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The Province
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- The Province
Anxious travellers can now 'pony up' at Vancouver airport
Therapy dogs have been a part of passenger support at YVR for a few years. Now they have a couple of equine pals helping out Identical twins Pamela and Jacqueline Green of Green Acres Therapy Horses with Tinkerbell the pony inside YVR in Richmond on Tuesday. At right are Maya Mulherin and Dascha Nykoluk with Magic the pony. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG If you've ever seen the look on kids' faces when they pet a pony at a country fair, you know the adorable equines are all about good vibrations. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors That's the idea behind Vancouver International Airport's expansion of its therapy dog program for anxious travellers. On Tuesday, YVR introduced ponies Magic and Tinkerbell at a media event. The two therapy ponies are being added on a trial basis to the Less Airport Stress Initiative (LASI), a therapy animal program that itself started as a trial a few years back. The ambassador dogs have given thousands of hours of stress relief to passengers heading through the busy airport in Richmond ever since. 'YVR is the first airport in Canada — and one of the first in North America — to introduce ponies into the terminal and trial this unique approach to passenger care,' says an airport spokesperson. Ponies are 'known for their calming presence,' so Magic and Tinkerbell and their handlers will be at the airport all summer to provide emotional support to travellers. They'll wander through the terminals, interacting with travellers and adding a little pony peace to their experience. The ponies are owned and managed by local group Green Acres, while the canines are from the therapy dog program at St. John's Ambulance. jruttle@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Local News Homes Sports Business
The Province
an hour ago
- The Province
Yue-Sai Kan: The Remarkable Life of ‘The Most Famous Woman in China'
With her 11th book, talkative powerhouse Yue-Sai Kan is reaching out to a wider audience. Yue-Sai Kan recounts her remarkable life in a new memoir, The Most Famous Woman in China. Photo by Fadil Berisha Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Though not a household name in the West, Yue-Sai Kan is a cultural icon in Asia. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors A groundbreaking broadcaster, cosmetics magnate, philanthropist and author with 10 books to her credit, she was once dubbed 'the most famous woman in China' by People Magazine. Now, with her 11th book, the talkative powerhouse is reaching out to a wider audience. Taking its title from the nickname given her by People, The Most Famous Woman in China is the first book she has written in English as well as Mandarin. Because much of her audience already knows her story, the English version is different, at least in the beginning. 'I start with what was one of the most important days of my life, the day my television show premiered in China on CCTV (China Central Television),' Kan said. 'That was quite a day. It changed my life. But I'm sure that the show changed the life of many, many, many Chinese, of a few generations of Chinese.' The show was One World. Beginning in 1986, the bilingual program brought glimpses of the outside world to, reportedly, 300 million to 400 million Chinese viewers. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But it wasn't the first cross-cultural show she hosted. Kan grew up in Hong Kong before, at age 16, moving to Hawaii to attend university. She later moved to New York and, in 1972, began hosting Looking East, a series that introduced American audiences to Asian cultures, customs and perspectives. It ran for 12 years, first on PBS and then on Discovery. 'I remember Mike Wallace said to me, 'Don't do that show about Asia. Nobody wants to know about Asia.' But of course, he didn't know that one day Asia could be the fastest growing part of the world.' When she went to China to make One World, she encountered a broadcast system that didn't quite know what to do with her. She even had to write her own contract. 'The producers asked me, 'Is this how you look on TV in America?' ' Kan says. 'I said yes. They told me, 'Then do it your way.' That changed everything.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. For many in the country, One World wasn't only the first time they were seeing other cultures, but it was also the first time they had seen a woman on screen wearing red lipstick, jewelry and anything other than muted tones. Her hairstyle (the 'inside cut') and red lipstick (now branded as 'Yue-Sai Red') were copied across the country. In 1992, Kan founded her own cosmetics line, Yue-Sai Cosmetics. Twelve years later she sold the successful line to L'Oréal. Her new memoir charts her extraordinary path from teenage immigrant to global TV personality to beauty-brand founder. But the main reason for writing it, she says, is the unique perspective she gained from having had a front-row seat for the growth of China. Yue-Sai Kan recounts her remarkable life in a new memoir, The Most Famous Woman in China. Photo by Fadil Berisha When she first arrived in the country in 1984, she recalled: 'China was really, really poor. The airport was dingy, ugly, the road going to city was unpaved. I saw this guy on the side of the street and he had this oven to bake sweet potato. And I love sweet potato, the smell of sweet potato. I said to the driver, I need to stop, I want to get some. And I asked him, 'How many would you like?' And you know what he said? He said, 'During the Cultural Revolution, I was eating it every single day. It's OK if I don't ever eat it again.' ' These days, Kan splits her time between New York, Shanghai and Hawaii. She's coming to Vancouver as part of a North American book tour that includes a private event at the Vancouver Club on July 28. Her sister has an apartment in Richmond, and Kan has visited once before. 'Richmond reminds me of Hong Kong,' she says. 'The restaurants, the supermarkets — everything.' Read More Vancouver Canucks Local News Homes Sports Business
CBC
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- CBC
2025 Women's Volleyball Nations League: Quarterfinal
Watch this quarterfinal matchup from the 2025 Women's Volleyball Nations League at Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.
