UBC declares a climate emergency
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:47:30 +0000
UBC’s announcement was met with scepticism by student climate activists, who are demanding a full divestment away from fossil fuels.
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A message of hope: Rumana Monzur, whose husband tried to kill her, tells victims of abuse they have options
Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 02:00:18 +0000
Her story, Untying the Knot, will be told by the Documentary Channel on Nov. 24.
Read moreMost UBC students out or leaving Hong Kong amid turmoil
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:23:42 +0000
The university says 31 of its students were attending four universities in Hong Kong, where protests have grown increasingly violent, and now 20 of them have been able to leave the area.
Read moreBook review: Graphic novel inspired by bloody legend of Cariboo's Agnes McVee
Credit to Author: Stuart Derdeyn| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:00:42 +0000
Just in time for the dark days setting in, Agnes, Murderess is perfect late night fireside reading. Don’t worry about those strange sounds behind you.
Read moreExtinction Rebellion UBC to stage week of climate action beginning Tuesday
Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:18:04 +0000
XRUBC hopes its actions will encourage the university’s governors to divest from fossil fuels and take action toward achieving carbon neutrality.
Read moreCourt backs appeal rights in defamation case of former UBC professor Steven Galloway
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:13:46 +0000
The appeal will be heard Jan. 7, 2020, while the defamation trial is expected to begin in June 2020.
Read moreRare drone footage gives peek into B.C. resident killer whale feeding habits
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:06:46 +0000
The rare footage, filmed by a team of UBC scientists, will show the feeding habits of southern and northern populations of killer whales.
Read moreSanta Ono helps 'plant' church congregation at UBC
Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:23:39 +0000
Opinion: Santa Ono’s presence at Tenth Church on the UBC campus “conveys approval, status even, which all people seek, but evangelicals in western Canada often find elusive,” says guest writer Jason Byassee.
Read morePolice arrest two suspects in connection with UBC carjacking
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 23:30:15 +0000
According to RCMP, it was a phone call from a concerned citizen that led police to the two suspects in North Vancouver, where they had been driving the stolen vehicle.
Read moreAcademics discuss age-old question: Does marriage make us happier and healthier?
Credit to Author: Susan Lazaruk| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 18:49:26 +0000
Most data says, yes, married folks thrive compared with singletons.
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