By: Khadija Nadeem Gr 10 After the Liberal Party proposed and passed a law last June, the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation was cemented. This...

This month, just in time for back to school, children aged 12 and under can start using BC Transit and TransLink for free with...

Upcoming Election On the morning of August 15th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called and was approved for a federal election. After a 36 day campaign,...

A changing spectrum As children get older, the type and range of bullying behaviour increases. While physical, psychological and social bullying happen among children as...

By: Khadija Nadeem Gr 10 Media coverage of Islam-related issues has changed drastically, especially since the events of September 11, 2001. Both in quantity and...

By:Khadija Nadeem Gr 9 It seems that the Sahara Desert, the second largest desert in the world, isn’t happy with its second-place position and is...

By:Khadija Nadeem Gr 9 Setting boundaries and keeping within limits is always a struggle, especially when we’re young. That’s because as teenagers we’re surrounded by...

By: Khadija Nadeem Gr 9 France is making big changes and they are directly affecting the Muslim community. It all starts with the French president,...

By: Khadija Nadeem Gr 9 Being raised in such modern times, I was well aware of the concept of feminism and fully supported it until...

By: Khadija Nadeem Gr 9 It seems that the Sahara Desert, the second largest desert in the world, isn’t happy with it’s second-place position and...

By: Mel Haupt As we head into the new year and survey all that occurred over the past 12 months, Backbone has identified a number...

A columnist is someone who regularly prepares brief essays and commentaries for publication. Columnists may work for broadcast media in radio and television, but...

By: Paul Fogarty Meet YouTube’s highest-earning star, he’s just nine years old. Thanks to the mass adoption of the internet and sites such as YouTube, the...

Background Healthy childhood development is fostered through sufficient physical activity (PA; including time outdoors), limiting sedentary behaviours (SB), and adequate sleep; collectively known as movement...

Issues for households range from who might be put at risk at home, to how to get students to class on time. By: Perlita Stroh...

By: By Rob Fleming VICTORIA - A new school year unlike any other begins in just a few days. I know living through the pandemic...

Life during the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for parents and children alike. The return to school is an important and hopefully welcome step, but...

Farqaleet Ali went from DIVERSEcity’s Future Leaders youth employment program to a job with DIVERSEcity as its Computer Technical Support Specialist After just a few months...

By Brooke Lea Foster The spread of the coronavirus is forcing working parents into telecommute situations across the country. If you’re struggling to stay...

By Usman Nadeem (TCF) TCF Canada recently received “unqualified” audit report from E&Y (Ernst & Young) for its 2019 financial results. This is itself a...