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Google is set to contribute $100 million to #CdnMedia. Two groups vied for the role of doling it out. Google chose the collective of indie, digital-first publications. A promising sign for a new wave of media, or cause for concern for legacy players? Sarah Krichel reports. Sarah is The Tyee's social media manager. Published June 27, 2024. https://t…
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“I used to feel shame when taking a day off. Not anymore.” Fixing a too-competitive work environment starts with tackling masculine norms in management. Alana Friend Lettner writes the second of three dispatches from the bush. Alana is a writer and tree planter. Published June 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/27/Real-Reason-Tree-Planter…
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After years of being absorbed, understandably, in infectious diseases, a new report uncovers how the private sector affects people’s health. And what we need to turn things around. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published June 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/27/Costs-Doing-Business-Costing-Lives/…
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In not so breaking news: Vancouver is once again listed as one the most expensive cities in the world. A comedic web series holds a smart mirror to renter life. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, interviews the series creators. Published June 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/27/In-The-Eviction-Vancouver-Plays-Itself/…
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“We have to deal with the Stampeders. One of them has mono.” “Always on Call” follows Marion McKinnon Crook’s life as a nurse in the Cariboo in the 1970s and the first line of medical defence — and the time the big game depended on her needle. Marion is a nurse, an educator and the author of more than 25 books, including the award-winning Always Pa…
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The number of Calgarians who trust the city has seen a 12% drop since 2021. Amid polarization and a drinking water crisis, how to get it back, reports Ximena González. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published June 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/26/Calgary-Citizens-Losing-Trust-City-Hall/…
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“BC LNG will reduce global emissions.” Believe it? As pressures build to ban “blatantly false” advertisements, Ad Standards Canada described this Canada Action poster as “greenwashing.” But now, the interim decision is being appealed. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 26, 2024. https://thet…
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The news came on a Thursday: Vice Media was shutting down. And more bad news came: Vice’s website would be deleted entirely. Years of work, reports in the thousands, were at risk. A blow to the journalists — and the public. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published June 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News…
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Smooth moves: The new Alberta NDP leader makes smart picks for top jobs in the party and aims for the road. Dive in with David J. Climenhaga. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/25/Naheed-Nenshi-First-Smooth-Moves/…
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The Conservative Party of Canada shocked the Trudeau government by winning the byelection in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s — a Liberal stronghold for the last 30 years. Michael Harris writes. Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/25/…
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“Search and Rescue” has come back to get us: The documentary series returns with more heroism and heartbreak from an amazing team in North Vancouver. And they're volunteers! Dorothy Woodend writes. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Tuesday, June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/25/Search-Rescue-Comes-Back-Get-Us/…
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Hurried pursuit of a liquefied natural gas windfall in B.C. and Alberta will squander a key component of Canada’s long-term energy security while causing environmental devastation, according to a new report. Andrew Nikiforuk reports. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/25/Massive-Harm-LNG-F…
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If candidates didn’t care about losing, what would they tell us? Maybe this, writes Steve Burgess. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/24/Please-Advise-If-Politicians-Spoke-Minds/Von The Tyee
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Xtli’li’ye Lydia Hwitsum was named Land Champion and Sulatiye’ Maiya Modeste chosen Emerging Leader. At the Real Estate Foundation of BC’s 2024 Land Awards Gala, projects and people that protect lands and waters are celebrated. By Tyee Staff. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section …
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As UCP justice minister, he called the Alberta police chief after receiving a traffic ticket. An unprecedented inquiry ensued. But from the outset of his hearing, there was a problem with his defence: it wasn’t plausible. Charles Rusnell reports. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published June 24, 2024. https://th…
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The word “woke” has lost any real or useful meaning since its origins in African American vernacular English. It’s now become commonplace in right-wing campaigns and is being applied (seemingly quite effectively) to target anything and everything. Olamide Olaniyan, Tyee associate editor, reports. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/202…
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Alberta’s NDP is no longer the party of Rachel Notley. Now it belongs to Naheed Nenshi, who crushed his opponents, and will no doubt rankle some longtime New Democrats. Graham Thomson writes. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a free…
