By Eva Zhu — Trey Smith didn’t think there would be so many people who enjoy chopping up pretty spaceships in their free time, but says he’s stoked that the response to Hardspace: Shipbreaker has been so overwhelmingly positive. On Tuesday, the Vancouver based game development studio Blackbird Interactive (BBI)Continue Reading
By Eva Zhu — After months of planning and organizing, all B.C. employees at long-term care, assisted living, provincial mental health and acute care facilities only work at one site, health officials said Thursday. “All 501 sites, or 100 per cent of sites across all health authorities have now implementedContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao –– First launched in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement has attracted skyrocketing levels of participation and intensity since the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by the Minneapolis police. While mass rallies to protest anti-Black racism are happening around the world,Continue Reading
By Monika Sidhu — Benny Bing’s artwork has shifted over the years, but the portrait artist’s commitment to empowering Black women has always remained strong. The Toronto-based, Nigeria-born artist has unveiled his latest work after a 10-month break and “creative block.” Premiering as a two-month virtual exhibition, Bloom is theContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao –– On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds took the street of Brampton Ont at the March for Justice. Organized by students and parents, the rally and march protest against anti-Black racism in Peel schools. Organizers are demanding a change in leadership within the Peel District School Board.Continue Reading
The federal government will update Canadians next month on how COVID-19 has affected the economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. “As we begin to safely and gradually restart, I know people are wondering what this pandemic will mean for their jobs in the long run and what the impactContinue Reading
By Adriana Vicic— Until this week, Dana Bryce has never publicly shared her lived experience as a “mixed woman.” She wanted to, but felt she never had the platform. So she created one. And on Monday, Bryce launched Know Your Neighbour (KYN) Project — a platform to tell People of Colour’s (POC)Continue Reading
By Vicky Qiao— The Black Student Association (BSA) at Western is calling for anti-racism workshops and training sessions that educate students and staff. The call is a response to a petition for a mandatory anti-racism course that circulated last week. The BSA said having a required course would not solveContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao— Ottawa is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) by eight weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Although many Canadians are returning to work, the government is aware that support is still needed for those unable to get jobs, he said. Canadians will now be ableContinue Reading
By Mira Williamson— Masks are now mandatory for all public transit riders in Ottawa. The nation’s capital became the first city in Canada to require masks as part of health and safety measures implemented by OC Transpo, which is its public transit agency. The measures — all put in placeContinue Reading