How homophobic is UBC?
Many say students’ pro-rape and racist chants are part of a bigger problem that needs addressing.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Reconciliation ‘bigger than residential schools’: Grand Chief Ed John
As thousands participated in a week of events surrounding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings, including the canoe event, many expressed hope for healing the broken relationship with Canadians. But for many survivors, the anger remains.
Trust of Care: Migrant women rally around undocumented moms-to-be
Amidst hardening rhetoric against “illegal immigrants,” a network of health workers, many refugees themselves, have begun quietly filling gaps faced by non-status women in B.C.
Photos: Potential Dix Successors Already Emerging
Photos published in The Tyee | September 19, 2013
Adrian Dix resigns as leader of B.C. NDP, telling supporters ‘it’s time to reach higher’
Hundreds of supporters and constituents crammed into a sweltering hot Collingwood Neighbourhood House in the Vancouver-Kingsway riding to hear Adrian Dix’s emotional farewell speech as leader of the B.C. New Democrats.
Outrage at UBC renewed as racist chant alleged
As the University of B.C. is set to reveal its findings Wednesday about the use of an infamous rape chant, new allegations have surfaced that students also shouted a chant that mocked aboriginals during FROSH week activities.
NHL player faces illegal grizzly hunting accusation
B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service is investigating allegations that NHL player Clayton Stoner hunted a grizzly bear illegally.
A string of sex workers have died mysteriously in one B.C. neighbourhood
A string of unexplained sex worker deaths in the same New Westminster, B.C. apartment building continues to shake the region’s sex worker community, amidst outrage that drug toxicology reports for the women are still unavailable a full month after the first death.
Crown cites ‘collusion’ in appealing Taser death inquiry perjury case
The Crown is appealing the acquittal of a RCMP officer charged with lying before the inquiry into the Vancouver airport Tasering death of Robert Dziekanski.
Cheese making a backyard pursuit for local man
As do-it-yourself hobbies become increasingly popular, one Vancouver man has gone to an extreme — he’s built a cheese-aging cave in his garden.
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