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Arts Notes

VAG honours the lost children of Canada's residential schools with Orange Shirt Day performance

Sep 27

The event takes place September 30 at noon.

Arts Notes

Indigeneity Rising exhibition to showcase 10 artists at Museum of Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport

Sep 19

It’s a showcase for artwork that 2020 YVR Art Foundation scholarship recipients from the B.C. and the Yukon have made over the past year.

Straight Talk

Victoria police say five arrested after woman pours liquid on Chief Del Manak

Sep 19

It occurred at a memorial for Chantel Moore at the B.C. legislature.

Commentary

Breen Ouellette: Every child matters in Vancouver Centre in this election

Sep 18

NDP candidate challenges Dr. Hedy Fry on abstention to end punitive litigation tactics against Indigenous children after 215 unmarked graves were found on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Arts Notes

MOA's Sound House returns to mark Orange Shirt Day

Sep 17

The event runs from 7 to 9 pm.

Books

Indigenous B.C. author among five finalists for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction

Sep 15

It's the largest annual literary prize for nonfiction books by Canadian writers.

Music Features

The 2 Rivers Remix Society's Meeka Morgan loves her job

Aug 31

The 2 Rivers Remix Society's benefit for Lytton evacuees takes place online September 4 to 6.

Books

Indigenous artist and filmmaker Dana Claxton launches new book at North Vancouver's Polygon Gallery on September 5

Aug 27

The event takes place at 3 pm.

Education

It’s official: Canada's Ryerson University will be renamed

Aug 26

The school's leadership has accepted 22 recommendations from a task force that examined the colonial legacy of its namesake.

Education

White, male, cis settler zeroes in on Indigenization of education

Aug 25

In his master's thesis, Logan Lorenz concluded that this really requires "an intentional commitment to change on both a personal and institutional level".

Music Notes

Circles festival empowers Indigenous youth on August 28

Aug 24

The event is a fundraiser for Nlaka'pamux (Lytton) Youth Programs.

Books

Vancouver Writers' Fest presents Jody Wilson-Raybould talking about her new book on September 15

Aug 24

The event takes place at 7 pm Pacific time.