These walls can talk

“Kevin Spenst (left) takes us behind the scenes of historic Stanley Park Manor, originally intended as place for single women in Vancouver. “ FULL STORY

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas signing books at his launch for The Lost Haida Manga at Gallery Jones in Vancouver, May 20, 2026.


The power of drawing as a tool of resistance

How Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas created a distinct visual and narrative form that blends Haida design with Japanese manga and graphic novels—and made it famous.

“Yahgulanaas understood something fundamental: if you want to influence people and inspire change, you must first meet them where they are.” FULL STORY

Teach a man to fish

“Perhaps it was their having worked their way up in the industry from a Fraser River gillnet skiff, but the… FULL STORY

Bowering in Mexico

“[La Manzanilla] boasts a mangrove swamp inhabited by crocodiles and local characters, such as Pedro, whose red ball cap reads… FULL STORY

The last innings

“He doesn’t yet hear the gentle / footsteps the other side / of his very last door.”—George Bowering

Art in the face of fascism

“Intertwined in this script, are two remarkable women, writer and subject, whose fierce intelligence, artistic brilliance, great beauty and sheer… FULL STORY

The Outsider

“Freddy’s voice is spot-on—slightly self-deprecating and in equal parts awe and confusion as he interacts with a world whose social… FULL STORY

Land back

“We’re now having to deal in 2026 with issues that might have been remedied effectively 170 years ago, but were… FULL STORY

Murder at the fort

“HBC understood that its presence in New Caledonia was largely based on bluff and that a failure to uphold its… FULL STORY

The Contender

“[Twenty-six years ago,] Canada was trailing 2 to 1 when Carlo Corazzin tied the score on a stunning bicycle kick,… FULL STORY

Making it Work

Bear with me for a moment while I shake my fist at this cloud. There are, no doubt, many things… FULL STORY

Shadow Warrior

When he died in 2023, BC environmentalist David Garrick, known to friends and colleagues as “Walrus,” left more than 100… FULL STORY

To Bee or not to Bee

Edgy is a word that’s been blunted by overuse to describe art, music or writing that’s gratuitously bizarre; superficial stunts… FULL STORY

A gay coach speaks up

[Betty Baxter’s] dedication to making sports better for women athletes shines through on every page. She continues to respond to… FULL STORY

From ruler to refugee

“[My grandfather’s intention] was to bear witness to, ‘the dehumanizing nature of conflict.’ His hope for humanity was that by… FULL STORY

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