ROD MICKLEBURGH February, 2016 The treasured Leila Getz, described in the program as “Head Honcho” of the Vancouver Recital Society, welcomed us with her usual enthusiasm. “Thank you for choosing András Schiff over the Super Bowl. The magic begins.” And indeed, it
JONATHAN MANTHORPE: International Affairs February 13, 2016 The only surprise in the Monday night clashes between Hong Kong police and demonstrators demanding self-rule is that it hasn’t happened before. Over 40 policemen were injured, and 24 people arrested in clashes in the
The Year of the Monkey begins today, on the Chinese New Year, and so we begin the year with a report about the new year as the world’s biggest consumer holiday: Chinese New Year, the world’s biggest consumer festival, by Qing Shan Ding. North Korea is in the
By Stephen John Martin, University of Salford February, 2016 We live in a world where large numbers of people are connected by just a few degrees of separation. But while having friends of friends all over the globe can be great for holidays,
DEBORAH JONES: FREE RANGE February 6, 2016 I just donated a few dollars to my local schizophrenia support charity. I should do so more often, knowing that we’re all, directly or indirectly, affected by mental illnesses. I don’t, though. It’s one of
JONATHAN MANTHORPE: International Affairs February 5, 2016 For nearly a decade Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak’s control of the country’s government, its judiciary, and most of its media, has short circuited investigations into his involvement in murder, as well as bribery, theft and
The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus “a Public Health Emergency of International Concern” today. The WHO cited a suspected, though not yet scientifically proven, link between infection during pregnancy and microcephaly, the way the disease is spreading to vulnerable people, and the lack of vaccines and tests were also given as
PENNEY KOME: OVER EASY January, 2015 One day early this year, 75 people showed up for 35 seats at a free seminar in downtown Calgary called “We Are All Treaty People.” This was the first of three lunchtime brownbag seminars intended to
TOM REGAN: SUMMONING ORENDA January, 2016 From as early as I can remember my mother told me she knew that I was going to be a journalist. One day, many years later, I asked her how she knew. “That’s easy,” she said
JONATHAN MANTHORPE: International Affairs January 29, 2016 The psychopaths of the Islamic State are not the first murderers to try to create a Muslim theocracy – a Caliphate – in Syria and what is now Iraq. But unlike their predecessors nearly a thousand
