Katrianna Skulsky

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Marble bust of rock legend Jim Morrison found, 37 years after it disappeared | CBC Radio

A marble bust of rock legend Jim Morrison vanished without a trace in 1988, leaving behind only rumours, speculation and a mystery that baffled fans for decades.Now, 37 years later, it's finally been found — unexpectedly uncovered in Paris during an entirely unrelated investigation. On May 16, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office announced the recovery of the long-missing sculpture. The police's Financial and Anti-Corruption Brigade discovered the bust while executing a search order from an exam...
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Flamingos create water tornadoes to trap and suck up their prey: study | CBC Radio

After observing flamingos at the zoo perform unusual head movements as they ate, a group of researchers have uncovered a unique way that the birds eat.The birds would submerge their heads in the water, with their beaks by their feet, while stomping their webbed feet, walking sideways and moving their mandibles, splashing water everywhere.Saad Bhamla and his colleagues, including assistant professor Victor Ortega-Jimenez, decided to study the movements. It turns out, Bhamla says, the flamingos us...

She Speaks in Power

Moving on out, moving on up
One morning in mid-April, I met up with Mphande at her new apartment—a sunlit studio tucked along East Hastings, her first real home since arriving in Vancouver. The space reflected her spirit: bright, lived-in. Yet there were few traces of the life she’d left behind in Malawi. Guitars—three of them—rested against the walls like old friends, and a neat rainbow of sneakers traced the edge of the room, betraying her soft spot for style....
Canadian Geographic •

Mapping seismic activity in Metro Vancouver

In a yellowing field in Maple Ridge, Vancouver, a Western University-led team sets off tiny “earthquakes.” PhD student Benjamin Osei Fordjour lifts a sledge-hammer and strikes the ground, sending seismic wavelengths skipping through the ground and down a tape measure lined with geophones. He is Thor, but wielder of earthquakes. In the centre of the field are a series of shallow holes where red seismometers, the size of small bricks, record the Earth’s vibrations.
These field tests are part of th...
The Ubyssey •

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure updated safety measures on Southwest Marine Drive — was it enough?

“I would never rely on thinking that if somebody sees a [speed limit] sign they will read it and think to slow down — I just have no faith in that,” said Steve Veitch, a lawyer and avid cyclist who has spent the past decade cycling the outskirts of UBC along Marine Drive. Veitch, along with other users of UBC’s arterial roads, is challenging the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's (MOTI) claims about recent safety upgrades to a notoriously dangerous stretch.

In 2021, multiple ped...

A Vancouver author using words in a “Beautiful Beautiful” way – The La Source

Brandon Reid’s new novel Beautiful Beautiful is a coming-of-age story that follows the journey of Derik Mormin, a twelve-year-old boy who is confronted by topics of Indigeneity, culture, and masculinity when travelling to Bella Bella for his grandfather’s funeral.




“Derik Mormin was my alias when I was really young,” says Reid. “And so when writing about a twelve-year-old, I went back to when I was Derik Mormin.”




Before commencing his journalism studies at Langara College, R...

The enduring legacy of the abacus – The La Source

Math is one of those subjects that, no matter how much you practice, there is always more to learn. The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre is home to preserving Japanese Canadians’ history and heritage, which includes the abacus, a hand-operated calculating tool used to perform mathematical functions dating back to the 2nd century BC.




