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Vancouver FanEXPO gives cosplay creatives an invaluable platform for being themselves

In order to don a new mask, you have to remove the one you are already wearing.

Commentary: Vancouver's homeless population is made up of more than numbers

The chairs of two local anti-homelessness government organizing committees explain why homelessness counts matter

Joseph Hirabayashi: Sorry elites, but the word "artist" is a fiction perpetuated by propagandists

By Joseph Hirabayashi

Kokoro Dance's Jay Hirabayashi and Barbara Bourget on the challenges of surviving as an artist in Vancouver

Sometimes making art requires knowing how to circumvent the rules

Dan Mangan: Dad jokes will save the planet

Why do fascists hate dad jokes? They do Nazi what’s so funny.

For Bassem Youssef, comedy is about more than telling jokes

Youssef’s upcoming standup show in Vancouver will offer a glimpse into his tumultuous life, leaving behind a professional medical career to become one of the most prolific media...

Black in Vancouver

What does it mean to be Black in Vancouver?

Commentary: BC's upcoming illicit drug exemption is not decriminalization

British Columbia’s federally granted exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) for some drugs, including opioids and methamphetamine, is set to roll out tomorrow.

Commentary: Homelessness counts miss the mark

While point in time counts are used to inform policy across the country, they fail to provide accurate information about both the number and the characteristics of unhoused people.

Honieh Barzegari: A city of immigrants

A Vision Vancouver candidate explains how it felt to receive a notification that the city didn't want her using her Farsi name on the ballot.