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“Very simply put, a journalist in handcuffs cannot get their story out,” said Katherine Jacobsen from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/21/Arresting-Reporters-Censorship-Concerning-Trend-Press-Freedom/…
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How did such a cultural moment — the first women’s World Cup in Mexico City which drew an estimated crowd of more than 110,000 people — get almost entirely excised from the annals of sports history? Dorothy Woodend reviews new documentary “Copa 71.” Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published June 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/21…
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Home to the third-largest oil reserves on the planet — 97 per cent in Alberta’s oilsands — Canada is an opportune and crucial place to study the “oil culture wars,” writes Jordan B. Kinder in “Petroturfing.” Sarah Krichel interviews. Sarah is The Tyee's social media manager. Published June 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/21/Petroturfin…
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“I’d been waiting. For what, I wasn’t sure. A giant cosmic light? A booming sound? ... But I’d seen nothing. Maybe I fell asleep and missed it? Surely, that must be it.” Carly Butler braces for the end of the world in this excerpt from “Apocalypse Child.” Carly lives in Langley with her husband and two children. Published June 21, 2024. https://the…
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Today in our first fact-checking instalment, we dive into the numbers and context behind popular claims about drug deaths in B.C. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published June 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/21/We-Fact-Checked-Claims-Drug-Deaths/Von The Tyee
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Danielle Smith wants to skim off investment income from the famously mismanaged Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund to prop up oilpatch investment ideas so bad they can’t get financial support from conventional lenders. David Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. …
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Elenore Sturko’s jump across the aisle raises questions about how candidates weigh their identities, values — and likelihood of winning. Katie Hyslop spoke with experts about the phenomenon that is more common than we might think. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published June 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/20/LGBT…
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Exclusive sailing cruise alert! Enter to win two tickets to embark on a fun-filled voyage in the waters off Vancouver. Where serene beauty meets Heiltsuk’s legal campaign that aims to protect marine ecosystems across the country. By RAVEN. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section wit…
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“Apocalypse Child” author Carly Butler spoke with andrea bennett on their childhood in an evangelical Christian household, and its echoes in our current political moment. Tyee senior editor andrea bennett interviews. Published June 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/20/Growing-Up-She-Feared-End-Times/…
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#WhatWorks: “Success is when we’re eating all our traditional foods.” Five First Nations on Vancouver Island are redefining fishing industry success. A Q&A with Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood’s president Larry Johnson. Author: Ryan Stuart is a freelance writer living and working in K’ómoks First Nation unceded territory. Published June 19, 2024. https://th…
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In “Listen: The Struggles of Female South Asian International Students,” a young Indian immigrant sees a friend’s story of sexual abuse by a trusted peer. It inspires her to turn to advocacy. Jeevan Sangha writes. Jeevan is the 2024 Tyee Hummingbird fellow. Published June 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/19/International-Students-Deserv…
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Geese "poop every 12 minutes." But Vancouver is on the case with a new scooping contraption. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published June 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/19/They-Poop-Every-12-Minutes/Von The Tyee
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While polls suggest many believe the NDP remains the best party to address affordability, they also show the stress people are feeling is a major force driving the growth of the provincial Conservative party. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published June 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/19/BC-Governm…
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Across the world the hard right is moving toward centre stage. The latest sign is oceans away — but we in Canada would be fools to believe ourselves safely distanced from that tide. Michael Harris writes. Michael, a Tyee contributor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published June 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/1…
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with cover A Prince George resident says he felt “violated” after two RCMP officers allegedly threatened to confiscate his cellphone and charge him with obstruction if he refused to delete the video he took following Dale Culver’s death. Amanda Follett Hosgood and Jen St. Denis reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Jen reports on c…
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Director Jivesh Parasram takes “Measure for Measure” — an age-old Shakespeare story that isn’t usually a barrel of laughs — and transforms it into a darkly absurd mashup of “Footloose” and Shakespeare. By Bard on the Beach. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee whe…
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On my Salt Spring home, 50 years of Gulf Islands legal protection is under attack. A coup against a B.C. conservation dream: Ronald Wright writes. Ronald’s books include A Short History of Progress and Time Among the Maya. Published June 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/18/Coup-Against-BC-Conservation-Dream/…
