Vancouver, Where Did Your Shophouses Go?
WATCH: The quaint corner store in residential areas was outlawed a century ago. This video shows why we need them back.
Why It’s Hard for BC’s NDP to Be Greener
The party’s environmental wing feels let down. One long-time member explores what stands in their way.
Immigration Doesn’t Reduce Wages
Showing proof helped win Canadian David Card a Nobel Prize. Here’s how he did it.
BC Introduces ‘Troubling’ Limits on Freedom of Information
The government is ‘trying to keep British Columbians in the dark,’ says BC Liberal critic Bruce Banman.
Danny Ramadan Is a Book Person
The Syrian Canadian novelist likes a lush setting, dark plot and conflicted characters. And cursing.
The City’s False Promises about False Creek South
Five ways the new plan undercuts what made the Vancouver district a world-famous model.
Spirit Bears Have a Special Power When Hunting
A UVic scientist has discovered the advantage their white fur gives them for catching dinner.
CONTEST: Win Free Shipping on ‘Mothers of Xsan’ Kids Books
Twenty Tyee readers will save on delivery when ordering the educational series this October.
‘Open up Your Life.’ Grow with Emily Carr’s Continuing Studies
From fine arts to cutting-edge user experience design, these programs might be the pivot you’re seeking.
Street Sweeps Steal from Homeless People, Say Downtown Eastside Advocates
Groups call for the end of police-accompanied street-cleaning teams that regularly seize homeless people’s belongings.
Please Advise! The Border Is Open, Dare We Go?
And is Florida ready for the blindingly white skin of Doctor Steve? These are big questions.
BC’s Groundwater Licensing System Is Still in Crisis
Experts warn of chaos and economic disruption, but say it’s not too late to save the needed initiative.
COVID Crisis in BC’s North Brings ‘Circuit-Breaker’ Restrictions
As cases surge among the unvaccinated, new measures aim to reduce pressures on hospitals.
How to Get from SUVs to ZEVs
The climate crisis requires a shift to electric vehicles. Here’s how the federal government can make it happen.
Can We Ever Really Know Yoko Ono?
A new VAG exhibition separates the artist from the mythology, at least a little.
How Fairy Creek Is Influencing the Wet’suwet’en Resistance
Northern BC land defenders dig in, borrowing tactics and eying court rulings from the big standoff on Vancouver Island.
New Books Challenge Kids to Think about Homelessness and Migration
Lois Peterson and Jen Sookfong Lee on the intersectionality of their middle-grade books. See them at Writers Fest.
A Nobel Reminder for Alberta that Raising the Minimum Wage Is OK!
It won’t cause jobs to disappear, despite the fearmongering that lobby groups dish out.
Drug Use Treatment Services to Expand as ‘Waitlists Have Become Death Lists’
Province announces funding for recovery, but critics say the prolonged toxic drug crisis needs more action.
Nanaimo Woman Mauled by Wolfdogs Speaks Out for the First Time
Sally Allan believes there’s a lesson to be learned about wildlife and habitat disturbance.
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BC’s ‘Untold’ History Is Riveting Stuff
The Knowledge Network series features the fighters, resisters and true leaders who made the province.
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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.
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The Tyee Unites with Media Against Online Hate
Journalists in Canada are increasingly receiving hateful and even threatening letters from the anonymous public.
With an increase in online hate and harassment against journalists representing diverse voices in media, The Tyee has joined with other newsrooms countrywide to put a stop to these attacks. Read the full list of organizations here.
To maintain an informed democratic society, the safety of our journalists is critical. Our stories will not be silenced.
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The Tyee Wins the Bill Good Award for ‘Significant Contribution to Journalism’
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Presenting ‘Under the White Gaze’: A Tyee Newsletter
Tired of ‘model minorities,’ ‘immigrant invasions’ and other tropes? Follow reporter Chris Cheung’s journey into making the news better.
Tyee Scoops Up Four Webster Award Nominations in 2021
Thanks to our supporters, our journalism is having more of an impact than ever.
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Nanaimo Woman Mauled by Wolfdogs Speaks Out for the First Time
Sally Allan believes there’s a lesson to be learned about wildlife and habitat disturbance.
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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.
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Harsha Walia Is Still Trying to Make Sense of It All
The former BCCLA leader on ‘the tweet,’ her tenure, and the role of a civil liberties association today. A Tyee Q&A.
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Danny Ramadan Is a Book Person
The Syrian Canadian novelist likes a lush setting, dark plot and conflicted characters. And cursing.
Can We Ever Really Know Yoko Ono?
A new VAG exhibition separates the artist from the mythology, at least a little.
New Books Challenge Kids to Think about Homelessness and Migration
Lois Peterson and Jen Sookfong Lee on the intersectionality of their middle-grade books. See them at Writers Fest.
‘There Are No Perfect Solutions. But that Doesn’t Mean There Aren’t Ways Forward’
An interview with Arno Kopecky about his new book, ‘The Environmentalist’s Dilemma.’
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Lytton residents cast doubt on TSB finding train not linked to catastrophic fire
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Fire that destroyed most of BC village of Lytton not linked to railway: TSB
(via CTV)
West Coast First Nations’ child-care repatriation an early success story
(via Port Alberni Valley News)
Dozens dead, hundreds infected, but health authorities fight to conceal BC hospital outbreak findings
(via CTV)
The labour of immigrant women
(via the Local)
NB government employees ordered not to make First Nations title acknowledgements at events
(via CBC)
New Zealand’s weird and wonderful vaccine rollout
(via the Guardian)
Broadcaster Jody Vance feels relief after suspect charged following years of online harassment
(via the Globe and Mail)
How journalists with disabilities have to fight to get in the newsroom
(via Canadaland)
Incoming Canadian Army commander under investigation for sexual misconduct
(via the Ottawa Citizen)
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Learning Beyond the Language We Know
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It’s telling that we have millions to spend to get people from elsewhere to learn the local colonists' language, but very little to teach Canadians the languages that belong to the land…
Many people seem capable of learning music notation, math symbols and multiple languages... we can manage to learn what an upside down "7" is supposed to sound like.