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We’re an independent, online news magazine from B.C. founded in 2003. We’re devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. This podcast features our stories, read by AI narration. Our reporting has changed laws, started movements and garnered numerous awards. While some journalism gives the last word to power, we try to give the last word to ordinary folks. We are reader-supported so if you like what you hear, you can go to https ...
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“If we can see clearly while caring for the patient in front of us, why does our vision blur when Gaza is suffering?” Author: Dunavan Morris-Janzen was born and raised in Nelson, B.C. Published May 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/24/Gaza-Suffers-Role-Young-Doctor/بقلم The Tyee
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What to know when you're forced to flee. As BC’s wildfire season starts early, residents in vulnerable areas should be thinking about their evacuation plans. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published May 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/24/When-You-Are-Forced-Flee-What-Know/…
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When we’re stopped at intersections, people ask if I’ve ever crashed the cargo bike with both of my kids on the back. Sure have. Harrison Mooney writes. Harrison is an award-winning author and journalist from Abbotsford, B.C. Mooney was recently awarded the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for his debut memoir, Invisible Boy. Published May 24, 20…
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Bricks and barricades, treehouses and toilet pits, solar panels and superglue — this is the stuff of “Protest Architecture.” Particularly relevant to the present as pro-Palestinian protests take to campuses. Christopher Cheung writes. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published May 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/23/Pro…
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Nearly 50 years after the Lejac Residential School closed, survivors who attended the institution are leading a search for answers about children who never returned home. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published May 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/23/Ground-Search-Lejac-Residential-School-Sit…
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Does Bill C-63 address those most impacted by online abuse? Experts highlight why Canada’s online harms bill is a good first step but falls short. Sarah Krichel, The Tyee's social media manager, writes. Published May 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/05/23/Canada-Crackdown-Digital-Hate/بقلم The Tyee
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“Radical” forest reform? B.C. is signalling a shift in resource management. Here’s one way to prove it’s real, Andy MacKinnon writes. Andy is a retired B.C. professional forester and professional biologist who is active in lobbying governments at all levels to reform land use and resource management practices. Published May 22, 2024. https://thetye…
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Secrecy in mountains: The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides has backtracked on plans for post-accident debriefs with clients, citing legal concerns. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter. Published May 22, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/22/When-Things-Go-Wrong-Mountains-Secrecy/…
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A new report by economist Jim Stanford shows how working people in Alberta are experiencing unprecedented reductions in incomes, purchasing power and living standards. David Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published May 22, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2…
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💡 #WhatWorks: Lux Bio invented an alternative to the toxic plastic wants that litter landfills and oceans. Pippa Norman reports. Pippa is a journalist based in Vancouver, whose work has been nominated for a National Newspaper Award and a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Published May 21, 2024.https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2024/05/21/Glow-S…
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“We are the voice of music, arts and culture in Alberta.” The Edmonton radio station CKUA enjoys scads of public support but faces a financial “perfect storm.” Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published May 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/21/Canada-Faces-Loss-First-Public-Broadcaster/…
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The 12-step programs talking about a “higher power” are more flexible than you might think. A Tyee Q&A with Wendy Dossett, whose research probes how people can conceive of their addiction recovery. andrea bennett writes. andrea is senior editor at The Tyee. Published May 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/21/How-People-Addictions-Conceive-Re…
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Private owners made millions selling properties to the province. While the BC Conservatives want an audit, Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon is dismissing the concerns about high-profit “hotel flipping” in Prince George. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published May 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/20/BC-Government-Princ…
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Veronica Swift has been ascending to the upper echelon of 21st-century jazz singers. With the interpretive ingenuity and bracing songwriting of her new album, she’s now most certainly arrived. Win two tickets to see her live with The Tyee! By Coastal Jazz. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored co…
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#Challenge: Can you buy just five articles of new clothing per year? It could dent the climate crisis and spur unlikely connections. Tell us in the comments. 👚👖👕 Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published May 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/20/Take-Challenge-Five-Pieces-New-Clothing-Year/…
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#ICYMI: Almost a week after some of his officers violently cleared out a peaceful Palestine solidarity protest on the University of Alberta campus, Edmonton Police Chief Dale McPhee showed up Thursday to make his case at a police commission meeting. David Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet …
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Ecotourism operations offer a way to get up close to nature. But that proximity has effects on local wildlife. Larry Pynn reports. Larry is a veteran environmental journalist based on Vancouver Island. Published May 17, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/17/People-Love-Watching-Grizzlies/بقلم The Tyee
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How has the sanctions war waged by the United States and its NATO allies against Russia and China impacted global efforts to halt the relentless rise in greenhouse gas emissions into a dangerously warming atmosphere? Jeff Rubin writes. Jeff is an award-winning author and former chief economist at CIBC World Markets. Published May 17, 2024. https://…
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At the corner of Courtenay and West 14th in Vancouver is a house hidden from the sidewalk by hedges. A cedar fence runs the length of the lot on one side. Still no luck, though, for those tall enough to peer over — a wall of trees hides the residence from view. This was the home of Arthur Erickson, the famous Canadian architect. Christopher Cheung …
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Has Vancouver’s ABC council lost its mind? Only if you think expanded gambling, more traffic and climate change denial are problems, writes Steve Burgess. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published May 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/16/Has-Vancouver-ABC-Council-Lost-Way/…
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B.C. has stepped in to slow down evictions in single-room occupancy hotels to prevent a summer homelessness crisis. After courts struck down Vancouver’s vacancy rent control bylaw, the province restored the protection. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published May 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/16/BC-Step…
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As Canada steeled for another wildfire season, the National Newspaper Awards gave a special commendation to the Climate Disaster Project based at the University of Victoria. How the project is reinventing journalism — and teaming with The Tyee. David Beers, Tyee editor, writes. Published May 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/16/Fresh-Way…
