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Forget about nachos, it's time to try real Latin food in Vancouver

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 13:00:00 +0000

FYI, not everything is spicy.

Humpback whale greets kayaker off Kits beach

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 01:01:00 +0000

The video has more than 2,000 likes on Instagram. Local and national media outlets have written about it. Social media user @johnnyvanuck never thought a regular afternoon in the beach would put him...

How to make a movie with a little help from your friends

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:04:00 +0000

About two years ago, Ross Munro and his wife María were juggling their work-schedules, their shooting-schedule and their crew’s schedules in order to complete the final scenes of A Legacy of Whining...

Fahmy: We needed Harper to call the President of Egypt

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:30:00 +0000

Mohamed Fahmy continues to make headlines. This week, the Canadian journalist was awarded with the Freedom to Read award from the Writers' Union of Canada. Less than a month ago, his Fahmy...

B.C. First Nations artist inspires unique, eco-conscious fashion show

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 04:44:00 +0000

Over the course of an artistic career spanning 40 years, Haida artist Reg Davidson has carved masks and sculptures, painted drums, produced gold jewelry, and even sewed traditional regalia. If there...

At Science of Cocktails, partygoers enjoy oddball alcoholic drinks for a good cause

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 02:08:00 +0000

Alcohol combined with educational games makes for a party like no other. At Science of Cocktails, more than thousand people packed into the TELUS World of Science for an evening of drinking,...

Jody Wilson-Raybould talks about gender equality and reconciliation during Vancouver visit

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:54:00 +0000

The Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada gave her first official speech after being elected in Vancouver

Climate activists lock themselves to door of Vancouver National Energy Board office

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 06:27:00 +0000

Some 25 activists led by 350Vancouver marched through the downtown core up to the regional office of the National Energy Board, where they presented a “People’s Injunction” notice. The...

Two thousand backpacks for Syrian and Canadian children

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 07:18:00 +0000

Syrian refugee children and low-income Canadian children living in the Lower Mainland will be fully equipped for the 2016 school year. At least that’s Jenny Kwan’s holiday wish. The Immigration,...

More Canadians in need of food banks: report

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:32:00 +0000

The HungerCount is out and its numbers show that more and more people are in need of food banks. According to the 2015 report released by Food Banks Canada [FBC], over 850,000 Canadians, or 2.3 per...