SOFIA MOHAMED

This 5-part series explores Canada’s shadow markets – from cash-only home repairs and community “gift exchanges” to ticket reselling and underground entertainment. Through diverse perspectives, our journalists examine why Canadians…

By JEAH DIÑO & SOFIA MOHAMED Prince Delos Reyes and his mother, Mherzie, found themselves among a growing number of unsuspecting buyers falling prey to online scammers lurking behind fake listings. Months before arriving in…

By ROSE LEUNG Despite new innovations in research and development, the cannabis industry still faces challenges from legalization. Gillian Vandermeirsch, the research and development director of Delta-based cannabis producer Pure…

By SOFIA MOHAMED & NEHEMIAH KUSOPILA Vancouver adults are struggling to access sports across the city, according to Ivan Augustine Yaco. Yaco, a youth leader and program assistant at Kitsilano Community Centre, said that access…

By ROSE LEUNG Ongoing work at Langara College’s Applied Research Centre has brought researchers one step closer to creating the perfect pre-rolled joint. One of the projects within the Applied Science for the Canadian Cannabis…

By SOFIA MOHAMED Burnaby might one day be producing skilled young cyclists as the city looks at building a bike playground to teach road safety.   Coun. Alison Gu proposed the playground idea, with Burnaby council agreeing in January…

By SOFIA MOHAMED Ramadan is a special time for Muslims. As the holy month in the Islamic calendar, Muslims spend the month fasting from sunrise to sunset.  While the month is dedicated to spiritual devotion, it's also a time of…

By: ELLIOT MOFFAT SHOJANIA Langara student Sandeep Singh said he finds it difficult to get his school work done on time because of struggles maintaining balance with his job, studies and the rest of his life. “Sometimes when I come…

By SOFIA MOHAMED and LYDIA OCHIENG When you see a red dress, what does it mean to you? For Indigenous designers in Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, the colour red is in honour of the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples.  …

By SOFIA MOHAMED Shawn Hunt's paintings blend traditional Heiltsuk art with personal narratives in his new exhibition, titled Dream Season. It reimagines Hunt’s life as daydreams, forming a series of surreal scenes with human, animal and…