Every week from Friday to Sunday night, you've likely noticed The Tyee with a new look and feel. It's our new culture section, the Weekender. Because we're now devoting weekends to showcasing creative ingenuity in Vancouver and across the region.

The Tyee has long run culture stories, but having a place to showcase them puts a new emphasis on the importance of these pieces in our lives, building a meeting place for a diverse and intergenerational audience.

Our hope is that the Weekender will act as a new space for readers to connect with the creative community, and for creatives to connect with our readers.

You can expect to see an exciting range of work by Tyee staff writers as well as new voices taking the Weekender stage. If you'd like to be a part of it, reach out to us with a pitch.

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 are contending 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.

Catch up on our coverage of B.C.’s wild politics. This reporting is supported by our Builder members. You can join them here.

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.

So The Tyee created a whole new section to tell their stories and share best practices for a healthy bioregion. We call it What Works. It’s where you’ll find regular reports on the business of creating what works for a better future.

Interested in this project? Read more about What Works or contact us to be involved.

Since right-wing firebrand and Trump loyalist Charlie Kirk was shot to death at a Utah university event on Sept. 10, there’s been a crackdown against criticism of his views and legacy — and some dark gaslighting from U.S. President Donald Trump.

In Canada, vigils were held for Kirk in Alberta. Just a few MPs have distanced themselves from a standing ovation for Kirk in the House of Commons. A journalist has been targeted and threatened.

Kirk’s killing, which roundly and rightly drew condemnations of political violence, turned up the heat on an already volatile American scene, testing Christian principles against the rise of Christian nationalism that Kirk helped champion.