UBC looks to set attendance record at CIS basketball nationals
VANCOUVER — Thursday’s CIS Final 8 opener between the Ontario champion Ryerson Rams of Toronto and the host UBC Thunderbirds will be the most heavily attended on-campus basketball game in school...
View ArticleMetro Vancouver schools embrace Meatless Mondays
Two major post-secondary institutions and one high school are now offering vegetarian meals as part of a commitment to Meatless Monday. The British Columbia Institute of Technology has recently begun...
View ArticleB.C. college faculty leads charge against reliance on foreign-student fees
Vancouver’s Langara College faculty is helping lead a provincewide effort to persuade the B.C. government to hike funding for higher education. Worried that the B.C. Liberals are relying too much on...
View ArticleDouglas Todd: B.C. college faculty feel pressure to 'pass' foreign students
Veteran college English instructors are routinely receiving passionate, imploring pleas for passing grades from the international students who increasingly fill their classes. The foreign students’...
View ArticleNavigating school without parents, former B.C. foster kids get help from...
Youth who age out of government care often struggle to complete education or find jobs because of a lack of family support, but three provincial announcements this week may make the difficult...
View ArticleDouglas Todd: Indo-Canadians in uproar over surge of foreign students
The Indo-Canadian community is in turmoil over a recent surge in foreign students from India, whose presence is feeding community tensions amid allegations of financial exploitation, an Indian brain...
View ArticleSnow Day for Feb. 13: Which Metro Vancouver schools are open and closed today
FEBRUARY 13, 2019 – While snow days don’t happen often in Metro Vancouver, it’s still a challenge for parents who need to make last-minute child care arrangements – but a pleasant surprise for kids...
View ArticleMan arrested after suspicious fire leads to evacuation of Langara College
A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon following a fire that caused the evacuation of Langara College in Vancouver. Const. Jason Doucette of the Vancouver Police Department said the man was...
View ArticleLangara College arson suspect facing more charges
A 23-year-old student charged with arson and possession of incendiary material in relation to fires that sparked an evacuation at Vancouver’s Langara College Monday is facing more charges. The Crown...
View ArticleLangara College incorporates Musqueam name into core brand identity
Langara College has incorporated its Musqueam name into its core brand identity. The Vancouver school was first given the name snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ in 2016, as the school sits on unceded traditional...
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