Tag: Vancouver
Vancouver’s hunger-striking ‘Protesting Grandpa’ says he’s now teaching yoga in jail
VANCOUVER—Jail isn’t really all that bad, at least not according to “Protesting Grandpa” Terry Christenson.“It’s quite nice here,” Christenson said this week during...
‘It’s up to Mr. Trudeau to find common ground,’ Scheer says...
OTTAWA—Tax breaks, pipeline expansion, funding for Toronto transit and tax-free parental benefits are on the table as the political horse-trading for the coming...
First he mopped floors. Then this B.C. janitor put Canada’s potentially...
NANAIMO, B.C.—Ravinder Singh sat on the bed in the Victoria room he was renting and dialled a phone number. He was about...
As Huawei decision looms, Canadians turning ‘very cold’ on China, survey...
VANCOUVER—Anxiety about Beijing’s influence in Canada is on the rise nationwide, as pressure ramps up for the federal government to decide whether to...
House-hunting as an Asian immigrant in Vancouver means navigating racism
The Star Vancouver’s Joanna Chiu is hunting for a home in Vancouver. Join her as she navigates one of the country’s tightest real-estate...
As Vancouver faces a transit strike, we ride the 99 B-Line...
VANCOUVER — As a crowd of bleary-eyed morning commuters impatiently wait, three sets of doors on the articulated bus open in unison —...
Racist rants are going viral, but they aren’t illegal. A Vancouver...
VANCOUVER—Yet another racist rant has gone viral — and experts say the “domino effect” of hate we’re seeing won’t stop unless Canada makes...
That semitruck rolling by your home could be poisoning your air
VANCOUVER — Researchers from the University of Toronto are calling for action to curtail cancer-causing pollution from older or poorly maintained diesel transport...
They’ve faced asthma, allergies and Lyme disease — meet the teens...
VANCOUVER—Sierra Robinson, 17, wants to swim in the Cowichan River again.The teen climate activist grew up in the Cowichan Valley, where she remembers...
Jessica Yaniv fallout: Vancouver transgender activists say high-profile case has been...
VANCOUVER—In recent months, Morgane Oger has received a torrent of online hate — more than typical — lumping her in with trans woman...
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