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Surrey installs rainbow crosswalk ahead of Pride celebrations

The new rainbow crosswalk cost $8,500

Vancouver-raised actor Nikohl Boosheri discusses global impact of her lesbian character Adena on The Bold Type

There's nothing quite like a popular television show when it comes to changing public attitudes.

Creep Off: New text-based hotline aims to collect data on harassment in Metro Vancouver

The information will help Good Night Out Vancouver and other organizations better support those most vulnerable to public misconduct.

This week in video games, June 18, 2018: From E3, here are all the big games releasing in the next year

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place last week in Los Angeles.

Vancouver researchers urgently call for more studies to be conducted on masculinity and video-game addiction

What is lacking in almost all studies so far is an examination of masculinity and gaming addiction.

Inaugural Super Cool Summer School illuminates community-minded skills not taught in classrooms

Taking place on various dates until September 10, the workshops centre on topics like community organizing, fat politics, and DIY and cooking.

Zero-waste grocer Nada opens for business in East Vancouver this week

The plastic- and packaging-free concept launches its first brick-and-mortar location on Wednesday (June 20).

Homeless in Vancouver: City makes homeowner grant online-only, shafting thousands of elderly homeowners

Bureaucrats should never have gone whole HOG (as it were) to electronic filing and should immediately reinstate the mail-in option for claiming the homeowner grant in time for this year’s deadline!

43 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, June 17

Keep busy with these events.

Renters of Vancouver: “He was extremely creepy to us, our family members, and our friends”

New roommate's strange habits alarm and confuse

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