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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 EMMA SHULAR Fresh off of a work shift and sitting in a Dairy Queen parking lot around 1 a.m., Vicki Santos talked about her employment situation. “I work at 10 places, two of them are seasonal,” Santos said. She spends almost…

By MARIANNE MIRAMBEL Four years after COVID first struck, Seth Magdaong still struggles with his mental health and the impact of the pandemic. “It was the uncertainty that scares you the most,” Magdaong told the Voice. “Even now, I…

By ENZO GALLARDO and YASHVIKA GROVER After the federal government cut the number of international student permits by more than a third, those arriving in Canada must come more prepared than ever. In January, Immigration Minister Marc…

By ANNABEL BESSEM and ALY GLENN As soon as summer comes around, Vancouver area beaches and pools are flooded with folks ready to dive in. Until an accident happens and somebody gets into trouble in the water. Before 911 is called, a…

By ELLIOT MOFFAT-SHOJANIA Golfer Han Song says that when he first arrived in Vancouver two decades ago, the public golf courses were bad, but in recent years there have been improvements. Those upgrades have led to a surge in golfers.…

By YASHVIKA GROVER, ARLO JUKES, CAROLINE BASSO, KAREENA JASSAL and TY LIM One of the great joys of Vancouver living comes from the annual explosion of colour and vivacity of cherry blossoms. Driven inside for those wet, rainy months,…

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…