Douglas Quan
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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All-candidates forum to tackle transportation and land-use issues
This is a virtual event put on by SFU and Moving in a Livable Region, and will be live streamed on The Vancouver Sun's website. → Read More
‘I don’t think it ever stops’: These Montreal siblings lost their father on 9/11. Twenty years later they open up about grief and healing
Garrett and Zoe Doyle were just toddlers when their father died in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. They moved with their mother shortly aft... → Read More
Saudi official in exile in Canada admits he made at least $385M — and says there’s ‘nothing unusual’ about it
Saad Aljabri, the high-profile former Saudi intelligence official now exiled in Toronto, has given his most full-throated defence yet against fraud an... → Read More
In Manitoba, a hint at the challenges vaccine certificates could bring: ‘We’re just going by the seat of our pants’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the federal government will work on an ‘internationally accepted proof of vaccination’ to allow Canadians to tr... → Read More
Freedom-fighting ‘daredevil’ or right-wing ‘warrior’? Meet John Carpay — the man behind the tailed-judge scandal
The spotlight was on John Carpay this week, after he admitted having a Manitoba judge tailed by a private investigator. → Read More
‘My shop, my rules’? These businesses asked customers to keep wearing masks — then felt the backlash
Some small shops that have struggled during the pandemic are now being harassed and targeted with negative reviews after opting to continue a mask pol... → Read More
Who sparked the Lytton wildfire? The answer relies on detective work, science and getting on your hands and knees
In B.C., investigators are beginning the slow, methodical process of scanning the charred landscape to try to determine the cause of the blaze that ki... → Read More
‘In the first 14 hours, we were alone’: First Nations leader blasts B.C. government over wildfire response
Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s public safety minister, acknowledged early communication with First Nations leaders ‘didn’t live up to expectations.’ → Read More
A faith tested? How Indigenous Catholics are facing Canada’s residential school reckoning
Among calls for a papal apology, many remain faithful to the church, drawing a line between their religion and the sins of the past. → Read More
Artist defends this ‘Boy Holding a Shark’ sculpture that some in Vancouver are calling a ‘monstrosity’
‘Human civilization develops and progresses amid constant misunderstandings and controversies,’ says Chinese artist Chen Wenling of the reaction to hi... → Read More
‘My Lady’ and ‘My Lord’? Let’s drop the classist, gendered language when addressing judges, advocates urge
Some say it’s time to consign such terms to the dust bin of history → Read More
City effort to clear park encampments puts homeless people at risk, outreach workers warn
City of Toronto staff have issued new trespass notices at Trinity Bellwoods, Alexandra Park, Moss Park and Lamport Stadium. The city cites safety risk... → Read More
Should Canada Day be cancelled? London attack, Kamloops discovery stir debate over how to mark July 1
Victoria’s city council announced this week it has voted unanimously to drop a scheduled virtual Canada Day broadcast and encouraged people to reflect... → Read More
Canada’s overdue reckoning is their nightmare revisited: How Kamloops residential school survivors are facing it — and calling for justice
Survivors are sharing their personal stories in service of a broader aim: to get public officials to provide the support necessary so that all unmarke... → Read More
‘No words, just cries’: In Kamloops, calls for healing, calm — and accountability for 215 children lost
Under a blazing sun and against a steady beat of drums, a small group of young Indigenous adults formed a semi-circle around a small, wooden classroom... → Read More
The remains of 215 children have been found. Now, Indigenous leaders say, Canada must help find the rest of the unmarked graves
Ry Moran, founding director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and a member of the Red River Métis, sai... → Read More
Police say they’re outing these alleged gangsters to save lives. Critics worry they’re crossing a line
Some say the ‘naming and shaming’ campaign could have unintended consequences → Read More
Rich and famous ... and off-side? How a pandemic audience lost its appetite for some celebrity culture
Some celebrities — though not all — have been pilloried over the past year for social media posts deemed to be ‘out of touch’ or ‘tone deaf’ → Read More
‘It’s become the Wild West’: Why Vancouver region is seeing so many deadly gang shootings
Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s solicitor general, offered gang members a grim warning: ‘There’s only two ways this is going to end: It’s either jail or they’r... → Read More
As curtain falls on Canada’s AstraZeneca program, Gen X’ers and others line up for last chance at a first dose
Pulling first-dose use of AstraZeneca causing ripples of anxiety, but there was still appetite for the beleaguered vaccine where it was available Wedn... → Read More