William served in the Second Canadian Infantry Battalion. On September 6, 1916, in the fields next to Flers-Courcelette, he was shot in the head. Ten days later, he died.

Come laugh in one of Vancouver’s most unique venues, a skateboard shop turned comedy club for one night only! Produced by comedian Bradley Sakawsky (JFL Vancouver, Kill Tony) this show features a ...

Summer in The City - The Gravel-Aires, original North Americana roots, duet featuring Mark Branscombe (guitar, vocals, harmonica) and Michael Mahoney (guitars, vocal, mandolin) with singer songwriter ...

Join us in Vancouver for an insightful conversation with Andrew Gosine, a Principal Designer at Slack, where he helps guide the vision for their desktop experiences. Andrew's work is centered on the ...

What does it mean to clock in when the work never stops and never gets paid? A new pop-up exhibition in Burnaby asks visitors to reflect on the unseen, undervalued, and often invisible labour that ...

Two years after Asog debuted at Tribeca Film Festival, Vancouver filmmaker and comedian Seán Devlin says that the movie remains relevant because it confronts the realities of climate change while ...

“Many are feeling the impact, especially those already faced with ongoing mental health challenges,” shares BC Culture Days program director Nazanin Shoja in a statement. “Through this year’s ...

Arts Umbrella’s Artemis Gordon is on a mission to put dance in every classroom, arguing it’s as vital as math or science.

Sounds Good is a monthly roundtable where we ask Straight staff what their ears are plugged into. We’ve got a pretty diverse set of tastes, so there’s absolutely no cohesion here: just good vibes. And ...

Michael Reilly doesn’t exactly live a normal life. By day, he’s behind the scenes of the touring production of The Lion King, where his role as puppet supervisor means making sure every one of the 230 ...

"We’re a place where you can kind of be yourself—and not be worried that’s going to get you kicked out of the bar." ...

It seems that a lot of white women here in Vancouver have a fetish for us black men....they see us a exotic & with beautiful skin....as I've heard a lot of white lesbians have a thing for black ...