Opinion

Opinion: Vancouver Fashion Week’s inclusion of Shein in their designer lineup shouldn’t have come as a surprise

Hilary Angus Apr 3, 2025

After swift and substantial criticism on social media, Vancouver Fashion Week walked back on its decision to include Shein as a designer in its opening show, but the fact that they were planning to include the fast fashion giant in the first place speaks to a much larger issue. Shein is a massive online marketplace that sells heavily discounted…

Opinion: City politicians should sharpen their focus on the next generation

Hilary Angus Mar 26, 2025

There's a byelection coming up in April, and municipal candidates have been conspicuously absent from youth-focused spaces.

Opinion

Opinion: Canadians should be wary of the rise in patriotism

Rick Regis Mar 26, 2025

By RICK GOODE Since the return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency - and the inane trade war that came with it - there has been a significant rise in Canadian patriotism. And while it might be fun to boo the U.S. anthem at…

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Opinion: Democracy in Canada is at risk and young Canadians feel it

Yeorgios Prontzos Mar 12, 2025

By YEORGIOS PRONTZOS Young Canadians need to invest in democracy, otherwise it could disappear faster than their money in a crypto scam. Canadian identity has often been shaped by the ways we differ from our southern neighbours.…

Opinion

Opinion: Suspending supportive housing in Vancouver will not improve services in neighbouring…

Majenta Braumberger Mar 12, 2025

By MAJENTA BRAUMBERGER Many in favour of Vancouver city council’s Feb. 26 decision to suspend supportive housing argue it will encourage neighbouring municipalities to step up, but there is no evidence to support those claims. Mayor…

Community

Opinion: Women in B.C. face barriers to equal healthcare as their pain is often dismissed

Hazel Love Feb 26, 2025

By HAZEL LOVE As I was wheeled into the operating room at Vancouver General Hospital to have my ruptured appendix removed, I agonized over why it had taken doctors 48 hours to act. Last May, I arrived at the VGH emergency room in…

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Opinion: SisterWatch initiative in question despite VPD commitment to MMIWG

Koralee Nickarz Feb 26, 2025

By KORALEE NICKARZ As a founding member of SisterWatch, Carol Martin had every expectation that she would discuss changes impacting the safety of Indigenous women in the Downtown Eastside with the chief of police. But according to…

Opinion

Classroom disruptors put on a cringe clinic

admin Mar 29, 2023

By Nicholas Naylor When successful pranksters like Jake and Logan Paul gained wealth and notoriety in the YouTube world of “pranktainment”, they spawned an army of minions trying to replicate their style. But instead of amassing fame and…

Opinion

Buskers go digital in Vancouver

admin Mar 15, 2023

By Marilyn Reichert Passengers heading home from work can often hear the faint tunes of a guitar floating over the crowds of the SkyTrain station. Who doesn’t appreciate a musical interlude to offset the tediousness of life? When we…

Opinion

Violence against nurses explodes in British Columbia

admin Mar 15, 2023

By Tom Eley When we think of the professions most exposed to violence, we think of police officers, security guards, and corrections officers. But it is the nurses that dress our wounds, give us medicine, and manage our care when we are…

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