Since moving to Vancouver from Kesennuma, Japan in 2004, Norie Ikoma has led the museum’s abacus workshop. She began learning how to use the abacu...
The Ubyssey •

Sophia Moiseyenko on sailing through World Championships, winds and marine wildlife

Third-year science student Sophia Moiseyenko followed her brother’s footsteps, sailing at six-years-old, and never looked back. She was initially drawn to sailing on the ocean because of the sport’s environmental connection.“Seeing all the whales poke out of the water … you get a really unique perspective,” said Mosieyenko.After sailing keelboats for a few years with the Farr 30 team at the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Moiseyenko discovered her passion for sailing. But, it wasn’t until 2022 when s...
Canadian Geographic •

Treaty 3: A community copy’s 150-year journey through ancestral hands

When my great-grandfather died, we believe that his regalia and the community copy were confiscated by an Indian agent. They have records at the Lake of the Woods Museum saying that his regalia was brought there in the early 1940s by an Indian agent. The community copy was later found at the Kenora Courthouse in the mid-70s. Eventually, my great aunt, one of Bob Roy’s daughters, went to claim it. Later, it visited the Lake of the Woods and then the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. P...
Canadian Geographic •

Wildlife Wednesday: a new genomic tool is teaching us more about “grolar” bears (or “pizzlies”)

A recent study by researchers at MacEwan University in Edmonton unveils a powerful new tool for monitoring polar bears’ potential to hybridize and adapt to climate change. The team created a custom-made genomic tool dubbed the Ursus maritimus V2 SNP chip (SNP stands for Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms).
Researchers used the chip to locate specific chunks of DNA, using samples collected between 1975 and 2015 from over 800 polar bears, grizzly bears and known hybrids in Canada, Alaska, and Greenla...

How Midsummer taught me about becoming a woman – The La Source

Growing up, I was very Swedish. I spent every Christmas singing Swedish folk songs in a choir called Lucia, I had an insatiable desire for herring and gravlax, and I would find any excuse to take a road trip to IKEA. During this time, the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby became a second home, teaching me the value of culture, family and language – and what it means to be a Scandinavian woman.




“It was the Norwegians that owned it but couldn’t afford to keep it going,” she says....
Canada's National Observer •

Stanley Park falls victim to climate change

In October of 2023, the City of Vancouver began a multi-year process to fell 160,000 trees, almost a third of those in Stanley Park, a Vancouver landmark that draws over eight million visitors annually. Most of the dead trees are western hemlocks that fell prey to the western hemlock looper moth, an insect no larger than a Canadian toonie and with a mighty appetite that has been thriving in a changing climate.If you walk through Vancouver’s iconic Stanley Park, you may notice the forest feels a...
Canadian Running Magazine •

Why women-only run clubs are dominating the scene - Canadian Running Magazine

Amid 2024’s run-mania, with races frequently selling out across Canada, female-exclusive run clubs are gaining momentum. In honour of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re discussing how the sport has evolved, with women’s run clubs paving the way for female runners to feel seen, safe and empowered.  Women’s running has been on the rise since the ’70s, when recreational jogging first became popular. However, the recent surge in gender-exclusive running clubs is a significant development. Accordi...
Canadian Running Magazine •

What your socks say about you as a runner - Canadian Running Magazine

It might sound strange, but the type of socks you wear can say a lot about you as a runner. Whether you’re a fan of no-shows, ankle socks, quarter-length, crew length, mid-calf, or knee-highs, each type has its own unique running personality. Check out what your socks are saying and why you might want to consider a sock switch-up before your next race.
You like to show off. You ran for your university track team, but now you race half-marathons. Your shorts are just long enough to be legal, and...
Canadian Running Magazine •

Ultra-trail runners at risk for kidney damage, study finds - Canadian Running Magazine

As most endurance athletes realize, ultrarunning is an extreme sport, and it doesn’t come without potential risks and complications. A recent study in Physiological Reports reveals that ultra-trail runners face an elevated risk of acute kidney injury, particularly during the first half of a race.Acute kidney injury (AKI), also known as acute renal failure, is a sudden episode of kidney failure or damage that occurs within a few hours or a few days. Following endurance exercise, the kidneys can h...
Canadian Running Magazine •

