Okanagan (National Observer) – British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, known for its long hot summers and beautiful lakes, wineries and orchards, has long been a popular destination for tourists, wedding parties, and families seeking a healthy …
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Wildfire-hit interior B.C. residents contemplate a foggy future
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Eyeing Olympic glory, China hockey flirts with overseas talent
Beijing (AFP) – The women from China’s far northeast, who spent childhood winters whipping around on frozen lakes and rivers, towered menacingly over the other team as they faced off for puck drop. At China’s …
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Commentary: Turn up the volume on Canadian media diversity
Herizons, fall 2015 – As a journalist in my mid-20s, I should have plenty to feel confident about. After getting a master’s degree in journalism from an Ivy League university, I moved to China, where I …
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Corrupt former Chinese officials hiding out in Western countries
Beijing (dpa) – A former vice minister tasked with steering China’s economy was reportedly holding a fake Australian passport, an airline ticket to Sydney and about 2 million dollars in cash when he was arrested …
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Stop the Traffic
Commentary for Herizons magazine. Views expressed are my opinions only. Before I moved to Hong Kong, I had planned to write about the domestic helpers whose cheap live in labour helped the city’s economy flourish from …
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Slut Walk Vancouver Challenges Blame Placed on Sexual Assault Victims
This piece originally appeared in The Georgia Straight on April 14, 2011. On January 24, a piece of advice that a Toronto police officer gave at a safety seminar for York University students triggered a …
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Canada’s Co-Op Brothels
By Joanna Chiu Susan Davis, leader of the West Coast Co-operative of Sex Industry Professionals (WCCSIP), smiles wistfully when asked what will happen if her dream of a co-operative brothel materializes. “It will be so …
