HeForShe and the UN’s plea for change
Announced September 20 at the UN in New York City, HeForShe is a campaign led by actress and UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson and CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer.
Vermeersch case stirs debate on high-risk releases
The September 16 death of 17-year-old Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch has caused mass debate on the topic of releasing high-risk offenders in BC.
Oppenheimer tent city forced to pack up
After two and 1/2 months, Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park tent city was ruled to disband on September 26. Over 200 people were living in the makeshift camp from mid-July until its forced closure in late September.
Kinder Morgan loses case against Burnaby
On September 25, the National Energy Board (NEB) ruled against a request filed by Kinder Morgan asking the City of Burnaby to not apply bylaws to the company’s pipeline construction.
Shellshock latest open source nightmare
The Shellshock virus, also known as Bash bug, came into public knowledge on September 24.
Where’s our Women’s Centre?
You may not have noticed the Douglas College Women’s Centres have been in bad shape over the past year. Actually, you may not have noticed our Women’s Centres at all.
Post-apocalyptic fantasy picks
It’s moments before the end of the world and you have a shelter large enough to fit five people. That means now is the time to draft your top picks.
iTones accidentally auto-distributes sensual Bono boudoir pics
Half-a-billion iTones customers awoke to a sexy surprise Tuesday morning when the company accidentally auto-distributed provocative images of U2 frontman, Bono, to their devices.
‘It’s basically fall—which means it’s almost the winter of my life’
Ah, fall. The dry humidity turns to damp humidity, the leaves turn from green to dusky yellow and burnt tangerine, and students turn from summertime sadness to seasonal affective disorders.
Not everything is in black and Whitecaps
Recently the Whitecaps released a series of advertisements. The premise of the ad campaign was to show recordings of Whitecaps ticket-holders at games reacting to the drama of the competition.