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Mental health weighs heavily on Filipino newcomers — and it’s hard to talk about
Canada relies on the diaspora as a workforce, but they bear an emotional cost.

“Your life in Canada will be different than in your home country. You may have to take a job with lower pay while you upgrade your skills or get experience working here.”

Investigative project made with Gaby Ruy, Quinlan Currie, and Selena Teixeira

Fanfare: how people’s fixations became a worldwide phenomenon
How fandoms are bringing people together from around the world with the help of online platforms 

Fandoms are the community of people who enthusiastically follow sports, celebrities, intellectual properties, fictional characters and even common interests like music and cars.  The internet and growth of social media platforms have allowed fans to communicate and foster global relationships.

Feature project made with Eden Chipperfield

Autumnal Equinox: celebrating the astronomical phenomenon that marks the shift in seasons
The Lower Mainland says goodbye to summer and hello to fall with festivities.

As the summer ends and fall begins, there is an astronomical event signals the beginning of a new season. This is the event of the fall equinox, or autumnal equinox, is when the day and night are equal. This means during the fall there is a day when there is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime. This happens because the earth’s axis is neither tilted towards or away from the sun.

Vancouver School Board to hear discussion on closing city’s oldest school

The Vancouver School Board (VSB) will hold a meeting Monday evening, inviting delegations to voice their opinions on whether to permanently close the city’s oldest school building. 

The board has proposed the closure of Sir Guy Carleton Elementary, located on Kingsway near Joyce Street, saying that it is “unsuitable for safe use.” 

Vancouver city council delays vote on B.C.’s first Filipino cultural centre

Vancouver City Council was expected to vote on a motion to establish a Filipino cultural centre in the city on Wednesday, but this did not happen.

The decision to advance B.C.’s first Filipino cultural centre was referred at city hall, with Mayor Ken Sim introducing the motion in a council meeting that lasted over eight hours.

Rustad slams NDP for ‘not doing job’ amid Cowichan land title case

Tensions rose in the B.C. Legislature Monday when the governing BC NDP faced questions about a lack of communication with private property owners affected by a controversial land ruling.

A B.C. Supreme Court decision in August granted Cowichan Tribes the rights to nearly eight kilometres of land along the Fraser River in Richmond — and also found Crown and city land titles in that area invalid — sparking uncertainty for nearly 150 private property owners caught in the zone and the future of fee simple land ownership across the province.

BC Conservative Leader John Rustad started off Monday’s Question Period, saying the BC NDP has taken no action since the ruling decision.