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Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Student Newspaper: The Runner. President’s Dialogue Series returns to KPU for a discussion about climate solutions Trudeau resigning could save the Liberals, but not the government Explainer: BC NDP wins provincial election with narrow majority Movie review: We Live in Time KPU hosts 3rd annual Bike-A-Thon to support men’s mental health
Running scared: Why women’s safety requires more than just …
5 小时之前 · Being a woman carries many meanings around the world, depending on context, culture, society, and gender-related policies. For me, being a woman has a Mexican connotation. Growing up in Guadalajara, the second-largest city in Mexico — and one rife with insecurity — I understood from a young age that my reality was not the same
Heading to the polls: Your guide to the 2024 B.C. election
2024年10月16日 · THE RIDINGS. Surrey-Newton Surrey-Newton has been under B.C. Labour Minister and NDP MLA Harry Bains’s leadership since 2005. Earlier this year, Bains announced he will not be seeking re-election to focus on family and make way for younger politicians. This year, five candidates are running in the riding, which is one of the most populous in Surrey with over 62,000 residents.
What it means for B.C. to have the lowest fertility rates in Canada
1 天前 · Art by Chelsea Lai. Listen to Post. Recent data by Statistics Canada shows the country’s birth rates are dropping, especially in British Columbia, sparking the need for a serious conversation on Canada’s socio-economic situation.. B.C. has the lowest fertility rate at just one child per woman, with the national rate falling to an all-time low of 1.26 births per woman.
Canada’s prison system needs to focus on rehabilitation rather than ...
2021年8月15日 · A solitary confinement cell. (Flickr/ Matthew Thompson) Listen to Post. The federal government’s Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel has once again been tasked to study the government’s replacement for solitary confinement after disbanding themselves last year for failing to get answers from the Correctional Service of Canada.
‘It’s not the same’ Gang violence in Metro Vancouver
2021年6月30日 · Vancouver Police Officer in vehicle. (Flickr/ British Columbia Emergency Photography) Listen to Post When 24-year-old Red Scorpion gang member Gary Kang was shot to death in his parents’ home in South Surrey on Jan. 6, the Lower Mainland didn’t know a gang war was about to unfold in the months ahead.. The following day, 29-year-old Anees Mohammed was gunned down at around 8:30 pm in ...
The Runner | Professional women’s soccer returns to Vancouver …
2024年9月28日 · Professional women’s soccer returns to Vancouver after more than a decade Listen to Post. Vancouver’s newest professional women’s soccer team, Vancouver Rise FC, officially unveiled last month, marking the return of professional women’s soccer to the city after more than a decade.The team is set to compete in the Northern Super League (NSL), which kicks off its inaugural season next ...
Toronto’s new WNBA team is amazing for both Canadians and …
2024年8月10日 · Art by @RESLUS. Listen to Post. The Women’s National Basketball Association has made its first trek up north, going beyond borders, both figuratively and literally.. The league is expanding to include more teams — one of which will reside in Toronto, marking the first Canadian WNBA team. The team has yet to be named and will start playing in the 2026 season at the Coca-Cola Coliseum, which ...
From the Editor: The Runner’s goals for the new year
2024年1月15日 · Art by Mikayla Croucher Listen to Post. New Year’s resolutions — you either love or hate them. They can be seen as a way to accomplish personal goals, improve your mindset, and keep you motivated, or as goals that have a higher probability of failure and usually don’t make it past January.
From the Editor: My journey at KPU, never give up on your …
2024年5月21日 · Art by Chelsea Lai Listen to Post. When I first started Kwantlen Polytechnic University in September 2019, I had no idea I would become editor in chief of our student newspaper, The Runner, a few years later. I visited KPU and The Runner office for the first time in February that year during a campus tour to see if it was the right place for me after I found out I got accepted to the university.