‘Under the Bridge’ Is a Lesson in True-Crime Complexity
The new series on Reena Virk’s murder wrestles with the ethics of truth. And shows us how fiction can help us understand our shared reality.
What We Can Do about Long COVID’s Growing Toll
Patients and caregivers caught in the health crisis need support. We all need to focus on prevention.
This July, Explore New Paths in West Coast Modernism
Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of the West Vancouver Art Museum with their annual architectural event.
Panic Attack! Naheed Nenshi Is Scaring the UCP
Its first attempts to demonize the NDP leader were clumsy and counterproductive.
BC’s Toxic Coal Dust Invades Alberta
Teck’s Elk Valley mines waft a poison cloud across the border, a new report finds.
Sharks Get a Bad Rap. But Look. They’re Beautiful
Watching them cut through the water, I felt a new kind of peace.
‘The History Isn’t Certainly Taught in Your Ordinary School’
Through film, the TEṮÁĆES Revitalization Project tells the story of the W̱SÁNEĆ presence on the Southern Gulf Islands.
Please Advise! How New Is Nenshi?
Let’s see if he reads from the standard Alberta script, bashing Ottawa and green ideas.
At This Summer Camp, Youth Dive into Drag
The art form keeps evolving, as Daniel Gallardo helps queer and trans youth discover at UBC’s CampOUT! A Tyee interview.
Dream of Crewing an Alaskan Fishing Boat? Start Here
How a seagoing mentorship program trains ‘greenhorns’ and changes lives.
Why Canada’s New Breast Cancer Guidelines Are Misguided
They advise against screening women in their 40s. But early detection can save lives.
‘We’re Going to Work Together. That’s the Nutsa’maat Commitment’
Lydia Hwitsum is a land champion for bringing together First Nations and settler governments using a traditional Cowichan principle.
Shoes Off: An American Horror Story
Stepping into a great debate that has divided nations and muddied hallways.
In ‘The Eviction,’ Vancouver Plays Itself
The comedic web series holds a smart mirror to renter life in an expensive city. A Tyee Q&A.
Why the ‘Costs of Doing Business’ Are Costing Us Our Lives
A new report uncovers the private sector activities that affect people’s health. And what we need to turn things around.
The Case for a Less Patriarchal Planting Culture
As a rookie, I felt shame from management about taking a day off. Now I feel supported. Second of three dispatches.
Google Called the Shots. It Chose Indie Media
The tech juggernaut opted for small news outlets to roll out its $100-million Online News Act deal. What does it mean for legacy media?
How to Save Online News from Digital Death
Stories disappear as newsrooms shut down. How to protect the public record?
Pressure Builds to Ban ‘Blatantly False’ Ads
Canadian politicians, climate researchers and the UN are among those calling for laws against LNG greenwashing.
Why Calgary Citizens Are Losing Trust in City Hall
And how to get it back amidst polarization and a drinking water crisis.
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Fact Checked: Four Claims on Drug Deaths
We found the true numbers behind what politicians have trumpeted. A Tyee election report.
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This July, Explore New Paths in West Coast Modernism
Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of the West Vancouver Art Museum with their annual architectural event.
‘The History Isn’t Certainly Taught in Your Ordinary School’
Through film, the TEṮÁĆES Revitalization Project tells the story of the W̱SÁNEĆ presence on the Southern Gulf Islands.
‘We’re Going to Work Together. That’s the Nutsa’maat Commitment’
Lydia Hwitsum is a land champion for bringing together First Nations and settler governments using a traditional Cowichan principle.
The Next Economy
From Alaska to California, people are pouring their smarts and hearts into successful enterprises that are low carbon and locally rooted. They’re employing and training, producing and sustaining.
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Dream of Crewing an Alaskan Fishing Boat? Start Here
How a seagoing mentorship program trains ‘greenhorns’ and changes lives.
Hook, Line and Cannery: Decolonizing Seafood
How five First Nations on Vancouver Island are joining to redefine fishing industry success. A Tyee Q&A.
Shear Genius: Turning Waste Wool into Clean Fertilizer
Tons of sheep clippings are dumped or burned. Meet folks reusing them instead to create jobs and a circular farming economy.
We Can Outsmart Food Package Waste. Cody Irwin Tells How
The cups and dishes you get at takeouts don’t have to end up in landfills. ShareWares invented a way to make them reusable.
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This story is making waves.
When the Diamonds of the Season Are Duds
The cold winter wiped out BC’s annual peach harvest. Can we make sense of their absence?
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This story is making waves.
When LGBTQ2S+ Politicians Join Socially Conservative Parties
Elenore Sturko’s aisle jump raises questions about how candidates weigh their identities, values and ambitions.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim explains why he turned a boardroom into a gym
(via Vancouver Sun)
Goldie Ghamari ousted from PC caucus after meeting with anti-Islam campaigner
(via CBC)
Convoy doctor-in-training suspended after undercover probe
(via CBC)
Edmonton Public Schools adding 25 seclusion rooms despite promise to phase them out
(via CBC)
Cowichan Tribes retake control of child welfare in agreement with BC, feds
(via Global News)
‘I’m sorry, God’: Accused at Coutts border blockade cried when protest abandoned
(via Calgary Herald)
Meet the first federal candidate in Canadian history to lose an election with zero votes
(via CBC)
Lytton: A post-fire visitor’s guide
(via Fraser Valley Current)
Legendary American rapper says Vancouver is proof ‘it’s rough everywhere’
(via Daily Hive)
Inside the shocking documentary that found long lost trans singer Jackie Shane
(via Billboard)
Culture
‘Under the Bridge’ Is a Lesson in True-Crime Complexity
The new series on Reena Virk’s murder wrestles with the ethics of truth. And shows us how fiction can help us understand our shared reality.
Sharks Get a Bad Rap. But Look. They’re Beautiful
Watching them cut through the water, I felt a new kind of peace.
At This Summer Camp, Youth Dive into Drag
The art form keeps evolving, as Daniel Gallardo helps queer and trans youth discover at UBC’s CampOUT! A Tyee interview.
Shoes Off: An American Horror Story
Stepping into a great debate that has divided nations and muddied hallways.
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Shifting Profit Away from Pollution
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Why enable a traditional economics which commodifies people, labour, money, land, housing, food and health care?
As we pollute our way to profit, driven by an economics which makes pollution the "only affordable option," we surely discover, if we pay attention, that an economics that makes pollution profitable is an economics we cannot afford to continue.