The very thought of it brings to mind warm, loving families, cozy fireplaces, sugar plum fairies, and the very gifts you’ve been secretly hoping for. Definitely the ...
Vancouver Civic Election 2011: His bio says he’s a hockey player, but these days, it’s hard to imagine that Trevor Loke has any time to spend at the rink. Apart from holding down his day job as ...
Munisha Tumato is a Vancouver-based journalist with an interest in food justice, land access, the environment and issues around gender and race. She's a graduate of the UBC School of Journalism.
A Canada-China investment treaty known as FIPPA will stop BC from negotiating a greater share of profits and creating regulations related to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline for the ...
The federal government gave conditional approval Tuesday to the massive Pacific NorthWest LNG project planned for British Columbia's northwest coast. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Natural ...
This is a media release from UBCIC. Members of Ahousaht First Nations are currently blockading the attempts of Cermaq to install a new open-net salmon farm at Yaakswiis, north of Tofino BC. On ...
The Fraser Institute, Canada's leading right-wing think tank, received over $4.3 million in the last decade from eight major American foundations including the most powerful players in oil and ...
As you head down the stairs, the hypnotic clack-clack rhythm of the rattan sticks gets louder. Once your eyes adjust from the dark stairwell into the basement studio, you can make out several pairs of ...
Amnesty International is calling for a stop work order on British Columbia’s $8.8 billion Site C hydroelectric dam, saying the mega project on the Peace River threatens the human rights of indigenous ...
Ever wondered how much Olympic athletes get paid for winning medals? The numbers may surprise you: the United Kingdom, host of this year's summer Olympics in London, pays its athletes nothing, while ...
Before writing The Jaguar’s Children, a novel about a young Mexican man’s gruelling attempt to immigrate to the United States, Vancouver author John Vaillant met his agent in New York City. They were ...
Passionate about story-telling, Ashley has studied acting, singing and painting. Often more interested in writing than studying, she has also worked as a staff writer for The Ubyssey - UBC's bi-weekly ...