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Anishinaabe cyclist rides across Turtle Island to raise awareness of Tataskweyak Cree Nation mental health crisis Alisha Samnani // Editor-in-Chief C. Palomar Rubisco // Illustrator If you’re experiencing emotional distress […]

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Violent RCMP Arrests of Indigneous Land Defenders Continue at Wedzin Kwa

Alisha Samnani

Tensions escalate on Wet’suwet’en territory over Coastal Gas pipeline Alisha Samnani // Editor-in-Chief Multiple arrests aren’t stopping Wet’suwet’en land and water defenders as they continue to occupy a pipeline worksite […]

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Parents Subjected to Birth Alerts Represented in New Class Action

Alisha Samnani

Vancouver-based firm CFM files class action against Government of B.C.’s MCFD for parents subjected to “illegal and unconstitutional” birth alerts in the province Alisha Samnani (she/her) // Editor-in-Chief Ethan Woronko […]

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The Pains and Gains of Massy Books

Wen Zhai

How a small Vancouver independent bookstore weathered the storm of a global pandemic Wen Zhai // Contributor A lot of corporations, big and small, shuttered in 2020 due to COVID-19. […]

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Trickster Was More Than Just Another TV Show

Emma Mendez

Why the premature end of the show Trickster shouldn’t have happened Emma Mendez // ContributorWhess Harman // Illustrator Based on a book series by Haisla and Heiltsuk author Eden Robinson, […]

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Mistrust of Vaccinations

Tristin Greyeyes

A Nehiyaw Perspective Tristin Greyeyes // ContributorJaime Blankinship // Illustrator To understand why some Indigenous people hesitate to take the COVID-19 vaccine, you must understand the longstanding historical and ongoing […]

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The Forest of Miracles: A Spiritual Place for Healing and Hope

Bridget Stringer-Holden

Dundarave Festival provides housing for homeless seniors Bridget Stringer-Holden // Associate News Editor “If you’ve got someone who’s in their 70s or 80s and they’ve ended up couch surfing, how […]

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Virago Nation: On Culture, Community and Claiming Indigeneity in Burlesque

Megan Amato

They’ve come here to chew bubblegum and shake ass at colonial typecasting, and they’re all out of gum Megan Amato // Opinions Editor Valeriya Kim // Illustration The enduring monuments […]

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CapU’s Elder Ernest “Ernie” George Makes Final Journey

Shelley Ferguson

Remembering a man who had woven stories into students’ memories and hearts Shelley Ferguson // Contributor Valeriya Kim // Staff Illustrator One of Capilano University’s first Elders-in-Residence was Slá’hólt, Hereditary […]

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Perspectives on the Post-Postmodern: Out of Space

Tamia Thompson

Tamia Thompson // Columnist Creating space and delivering in allyship are concepts that I see moving from online into all different realms of my life as of late. Whether online, […]

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Cycling for Suicide Prevention