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By MEHARWAAN MANAK Travelling can be stressful at the best of times, but more so for those who get exploited by third party booking sites. When Ryan Kalkat was 18, he and his family planned to go to India to see his critically ill…

by DANIEL JOHNSTON When Vancouver artist Rynn Sparrow moved into a two-bedroom basement suite without a lease in February 2023, they immediately started having issues when their new roommate neglected to pay rent.  “He was a nightmare…

By MARILYN REICHERT With increasing concern over rising food and housing costs, Surrey residents want access to community gardens. But there are few options in the city’s densest neighbourhood. Kathie Handley spent four years growing…

By ENZO GALLARDO and ALY GLENN The great blue herons have returned this spring to Stanley Park. The herons live in the trees next to the tennis courts at Stanley Park. The herons return to the park every…

By YASHVIKA GROVER and SIDDHARTH TEOTIA Raminder Dosanjh remembers when women who were a part of a big influx of immigration from India in the late 1960s and 1970s lacked critical social and emotional support. “There were hardly any…

By ALY GLENN Since the removal of a campsite in South Vancouver, nearby shelters have seen an increase in people seeking refuge from the weather. A small community of campers had set up an encampment near the Oak Street Bridge for…

By ANNABEL BESSEM Amidst a provincewide hospitality crisis, the owners of restaurant groups are finding that collaborating with River District developers has helped them survive tough times in a restaurant industry that has struggled to…

By JAMIE MAH and EMILY BEST Langara faculty are divided in the wake of the firing of instructor Natalie Knight, who was suspended following controversial comments at a public rally last fall, reinstated and subsequently sacked. Her firing…

By EDMUND HAYLEY In contrast to other parts of the city, South Vancouver lacks winter emergency shelters available for youth. Homelessness Services Association of BC announced it extended the opening of emergency shelters in Metro…

By JACOB ARON LEUNG This story was originally published on Nov. 28, 2023.  A new B.C.-based study is showing promising results for people with Type 1 diabetes who are using a prototypical stem cell-based device to reduce reliance on…