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With the provincial election still four months away, third-party advertisers are — for now — free to keep their identities secret while spending unlimited amounts to influence the outcome. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published June 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/18/Open-Season-Secretly-Funded-Po…
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Steve Burgess has a list of possible secrets revealed to foreign spies. Sneak peek: Poutine not a real Canadian recipe but the result of a Québécois gas explosion. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published June 17, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/17/Please-Advise-Canadian-Secrets-Spies/…
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Lost in Canada’s health-care Wonderland: How Mark Leiren-Young almost lost his leg, thanks to B.C.’s disappearance of walk-in clinics. Mark Leiren-Young is an author, playwright and filmmaker. Published June 17, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/17/Lost-Canada-Health-Care-Wonderland/Von The Tyee
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With disinformation and “rage farming” rampant on the internet and news media decimated by cuts, Tyee readers have helped us raise nearly $120,000 for in-depth election coverage. Help us get there by midnight tonight. By Tyee editor-in-chief David Beers. Published June 17, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/06/17/Tyee-Drive-Election-Reporting-D…
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In 2010, Taiwan artist Yao Jui-Chung instructed his students to photograph schools, convention centres and other facilities left to decay — and use their art to affect governmental policies. Now open at the Museum of Vancouver, “Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan.” By Museum of Vancouver. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. T…
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Influencers with the extremist racist group Diagolon spend hours making livestreams, trying to spread their message of hatred against immigrants and minorities through the online world on sites like Rumble and X. Now, they’re coming to Vancouver. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published June 17, 2024. https://thety…
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David Climenhaga: Alberta’s energy war room stumbled from failure to embarrassment. Now, Premier Danielle Smith says the war room is being folded into government because “the province should lead the fight to message for the oil and gas industry.” David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicato…
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His father escaped a Nazi railcar. He learned the strength to resist. Yvon Raoul on the deep roots of his rebellion. Claudia Cornwall writes. Claudia is the author of British Columbia in Flames. Published June 14, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/14/His-Father-Escaped-Nazi-Railcar/Von The Tyee
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Nearly seven years after her father died while in police custody, Lily Speed-Namox was at the Prince George courthouse yesterday morning as the trial got underway for two RCMP officers charged with attempting to obstruct justice following his death. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 14, 202…
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The extreme weather of climate change hits residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside differently. They may be exposed while living on the streets, during the day when shelters aren’t open, or in the neighbourhood’s aging single-room occupancies. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published June 14, 2024. …
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The recent report suggesting years of foreign interference with our democratic processes has us scanning for global culprits. But we must also investigate ourselves, writes Crawford Kilian. Crawford is a contributing editor at The Tyee. Published June 14, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/14/Who-Subverting-Canadian-Democracy/…
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Municipalities across B.C. are raising concerns about how the province has mandated a one-size-fits-all approach requiring rushed rezoning, banning public hearings. Elizabeth Murphy writes. Elizabeth is a private sector project manager formerly with the City of Vancouver’s housing and properties department, BC Housing and BC Buildings Corp. Publish…
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It’s here. The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is reopening after an 18-month closure with a complete rebuilding of its iconic Great Hall. Win four tickets with The Tyee. By Museum of Anthropology. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, ev…
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“Is this an ad from the bank, or am I in trouble?” No matter how young, “translator kids” are tasked with translating everything. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published June 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/13/When-Kids-Become-Translators-Parents/…
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School districts are growing, enrolment is up. And yet, trustees continue to face steep shortfalls. How inflation is increasing district operating and capital costs. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published June 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/13/Enrolment-Up-BC-Schools-Budget-Cuts/…
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“The study of women in politics now is less about understanding the intricacies of nomination contests and more about documenting and theorizing the gender-based violence women in politics experience,” political science professor Lisa Young writes. Published June 12, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/12/Backlash-Against-Women-Politics-Albert…
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