The artist, stuntman and motivational speaker discusses sobriety, his big break and Native representation in the film industry When Duane Howard arrived at the Canadian street paper Megaphone for an interview, he had just finished working on a talk he wou ...
7 Jul 2017 - Rosemary Newton
The Canadian author makes her first foray into graphic novels with “Angel Catbird.” She talks about her new book and her passions: birds, storytelling and the environment. Distinguished author of more than 50 books, Margaret Atwood is a powerful figure in ...
3 Nov 2016 - Joanna Reid
COMMENTARY | My partner left a family wedding with a broken jaw. How can we bridge political differences without injury? I didn’t plan on making Victoria my home; it just kind of happened. I was going to move to a bigger city once I was done school, but I ...
23 Dec 2015 - Quinn MacDonald
Delegates from street papers around the world gathered in June for the INSP Global Street Paper Summit in Seattle Did you know that Street Roots is part of a growing global movement? The International Network of Street Papers (INSP), based in Scotland, su ...
3 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
Vancouver, B.C.’s drug revolution By Ben Christopher, Street News Service Roots, resistance, and survival in Vancouver’s war on drugs began when William Lyon Mackenzie King came to Vancouver, B.C. in the spring of 1908. The battle, in some ways, continues ...
14 Mar 2012 - Street Roots
The princess of pot Canada’s Jodie Emery takes over her imprisoned husband’s fight to legalize marijuana By Sean Condon, Contributing Writer For years Jodie Emery was a constant at the side of her husband Marc Emery at Vancouver press conferences and mari ...
26 May 2011 - Street Roots
Rings of Fire: Homeless activists make a splash at Winter Olympics [caption id="attachment_3094" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Homeless acvist drop a banner over building in Vancouver, B.C. Photo by Christopher ...
3 Mar 2010 - Street Roots