‘I Want to Leave. I’m Not Blocking the Road’
While his wife Sleydo’ opposed a pipeline, Cody Merriman intended to stay home with the kids. He ended up arrested, too.
Doctors’ Group Calls for More Rapid Testing in Light of New Variant
With Omicron in BC, we need a ‘vaccine-plus strategy,’ says one physician.
Please Advise! What’s Santa Gifting This Terrible Year?
We’ve all had another hard one. You’d think at least the gifts would be decent.
Celebrate Indigenous Stewardship at the Miác̓i Canned Salmon Festival
Free event features a rock-star lineup of musicians and storytellers. Don't miss it this Saturday.
Inflation Hits Those on Disability Assistance Hard: ‘Mostly, It’s Heartbreaking’
After COVID supports ended, daily stress and financial calculations returned.
BC Still Has Ways to Go to Eliminate Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care
Progress has been made on fewer than half of the ‘In Plain Sight’ report recommendations.
Ken Lyotier Was a Binner Who Made Things Better
After surviving chronic illness, homelessness and addiction, he was driven to help others.
CONTEST: Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Any Independent Bookstore in BC!
Support your community bookstore this holiday season with great local reads.
Booster Shots May Come Sooner as Omicron Is Detected in BC
Understanding the new variant will ‘take weeks and months,’ says Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Where Was the Warning?
The forecasts were dire. An alert system existed. But action came so ‘very, very late’ that a former provincial flood official says there needs to be an independent investigation.
Climate Champions Learn What They Can Win at the Local Level
In BC and across Cascadia, Indigenous people, neighbourhood fighters, eco-activists and local officials are joining to notch victories. Here’s how.
It’s Me Again. Now I’m Called Omicron
I’ve travelled the world for two years and made great connections. Change is good!
It’s a Perfect Storm of Stress. How to Cope
Our region is awash in calamity. We asked experts for things people can do to protect their mental health.
The Indian Act Imposed Patrilineage on Indigenous People
‘Gehl v Canada’ documents one Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe woman’s years-long struggle for status and gender equity.
Bike Mentorship Program Empowers Vancouver Newcomers with Cycling
Donate now to HUB Cycling to support communities that face barriers to healthier transportation.
‘ReBoot’ Reinvented Animation. Its Creators Still Feel the Love
The first computer generated cartoon was made in BC. A look back at the revolution it sparked.
Omicron: More than Just a ‘Scariant’?
Even if the variant proves not to be a nightmare, its lesson that everyone’s safety is connected demands action.
Let’s Talk Fossil Fuel Subsidies in BC
Here’s what the NDP government is doing. And why numbers used by the Greens are misleading.
What If Riding the Bus Were Free?
Saying ‘no fares’ could make public transit better and streets safer, while speeding up climate and justice progress. Who’s on board?
Vancouver’s Dramatic New Plan for Broadway: Five Questions
Here’s what’s in the sweeping proposal, and what council needs to know before voting on it.
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Where Was the Warning?
The forecasts were dire. An alert system existed. But action came so ‘very, very late’ that a former provincial flood official says there needs to be an independent investigation.
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This story is making waves.
What If Riding the Bus Were Free?
Saying ‘no fares’ could make public transit better and streets safer, while speeding up climate and justice progress. Who’s on board?
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Tyee Wins Four of BC's Top Journalism Awards
The Tyee is proud to announce that three members of our dedicated team have won Webster awards!
We’re over-the-moon to receive this recognition, and to be included among other excellent media outlets publishing important journalism across B.C.
The Tyee awards went to Bryan Carney for technology reporting, Chris Cheung for diversity and inclusion reporting and Andrew MacLeod for business, industry, labour and economics reporting. The Tyee also won the Bill Good Award for significant contribution to journalism.
Read the full list of nominees and winners here. And thank you readers for all your support.
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CONTEST: Win Seven Books on Social Justice Issues in Canada
One Tyee reader will take home a prize pack featuring prominent voices in the conversation around equity.
Celebrate Indigenous Stewardship at the Miác̓i Canned Salmon Festival
Free event features a rock-star lineup of musicians and storytellers. Don't miss it this Saturday.
