Oksana Shtohryn

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN Students in Langara’s geography and geology department want the college to be more transparent about layoffs and course cuts that could potentially disrupt their education. Geography student Joaquin Mercado said the…

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN As B.C. scraps its carbon tax and Langara College cuts environmental courses, educators worry climate action is losing priority, in policy and in the classroom. The provincial carbon tax, introduced in 2008, was…

By HAZEL LOVE and OKSANA SHTOHRYN With trade tensions heating up between Canada and the U.S., Canadian shoppers are starting to rethink what ends up in their grocery carts. But just how dependent are we on imported produce, and could we…

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN Local transit advocates say Vancouver’s late-night transit system cannot support hospitality workers if plans to extend liquor service hours get the go-ahead. Denis Agar, executive director of Movement: Metro…

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN Vancouver creative Omari Newton says in an already tough filmmaking industry, creators from underrepresented communities face extra barriers to accessing funding. Newton, head of acting for film and television at…

By OKSANA SHTOHRYN Ivy Charles hopes Vancouver's first Black queer web series will inspire work that spotlights Black queer joy, struggle and existence. Charles, who graduated from Studio 58 in 2020, stars in the series Novelette is…