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Protected tenants will pay their old rents for new homes four years after Burnaby “demovictions.” It’s a model for cities that want development without displacement. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published May 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/16/Burnaby-Demovictions-Protected-Tenants-Return/…
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Faux-leatherette bars, spin the bottle, pretending to smoke. A place of discovery, independence and freedom. Basements are perfect places for art to happen, writes Dorothy Woodend. Dorothy Woodend is The Tyee's culture editor. Published May 15, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/15/Down-Basement-Where-Creativity-Lives/…
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Gil McGowan is out and Naheed Nenshi is in front as the battle for the party’s future enters its final stage. 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 freelancer. Published May 15, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/…
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“The campus where I am a faculty member is one more site for testing whether Canadian universities are committed to protecting freedom of expression.” Stop cracking down on peaceful encampments and do this instead, writes poli-sci prof Emmett Macfarlane. Published May 15, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/15/F-Grade-Protests-University-Presi…
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The writing was on the wall when Gil McGowan summed up his pitch at Saturday’s NDP leadership forum. “If I don’t raise another $50,000 soon, I’m toast.” His campaign suspension was no surprise. But it was always a long shot, writes David J. Climenhaga. David Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade u…
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#WhatWorks: Sang Le was irked in university by the amount of food she was wasting — forgetting about an item in the back of the fridge or that hadn’t been stored properly. Now Le has co-founded Peko, which nourishes people while cutting emissions. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published May 14, 2024. https://thety…
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with cover: Residents on the wrong side of a boundary dividing #Lytton haven’t gotten the same provincial support — despite suffering similar impacts — as their in-town counterparts after a devastating wildfire, the local regional district says. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published May 14, 2024. ht…
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A $2,000 speeding fine for a police officer who hit and seriously injured Dennis Hunter on East Hastings Street doesn’t reflect the seriousness of his injuries, say his advocates and friends. Jen St. Denis updates. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published May 14, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/14/Officer-Hit-Man-Police-Car-Receive…
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Were the presidents of Alberta’s two largest universities pushed to use cops dressed up as stormtroopers to violently clear campus encampments used by students for a few hours to peacefully protest the continuing deadly assault on Gaza? Or did they jump of their own accord when they asked police to clear the campus demonstrations Thursday night in …
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Cheri Maracle produces and performs the energetic and humorous one-woman musical Paddle Song, which tells the proud legacy of the Mohawk poet and performer Pauline Johnson. By Firehall Arts Centre. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, …
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Book banning is one of the first signs that a democracy is losing its way, writes Michael Harris, dragging behind it the scorpion’s tail of ignorance and intolerance. Michael, a Tyee contributor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published May 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/13/Book-Bans-Warning-Endangered-Democracy…
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“As I write this, I’m getting ready to leave for my seventh season of tree planting. I’ve had an eye on the weather all winter, watching as the snowpack levels in B.C. reach record lows and rivers run dry.” The end of tree-planting as we know it, by Alana Friend Lettner. Alana is a writer and tree planter. Published May 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca…
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After renting in Surrey for 15 years, Jackie, who is in the final stages of a neurological illness, and her partner can’t find a new place they can afford as laws and market are stacked against them. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published May 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/13/Jackie-Dealing-Terminal-Il…
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A New York Times story revealed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with a parasitic worm that consumed part of his brain before dying. How will this affect RFK Jr.’s quest for the White House? Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published May 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/10/Doc-Steve-RF…
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“Our government has continually shared British Columbians’ concerns about the numerous potential impacts of a spill. All we can do is urge the federal government to ensure it is safe.” Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published May 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/10/BC-Warned-Unaddressed-Tanker-Risks-…
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“’The government’s taking it seriously, there’s investment in it, let’s do modular child care.’” After B.C. announced funding to increase child-care in 2018, two women-led companies have combined forces to construct permanent spaces, built efficiently. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published May 10, 2024. …
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Big Boring Breakthrough: Two tunnelling machines have arrived at their last stop for the Broadway Subway, marking the machine’s completion for this phase. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published May 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/10/Entrepreneurs-Bringing-Modular-Child-Care-Centres-BC/…
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The extremist fringe must feel over the moon. Thanks to recent actions by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, they have moved from the fringe to the very heart of political debate in Canada. Author: Charlie Angus has been the NDP member of Parliament for Timmins-James Bay since 2004. Published May 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/10/P…
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Calgary has lost 1,500 non-market rentals since 2021, laying bare Canada’s affordable housing problems. And its solutions. Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published May 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/09/Calgary-Lost-Non-Market-Rentals/بقلم The Tyee
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The case of the “urban wilderness” that was Vancouver’s town dump. You can still find evidence of Everett Crowley Park’s past life — if you look closely enough. Olamide Olaniyan reports our newest #PlaceDetective. Olamide is associate editor of The Tyee. Published May 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/09/Urban-Wilderness-That-Was-Vancouve…
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The UCP and Parti Québécois share a separatist ideal divorced from the reality of Canada’s value. A flawed vision. Geoffrey Picketts writes. Geoffrey is a writer based in Calgary with a background in political science and sociology. Published May 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/09/Danielle-Smith-Flawed-Vision-Quebec-Prairies/…
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Let’s make sense of Premier Eby’s step back on decriminalization. Some want him to apologize for the program, while others defend it fully. How we got here. Geoff Meggs reports. Geoff is a former journalist and Vancouver city councillor. Published May 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/05/09/Making-Sense-Eby-Step-Back-Decriminalization/…
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The BC United party is in such a “precarious position” that it could cease to exist after the next provincial election, says the public opinion researcher who worked on former premier Christy Clark’s winning 2013 campaign. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published May 8, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/08/Poll-Finds-De…
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