CONTEST: Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Any Independent Bookstore in BC!
Support your community bookstore this holiday season with great local reads.
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The Big Soak
As floodwaters engulfed Abbotsford’s Sumas Prairie, I went there to gather images and hear from people affected.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Deep Roots at Fairy Creek
Media zoomed in on civil disobedience at the Vancouver Island watershed after RCMP began enforcing a court injunction against protesters in May.
But The Tyee has been reporting on the blockade for over a year.
We've covered the ruling and reflected back on previous old-growth activism from decades past.
We had reporters on site as the blockades were ramping up and sounded alarms about restriction of media on the ground.
The story is complex and far from over. Dive deep to uncover the roots of Fairy Creek.
Three Days in the Theatre of Fairy Creek
The drama playing out today was set in motion 150 years ago. One person can change the ending.
Ending Horgan’s War Against Old Growth
I’ve fought to save forests for 40 years. It’s time for real change.
The Blockaders
As logging resisters near month eight in Fairy Creek, a judge may order their surrender. Inside their last stand for old growth. A Tyee special report.
The Deep Roots of BC’s Old Growth Defenders
As efforts to stop clear cutting old-growth forests in BC heat up again, veterans of early struggles offer inspiration. Part of a series.
Culture
The Indian Act Imposed Patrilineage on Indigenous People
‘Gehl v Canada’ documents one Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe woman’s years-long struggle for status and gender equity.
‘ReBoot’ Reinvented Animation. Its Creators Still Feel the Love
The first computer generated cartoon was made in BC. A look back at the revolution it sparked.
Barney the Wayward Christmas Barge
An epic poem in the sea (not) going tradition.
Uncomfortable Art
Love it or hate it, Steven Shearer’s body of work will at least make you feel something. Now showing at the Polygon.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Bringing Reconciliation to Tragic Attention
The uncovering of unmarked graves from former residential schools continues to shake the country. And the country needs to be shaken.
We know the harrowing scars of these institutions. How the deep disregard of Indigenous people through colonialism created a genocide. How the settlers that spoke up against the status quo were not heeded.
Indigenous communities continue to live the pain but still manage to find hope. Powerful art and books evoke the horror, and Elders’ Oral Histories carry the weight.
The path towards reconciliation and healing is long. Follow us into our dark history to see its reality in the present.
To Break Residential Schools' Dark Legacy, Understand Why
Know the roots of Canada's incarceration of native children and see why effects linger.
There Is Truth Here: The Power of Art from Residential Schools on Display
Museum of Vancouver exhibition pays tribute to the resiliency and abilities of students.
‘The Story of a National Crime’
A century ago, Dr. Peter Bryce demonstrated that residential schools were designed to kill. Canada’s government ignored him.
Why Canada and Genocide Belong in the Same Sentence
Was there a pre-meditated plan to cause Indigenous people such suffering? Undeniably.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
Over-exploitation of BC forests is flooding the province with physical chaos and human misery
(via Focus on Victoria)
The last gasp of the anti-carbon taxers
(via Maclean's)
As Omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good
(via NPR)
Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs issue northwest BC MLA eviction notice from territory
(via the Star)
The volcano and the river: How Mt. Baker feeds the Nooksack River's raging floodwaters
(via Fraser Valley Current)
First Nation community cut off by landslides still hasn't heard from government
(via Kamloops News)
‘We will start again’: Afghan female MPs fight on from Parliament in exile
(via the Guardian)
QAnon's 'Queen of Canada' calls for followers to 'kill' people vaccinating children
(via Vice)
'For Love' sheds light on foster care and brilliance of Indigenous Peoples, says producer Mary Teegee
(via IndigiNews)
Accused charged with attempted murder of RCMP officer in 'horrendous' Vanderhoof shooting
(via CBC)
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Time to Unpack the White Gaze
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Privileged folks don't want to talk about their privilege quite often. Quite often it’s invisible to them.
But we've a ways to go before the assumptions that accompany race and gender have disappeared from our media.