How running cured my anxiety - Canadian Running Magazine

We know running is good for our physical health and mental health. For a long time, I never knew I had it–I thought it was normal to be in a constant state of panic. But when I started running and my mind stopped racing, everything changed.When I was seven, I ran my first Terry Fox race. As I walked home, proudly showing off a scrape/battle scar on my knee to my parents, I noticed I wasn’t anxious. What is this foreign yet pleasant feeling, I remember wondering. My parents saw it, too. Before I...
Canadian Running Magazine •

WATCH: 90-year-old Italian sprinter breaks (another) 200m world record - Canadian Running Magazine

On Sunday, Emma Maria Mazzenga, 90, from Padua, Italy, claimed another world record in the W90+ category, clocking 51.47 seconds over 200m outdoors in San Biagio di Callalta, Treviso, Italy, breaking the previous world record by a minute and 48 seconds. (Mazzenga broke the indoor record in January, running 54.47 at a meet in Veneto, Italy.)In an interview with Reuters, Mazzenga shared that after taking a 20-year hiatus from running to raise her children, she returned to the sport at 53, beginnin...
Canadian Running Magazine •

Is it OK to run in the bike lane? - Canadian Running Magazine

Have you ever been out for a run and found yourself constantly dodging pedestrians on the sidewalk? This is a common struggle for many Canadian runners living in urban environments. In their quest for space, runners often resort to bike lanes, which sometimes causes frustration among cyclists. But can we really blame them?To get a clearer picture of this issue, on Weednesday, we took to Toronto’s busy streets to ask cyclists their thoughts about people running in bike lanes.

By opting to run i...
Canadian Running Magazine •

How to find the perfect run club - Canadian Running Magazine

When it comes to finding the perfect running club, it’s kind of like buying a pair of sneakers—you have to try a few on to see what fits. After all, every runner is different; they have different needs, different experience levels, and different goals. If you’re having trouble finding the right run club for you, these pointers might guide you in the right direction. 
Before you take on a new commitment, it’s always important to determine your goals. Some goals could be improving your pace, expan...
Canadian Running Magazine •

Is running in a cemetery disrespectful? - Canadian Running Magazine

I have always found something beautiful about running in a cemetery–the wind in my hair, the sprawling grass fields, and the silence around me. That is until one day when I ran straight into a funeral procession. It was a sunny April morning in Vancouver. I had decided to embark on a new route through a wooded cemetery. After sprinting down a winding path, I was unexpectedly met with a dozen tearful eyes. They belonged to a family in mourning, standing above an open grave. One of them let out a...

The Chinese Canadian History Society of B.C. celebrates 20 years of bridging the gaps in Canada’s history – The La Source

The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia (CCHSBC) celebrated its 20-year legacy last weekend. Since first being established in 2004, the society has aimed to be a national leader in research, preservation and education about the experiences of Chinese-Canadian immigrants.




For CCHSBC director Rob Ho, this legacy has proved well worth celebrating for the educational value it has offered to Canadians looking to learn more about Chinese-Canadian history, as the society...
Canadian Running Magazine •

How running is bringing young Canadian couples closer together - Canadian Running Magazine

Waking up at 6 a.m. for a 10-km run may not be everyone’s idea of a perfect date, but for these Canadian couples, it’s an adventure waiting to unfold. Whether it’s a run to a local brewery for celebratory beers or a chance to share their day between strides, these millennial couples are redefining what it means to be active. Three young Canadian couples from different corners of the country share how running has brought them closer together and sparked their mutual love for the sport.After movin...
Canadian Running Magazine •

Canadian ultrarunner Jeff Pelletier on his Moab 240 film (and podium finish) - Canadian Running Magazine

In the latest episode of The Shakeout Podcast, elite ultramarathoner and documentarian Jeff Pelletier joins host David Stol to discuss his second-place finish last October at the 240-mile (386-km) Moab 240 race in southeastern Utah—the ultimate ultramarathoner’s bucket list race.We discuss the planning process for such a demanding race, the unforeseen obstacles of the desert, canyons, and slick rock, and how he managed filming and racing simultaneously.
He also discusses his journey into filmmak...
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