The Knuckleball Princess and Her Sister Slingers

Japanese female pitcher Eri Yoshida

life

Eri Yoshida made history in Victoria this week, but BC has long been a field of dreams for pro women ball players. Read more »

By Tom Hawthorn, Today

artsculture

Scene from 'The Kids Are Alright'

'The Kids Are Alright'

How did a film about lesbian parents and sex end up so very old-fashioned?

By Dorothy Woodend, Today

news

Opitsaht reserve community
A Tyee Series

Native Youth, Clinging to Their Culture

'At potlatches they speak in our language. I've no idea what's going on.' Fifth in a reader-funded series.

By Jacqueline Windh, Today

books

Drive-in theatre-goers

Today's Blockbuster Poem

Pull in here next 10 Fridays for some great Canadian verse. First up: 'Creation Song' by Max Middle.

By Josh Massey, Today

Recent Stories

opinion

Albertan tar sand

Alberta Hides Dirty Truth as US Demands Tar Sands Facts

Potential buyers of tar sands oil want to know its true carbon footprint, but industry won't come clean.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, Yesterday

opinion

Cartoon parodizing Canadian census

Why Attack the Long Census?

Check off another box on the Fraser Institute's libertarian to-do list.

By Donald Gutstein, Yesterday

news

Native youth Becky Martin with child
A Tyee Series

Family Ties: Listening to Native Youth

'Today it still hurts to look back at it. How could they take us away from our mom?' Fourth in a reader-funded series.

By Jacqueline Windh, Yesterday

artsculture

Press photo of the band Squeeze

Singles -- 45's and Over

Squeeze revisits the hits on 'Spot the Difference.'

By Alex Hudson, Yesterday

books

Illustration of Moby Dick

Five Essential Eco-thrillers

Nature on the brink is a hot theme for novels right now. The best might have been written in 1851.

By Ryan Elias, 28 Jul 2010

news

Native canoes at sunset
A Tyee Series

Addictions: 'I Grew Up With It'

Listening to Native youth on drinking, drugging and getting beyond it. Third in a series.

By Jacqueline Windh, 28 Jul 2010

books

Teddy Roosevelt

Iconic Teddy, White Supremacist

History suggests Roosevelt created the template for American imperialism.

By Crawford Kilian, 28 Jul 2010

news

Native teen Belinda Lucas
A Tyee Series

Talking to Native Teens about School

What First Nations kids say keeps them going, and what pulls them away. Second in a series.

By Jacqueline Windh, 27 Jul 2010

opinion

Gordon Campbell giving a thumbs-up

Why BC Liberals Love Gambling

You need only follow the money -- and the players.

By Bill Tieleman, 27 Jul 2010

mediacheck

TV with fuzzy signal

Digital TV Could Lead to New Divide

Feds ignore US aid example, refuse help for transition.

By Michael Geist, 27 Jul 2010

news

Squamish band teens
A Tyee Series

Native Youth, In Their Own Voices

Today begins a series in which B.C. First Nations youth speak about school, alcohol and drugs, family, culture and language.

By Jacqueline Windh, 26 Jul 2010

books

Ghengis Khan

Genghis Khan, Feminist

When his sons ruined the empire, it was a woman who re-created Mongolia in the late 15th century.

By Crawford Kilian, 26 Jul 2010

books

Dr. John Sloan with a friend

John Sloan's Gift to the Fragile Elderly

The BC doctor and author advocates a more dignified, less expensive way to help frail seniors.

By Tom Sandborn, 26 Jul 2010

artsculture

Man with a Movie Camera photo still

Eyes on the Future

A cinema classic with a live orchestra. A literary mash-up manifesto. Everything is new. Nothing is new.

By Dorothy Woodend, 23 Jul 2010

Tyee Multimedia

Singles -- 45's and Over

Squeeze revisits the hits on 'Spot the Difference.'

By Alex Hudson

From The Archives

The Story Behind the HMS Investigator

The ship Arctic archaeologists recently found in the melting polar ice was a key vessel in British North America's quest to find the Northwest Passage. A voyage of Shackletonian endurance and suffering, it may be the closest we'll come to knowing what happened to the Franklin crew. Read more about it here.

25 Mar 2010