by Michel Ghanem | Jan 8, 2015 | Campus, National, News
Yellowknife-based youth sexual health program FOXY, or Fostering Open eXpression among Youth, has been awarded the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize to allow the non-profit organization to continue to expand its work on sexual health education for girls in the...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 8, 2015 | Campus, News, World
Following months of secret talks hosted by Canada between the United States and Cuba, the Obama administration further normalized political relations with the island nation, lifting travel and financial restrictions with executive power. As the trade embargo remains...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 7, 2015 | Culture, Music
Cormac O’Brien: Damien Rice: My Favourite Faded Fantasy (Folk) After an 8 year absence, My Favourite Faded Fantasy marks a triumphant return for singer/ songwriter Damien Rice. With songs ranging from sombre to depressing, the record is a remarkable listen. With...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 7, 2015 | Culture, Events, Theatre
A Uvic writer steams up the Phoenix Theatre stage The Phoenix Theatre is getting steamy this January with UVic’s Student Alternative Theatre Company (SATCo) presenting The Bad Touch, a show centered around two gay couples as they embark on a one-night stand....
by Michel Ghanem | Dec 4, 2014 | Culture, Events
A Toronto-based group of three comics have banded together delivering humour to venues across Canada. The Weather Permitting Comedy Tour, which began in Ontario on Nov. 12, will be at Maude Hunter’s on Dec. 13. Despite the tour’s name in preparation for snowstorms,...