Political and racial discord in U.S. seeping over the border
Recent racial and political tensions have turned the United States into a stick of dynamite whose fuse has been lit. In Canada, while not…
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Stats shows significant increase in anti-Muslim hate crime
Let’s End Hate Cr!me is a campaign jointly run by Manchester, England) City Council, Greater Manchester Police, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Transport…
Protest at mosque ‘disheartening’
Local residents speculate community bus is a problem in Mission
Over the last couple of years, the Mission community bus, funded by BC Transit, has concerned many parents of students around the Hatzic Middle…
After Sept. 11: A story that lives on
New York City The September 11 Memorial is a tribute to all those who were killed in the terrifying terror attack on 9/11. Nearly…
Women of colour call out white feminism
Newcomers roll out a new welcome wagon
Fran Blackwood, 60, left her life behind in Vancouver four years ago for a cozy retirement along the shores of White Rock. Newly-divorced and…
Storefront sign language becomes controversial in Richmond
Richmond is known for having a large population of Chinese immigrants and their descendants. According to Statscan data from 2011, 59.5 per cent of…
A moustache affair
A moustache affair by Mallory O’Neil on Exposure
Feeling festive? Vancouver’s annual Christmas market has a lot to offer
The annual Vancouver Christmas Market opened for its fifth year on Nov. 22, marking the start of the Christmas season. The outdoor Christmas village…
Exploring compassion: Students go panhandling for a day
By Torin Slik and Mercedes Dean The cold was crippling. I had not thought about how cold it could be sitting, on cardboard with…
Crime through a criminal lawyer’s perspective
Criminal lawyer Michael Bozic talks about declining crime in B.C., exploring the reasons behind the decrease.
Vancouver citizens pack Victory Square to pay their respects
Neither could the cold or crowds stopped Vancouverites from pouring into Victory Square for the Remembrance Day ceremony and parade on Nov. 11. Once…
Few Surrey residents feel safe in the community
Only 13 per cent of people feel safe in Surrey, compared to other regions in Metro Vancouver, an Angus Reid Global poll has reported….
Does the Lower Mainland need a regional police force?
Family and friends cried out to the police for help back in the early 1990s. Women were disappearing from the downtown east-side of Vancouver,…