Singapore billionaire Oei Hong Leong wins latest round against Terry Hui’s Concord Pacific over Vancouver’s prized waterfront property.
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On a Mission to Add More Colour to Vancouver’s Film Industry
It’s time to change the narrative, says Jason Mackay, founder of Collective Bunch, a new initiative to promote the participation of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Vancouver’s film industry.
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Coronavirus Evacuees Finally Heading Home to Vancouver
When Daniela Luo stepped off the plane, headed for quarantine, she was deeply impressed. Everyone was nice and welcoming. Their room was equipped with a microwave, TV and refrigerator, and disinfected each day. Meals are delivered to them by staff in protective clothing. They can get fresh air, too.
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What Spins, Weighs 3.4 Tonnes and Insults Vancouver’s Homeless?
It’s been 2 months since a massive 4.8 million dollar chandelier was unveiled under the Granville Bridge, and many articles have been written criticizing the developer, Westbank Corp., for hanging the chandelier over the homeless people of Vancouver. Many people are asking the same question: “What could have done with that money for homeless people?”
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Plane Crash in Tehran Grips North Vancouver Community in Anger and Sadness
Six of the victims in the Ukrainian Airline’s flight 752 hailed from North Vancouver. Members of the tight-knit community rallied around one another to mourn the loss of their neighbours and express their anger.
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From Vietnam’s Cornfields to Canada
The thought of travelling to a wealthy country with fancy cities was exciting. But we had no idea what the reality of it would be
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Trash Talk Across the Pacific: Is It All Garbage?
The garbage talk that has dominated headlines in the past weeks is beginning to be a political circus. Nobody knows who is telling the truth, and until we see the container ship docked in the…
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POC in Tech industry: What makes applicants look at job postings and decide they don’t fit?
Reaching out to people of colour requires some creativity because immigrant students are often trying to survive in a new country
View More POC in Tech industry: What makes applicants look at job postings and decide they don’t fit?Wanted: First Non-white Mayor of Vancouver
Over its 132-year history since incorporation as a city, Vancouver has had 39 mayors. All of them have been white men. Change seems to be coming, however, and suddenly. Two of the Vancouver’s leading municipal…
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White Helmets in Vancouver
White Helmets, known officially as the Syria Civil Defense, is a formal emergency response team of civilian volunteers and an apolitical organization
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