Emily Best

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 CHARLOTTE HUI, KAREENA JASSAL and BRICIA CORTES With a myriad of challenges already confronting young people in Greater Vancouver, navigating inaccessible rapid transit is yet another obstacle to participation in our daily lives. This…

Published March 25, 2024 - revised April 9, 2024 By EMILY BEST The debate about what kind of sports stadium will be built in Surrey comes down to affordable versus iconic. Surrey Board of Trade, allying with global soccer investment…

By ARLO JUKES Part-time instructors at Langara and other B.C. post-secondary institutions worry they could lose work following the federal government’s recent announcement that it will cut the number of international student visas. …

By SIDDHARTH TEOTIA The BC Wheelchair Basketball Society received $55,000 in federal funding to buy a shiny new fleet of wheelchairs. Now, they just need money to pay for coaches. The society, which promotes participation in sports…

By EMILY BEST and JACOB ARON LEUNG This story was originally published on Feb. 6, 2024.  The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC announced late Monday it intends to hold Langara College accountable for its role in what it…

By EMILY BEST This story, originally published on Feb. 1, has been updated to include a statement by Langara College.  Organizations representing Canadian and B.C. post-secondary teachers on Thursday called for the resignation of the…

By EMILY BEST As inflation and the cost of living increases, the amount that Canadians are tipping has risen in turn. Ethel Garcia, owner of Roots Cafe at the corner of 49th and Main Street, said she sees people in their 20s and 30s…

By EMILY BEST Correction Nov. 29, 2023: A previous version of this story stated that at the start of the fall semester, Langara College’s website listed $487.13 per semester, plus $8.74 added per credit. In fact, this amount was specific…