by South Asian Star | May 20, 2026 | Local
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver SRO, operated by Atira, which receives most of its funding from the B.C. government, was recently kept open for months for only two tenants. Now, the Gastown rooming house only has one tenant.Robert,...
by South Asian Star | May 19, 2026 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Vancouver Rise are no longer...
by South Asian Star | May 19, 2026 | Local
Oksana Shtohryn, a former lawyer in Ukraine, was attracted to the two-year journalism program at Vancouver’s Langara College because it was hands on, quicker to complete than a four-year course. She’s graduating in June from the program she loves, at a journalism...
by South Asian Star | May 18, 2026 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Nanaimo RCMP say it’s likely that an e-bike...
by South Asian Star | May 18, 2026 | Local
The first case of Andes hantavirus in Canada has been confirmed, public health officials say, following testing of a presumptive case in British Columbia. On Saturday, B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said one of four Canadians isolating after exposure...
by South Asian Star | May 17, 2026 | Local
Mike James doesn’t know yet whether his first grandchild will be a boy or girl, but he hopes they will have a chance to see threatened southern mountain caribou during a future visit to his family’s cabin near Quesnel Lake. The snowshoe-like hoofs of...