver residents protest COVID-19 regulations with #EndtheLockdown
May 17, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer “Make Orwell Fiction Again,” read a tweet under the #EndtheLockdown hashtag on Twitter, a trend created by individuals protesting the current government orders regarding COVID-19. In the Vancouver area beginning in April 2020, participants…
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Buckle up as I gush about the wonder that was Tall Heights’ concert at the Biltmore Cabaret
March 11, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Tall Heights made a stop in Vancouver during their 2020 tour, so even though I had an assignment due the next day that I had yet to start working on, I somehow convinced myself that I…
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From dilDOs to dilDON’Ts: a look at Vancouver sex shops
February 9, 2020By: Agra Mikel, SFU Student A lot of fear goes into entering a sex shop, and I would know as a former sex shop virgin. Not once have I desired to venture into the depths of dildos and sex dolls. This…
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Little Mountain Gallery is the latest to suffer due to Vancouver’s increasing gentrification
February 2, 2020by Marco Ovies, Arts Editor The next time you walk past Little Mountain Gallery (LMG) you might notice a development application up on the building. Why is this important, you ask? Well, it’s because this is one of the few…
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Dinner with a View gives the rich a place to burn their money — and little else
January 4, 2020By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer A new pop-up restaurant opens on January 15 in Vancouver that advertises a novel perspective on dining. Organizers of the event call it “Dinner with a View.” For one hour and 45 minutes (and a $200…
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