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The Oil Tanker Ban That Dims Alberta’s Pipeline Hopes
The law is six years old. But federal promises to protect BC’s north coast from spills date back decades.
Cowichan Decision and Beyond: Letting Go of Zero-Sum Thinking
Responses to the court ruling have stoked fear about private property. There’s a more just and hopeful way forward.
Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring
The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says.
BC Cities Declared Housing Is a Human Right. Now What?
Some municipalities are still voting against policies that could help end homelessness. Here’s a better way forward.
Letter from COP30 in Belém, Brazil
What’s the buzz at the UN climate summit as it nears the finish line? A UBC sociologist sends this dispatch.
The Meaning of Zohran Mamdani’s Many Languages
He viewed multilingualism not as an obstacle to democracy, but as its living proof. Canada, take note.
How Darwyn’s Death Is Bringing Change to Palliative Care for Children
Three years after The Tyee’s reporting, the BC ombudsperson is calling for changes.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
Political Strife May Doom Talks to Prevent a Future Nooksack Flood
An American river displaced thousands of Canadians in 2021. There is no sign US governments will prevent a repeat.
How David Eby Won the NDP Convention
The drug crisis, crime and affordability were missing from the convention speech aimed at shoring up his leadership.
Canadians Are Turning to Influencers for Information on Politics
A study shows that social media creators have overtaken news media and party campaigns.
Danielle Smith’s Secret Plan to Destroy Public Health Care
A leaked document reveals the UCP is bringing in two-tier care.
My MLA Called Me a Crude Swear Word. I’m Not Mad
How I went from anger to understanding after a voicemail mishap.
The UCP Plan to Make Alberta’s Highways More Dangerous
The government’s plan to raise speed limits was tried in BC. Fatalities doubled.
Please Advise! Will the Epstein Files Finish Trump?
Of course not, says Dr. Steve. Just another sleazy moment.
A Sprawling BC Community Is Set to Lose Millions Owed by Oil Firm
Bankrupt Erikson National Energy leaves Northern Rockies Regional Municipality deep in the hole for tax revenues.
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Keeping Up with the BC Legislature
The fall session of British Columbia’s legislature is now upon us. What have B.C.’s political parties been up to lately?
Governing New Democrats contended with an escalating strike of government workers. Conservative John Rustad is weathering a leadership crisis, leaks and the fallout of the public firing of a controversial staffer. BC Greens will now test their freshly picked green leader. Conservative defectors formed a new party and kicked off a war on the right wing. And attempts to stitch back together a “Liberal” brand after the collapse of BC United have so far been unsuccessful.
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BC’s Government Employee Strike Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next
The tentative deal clears the way for other public sector unions to fight for better wages.
Rustad Defends His Push to Search MLAs’ Phones
The effort to identify the source of leaks from the divided Conservative party failed.
New Green Leader Emily Lowan Vows to Challenge NDP
Climate activist says her campaign reached people ‘disillusioned with politics.’
Flop or Force? BC’s New Right-Wing Party
Formed by two BC Conservative defectors, OneBC takes aim at unions and ‘globalists’ and vows private health care.
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We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
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Follett Hosgood uncovered a B.C. government privacy breach that occurred leading up to the last big police enforcement on Wet’suwet’en territory during the conflict over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. In her associated piece, “BC’s Secretive Plan to Tighten Protest Response,” she dove into the province’s subsequent attempt to overhaul and beef up police responses related to land disputes through a secretive Civil Disobedience Work Plan.
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Learning to Unlearn about Tibet
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The Grocery Store the Earth Needs
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She Learned to Make Wine Without Cutting Down Trees
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She Changes Diapers. Into Climate-Friendly Biochar
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BC government orders closure of Abbotsford rest stop encampment with ‘no warning’
(via Global News)
Canadians are leaving emergency departments before seeing a doctor — and coming back worse
(via CBC)
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people
(via Xtra)
Ending tanker ban risks billions, BC minister says; Liberal MPs say consent needed
(via the Canadian Press)
BC’s Opposition Conservatives have been talking with Alberta about pipeline: Rustad
(via CHEK)
Two in critical condition after grizzly bear attack involving students in Bella Coola: officials
(via CBC)
Don’t let Larry Summers back into polite society
(via the Intercept)
Trump says telling military to refuse illegal orders ‘punishable by death’
(via Global News)
We’re not the anxious generation
(via Joan Ganz Cooney Centre)
Bill passes to fast-track transmission line in northern BC
(via CBC)
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“Elbows up is not the best option in dealing with Trump on tariffs. Sounds good but is not effective when dealing with the elephant in the room. Evidence of that is Trump’s current rant and the 10 per cent threat.
“To ‘stick’ with the hockey metaphor, I think Carney is playing it smart. Stick handling rather than elbows up is a better approach in dealing with the Trump dynasty that will, as time goes by, lose the game of public opinion in the U.S. As has been stated before, ‘No deal is better than a bad deal.’ Human instinct to deal abruptly with discomfort will at times fail to produce the desired outcome.”