At Large

By MARCO SHUM Bowen Islanders are concerned Metro Vancouver’s proposal for an overnight campground on the island might stop locals from travelling to Snug Cove during weekends because of the traffic. Ines Ortner, a 10-year resident…

By Kalvin Moses Photographs by Nicholas Naylor and Ty Lim For a second day in a row, City of Vancouver workers backed up by police worked to clear tent encampments from East Hastings Street in the city's downtown core. In a…

by Ty Lim Like an increasing number of women, Amy Chan feels wary of future relationships. She worries about the risks of increased domestic violence. “It’s so (expletive) up how men think that they have the power over women if they think…

by Mateo Muego Langara student Naomi Damian doesn’t remember the last time they ate three meals in a day. Sometimes, it’s because of the lack of time, but more often, it’s because they don’t have enough food. They struggle to know…

By THEA CATIPON As the City of Vancouver continues to evict people from the Hastings Street tent encampment, those being ousted say they have nowhere to go. At least, nowhere safe. The city, which has been attempting to remove people…

By EMMA SHULAR The importance of gender diversity and related health effects aren’t recognized in healthcare as well as they could be, according to researchers at Western University under the Trans PULSE Canada project. Kalysha…

By Kalvin Moses Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden is implementing a new program to speed up emergency services following complaints from local residents over major delays. The problem was highlighted by an incident last summer when an…

By Nicholas Naylor Four years ago this month, families in Whistler were hosting 10 students from the resort municipality’s Japanese sister city, Karuizawa. But then the pandemic that shut down international travel also put the…

By Joyce Liew Business owners in the City of Langley are bracing for an unusually big property tax increase this year. Earlier this month, Langley City council approved a general property tax increase of 11.56 per cent to cover its…