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In Highway of Tears, journalist Jessica McDiarmid holds Canada responsible for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Getting to know the families who've been affected also taught McDiarmid about colonialism, intergenerational trauma, and residential schools.

Vancouver Fringe Festival solo show: Chase Breyer

The play tells the story of a lovable but obnoxiously macho character who learns that his fellow agent, Céline Dion, has gone missing.

Jesse Brown is hoping a Green wave can help him defeat Canada's longest-serving female MP in Vancouver Centre

Liberal Hedy Fry has won eight consecutive elections and this October, she's running again.

UBC study shows link between teenage oral contraceptive use and depression in adulthood

The study's senior author was associate professor of psychology Frances Chen and the lead author was postdoctoral fellow Christine Anderl.

Protests, memorials, and baseball: Oppenheimer Park often a focal point in Vancouver history

The stray block of green space in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) has made headlines over the past weeks for the recently evicted tent city that sprung up within it.

B.C. takes steps to improve recovery homes for those seeking help with substance use and mental health

Measures include higher income assistance for residents and improved regulations to enhance public confidence.

Pulp Fiction Books apologizes after staff member attacks Indigenous man who wanted to sell books to the store

Owner Chris Brayshaw said that the staff member said that he did not know that the client was Indigenous.

Following Oppenheimer Park eviction notices, Vancouver politicians call for more housing to fight homelessness

“It’s important that we remember that the campers in Oppenheimer Park are not the problem," Green commissioner Camil Dumont said. "They are a symptom of an unfairness and of a...

Monstercat's Compound festival to feature upright piano retrofitted to play EDM

Follow the EDM beats to the free block party that takes over Railtown on Saturday (August 24).

Former youth in care celebrate and boost awareness about challenges of aging out of the system

A recent event at Vancouver City Hall was put on by Fostering Change, an advocacy group for both youth in care as well as those who've aged out.