Wildfire Smoke Is Making Us Sick
Mask up, scrub the air and head to a clean-air shelter. Don’t ignore the hazy skies, say experts.
In ‘Fashion Fictions,’ the Future Is Now
How do we survive this world? By designing for the next one.
‘There's No Looking Back. Your Past Is Wiped Out’
In her own words, Tricia Thorpe on being evacuated twice in two days as she sought refuge from a spate of wildfires.
‘I Tried Hard to Think of Myself as Normal and Regular’
Despite early efforts to blend in, Charlotte Gill stuck out because of her mixed-race ancestry. A Tyee excerpt from her new memoir.
Why Economists Need to Tackle the Wealth Gap
With inequality growing faster in Canada than the US, the UCP’s stance against corporate tax rate increases requires attention and critique.
The Shipping Climate Crunch
We count on goods from around the world. But they come with a price.
The Big Tobacco Lawsuit that Fell Off the Public Radar
Negotiations between the industry and the provinces could lead to a $500 billion payout. But they’re completely confidential.
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The Tyee’s Francesca Fionda and experts will explore safety, security and solutions.
‘We Exist in a State of Constant Possibility’
Emi Sasagawa’s debut novel is a love letter to queer youth.
Striking Bus Drivers Try to Force BC Transit to the Table
Only the Crown corporation can end the dispute that’s left the region without service, it says.
How Many Students Can We Expect at Vancouver Schools?
As the VSB debates whether to close Guy Carleton elementary, questions resurface about local enrolment projections.
What If Alberta Voting Wasn’t First-Past-the-Post?
The man behind insurgent Take Back Alberta seems to hate his province’s electoral system. Why?
RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver
Two officers made their first court appearance six years after the Wet’suwet’en man’s death.
Buddy Movies, Re-Spun
Two new films surface new truths on friendship. But not in the way you’d think.
How to Unbuild an Urban Island
At the mouth of the Fraser sits highly developed xʷəyeyət or Iona Island. Can it be transformed to save salmon?
BC Pharmacists Can Now Deal with Basic Ailments and Contraception
Changes mean they can assess patients and prescribe medications for things like pinkeye.
‘It's Like You Could Feel Moss Growing on Your Teeth’
In her own words, Dian Brooks tells of being trapped upstairs by flood waters and waiting two days for rescue.
RCMP Officer Testifies about Mistakes in Burns Lake Investigation
‘I shouldn’t have done it,’ Cpl. Bill Larsen, then a rookie, said about asking sexual assault victim for a polygraph.
For These First Nations Students, the Future Is Horses
In the Cariboo, would-be farriers reconnect with ranching traditions and gain employment skills as their teachers eye retirement.
On Growing Up Mixed Race, and Where We’re Really From
Acclaimed BC author Charlotte Gill explores her interracial upbringing in her new book.
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The Lie of a Cleaner Oilsands
Pollution protections are stripped while Canada boasts progress. This is the history of promises made and betrayed.
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Today's links curated for you.
Scientists discover a virgin birth in a crocodile
(via the New York Times)
BC recovery home staff knew of assault claims against employee 1 month before telling police, posts allege
(via CBC)
Canada’s Trans Mountain seeks toll approval for expanded oil pipeline
(via Reuters)
What internal City of Vancouver records reveal about removing the DTES camp
(via Vancouver Sun)
Small fraction of opioid-dependent users access ‘safe supply’ in BC
(via Castanet)
Canada’s big flex in space
(via the Walrus)
How to (re)name a road
(via Fraser Valley Current)
Drug-price regulator sought meetings with health minister to discuss reforms, documents show
(via the Globe and Mail)
Northeast wildfire now the second largest in BC’s history: Wildfire Service
(via Times Colonist)
Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find
(via the Guardian)
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In ‘Fashion Fictions,’ the Future Is Now
How do we survive this world? By designing for the next one.
‘I Tried Hard to Think of Myself as Normal and Regular’
Despite early efforts to blend in, Charlotte Gill stuck out because of her mixed-race ancestry. A Tyee excerpt from her new memoir.
‘We Exist in a State of Constant Possibility’
Emi Sasagawa’s debut novel is a love letter to queer youth.
Buddy Movies, Re-Spun
Two new films surface new truths on friendship. But not in the way you’d think.
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Turning to Youth to Bring Forward Solutions
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I am constantly impressed by my conversations with my grandchildren — they are articulate, caring human beings — too often thwarted by disregard and disrespect.
The young people need to be encouraged to speak out and they need to be listened to. If my contemporaries at that age had a fraction of their awareness and sensitivity, I feel the world would be a better place.
Give them an audience and the opportunity to share. The future is theirs.