Hundreds of Surrey Memorial Patients Are Overdosing Every Year
But fatalities remain low, according to the BC Coroners Service.
BC Conservative Hopefuls Face the ‘Least Objectionable’ Challenge
The first two debates with all five candidates featured tough attacks.
When Will the Knives Come Out for Naheed Nenshi?
A poll offers great news for the UCP and questions about NDP leadership.
A 60-Year-Old Vancouver Journalism School Is Shutting Down
Langara’s program offered an affordable, practical education to generations of BC reporters.
Repeal DRIPA? Then Comes a Mess, Admits This BC Conservative
Party leader candidate Iain Black offers a plan that risks economic gridlock and a constitutional crisis.
The Botanist Who Isn’t Afraid to Call Trees Sacred
Diana Beresford-Kroeger says she has sensed a ‘consciousness in the forest.’
BC Quietly Cuts Penalty for Exporting Unprocessed Logs
The province hopes to boost logging rates. But slashing the fee on exports risks more mill closures, one advocate warns.
An Eye-Opening Reclamation of Indigenous History
Vancouver Island filmmaker Tanner Zurkoski makes his directorial debut at DOXA with ‘Illustrated Legacies,’ a Knowledge Network original film.
A Vancouver SRO Is Insolvent. It’s Not the Only One
SRO hotels house Vancouver’s poorest people. Several of the buildings are in financial trouble, court documents show.
Experts Critique New RCMP Human Trafficking Campaign
They say it leads to increased surveillance and racial profiling. And there’s a better way to respond.
Don’t Like Floor-Crossing MPs? Then Back Electoral Reform
A more representative democracy would empower MPs and encourage co-operation.
How Street Dr. Jill Became BC’s Favourite Influencer
If elected officials won’t heed experts, the outreach physician says, maybe they’ll listen to her 100,000 followers.
Canada Should Be Leading a Geothermal Power Boom
We have all it takes to wake a sleeping giant of clean energy. What’s in the way?
Finding Food in the Forest
These Vancouver Island foragers make everything from mushroom powders to pickled spruce tips. Thank you, wild places.
This Is the Dawning of the Age of Precarious
Was the rules-based order not just a fiction, but a bluff?
Four More Tyee Award Nominations. Plus Major Wins
Sarah Krichel nabs a National Newspaper Award, on top of Tyee recognition by the Digital Publishing Awards and the Canadian Journalism Foundation.
Here Are the Books Banned from Alberta School Libraries
Most school districts pulled books after the UCP government’s order, FOI reveals.
Salmon Scientists Warn the DFO Is Killing a Crucial Lab
The genomics program opened up the ‘black box’ of wild fish research. Former and current staff say it’s been gutted.
What Handwriting Letters to Seniors Taught Me About Care
I’ve learned we need more than hospitals and medicine.
A Peek Behind the Curtain of BC Conservative Leadership Polling
Two experts offer reasons to ignore previous opinion surveys in the race.
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An Eye-Opening Reclamation of Indigenous History
Vancouver Island filmmaker Tanner Zurkoski makes his directorial debut at DOXA with ‘Illustrated Legacies,’ a Knowledge Network original film.
Four More Tyee Award Nominations. Plus Major Wins
Sarah Krichel nabs a National Newspaper Award, on top of Tyee recognition by the Digital Publishing Awards and the Canadian Journalism Foundation.
David Beers Wins the 2026 Digital Publishing Leadership Award
The national prize recognizes The Tyee’s founding editor for ‘vision, innovation and sustained impact.’
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It’s a lively space for readers to connect with the creative community, and for creatives to connect with our readers. If you know someone using their creativity as a force for good, we’d love to know. We’re proud to showcase people across the region using their creativity as a force for good in the Weekender’s monthly Creative Forces series, and we welcome nominations from readers.
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The Star-Studded Legacy of a Vancouver Motel
‘The 2400’ has been home to Scully and Mulder from ‘The X-Files,’ and more. But now change is coming for the old motor court.
Gym Culture Has Always Been Political
And MAHA has been taking over. But progressives can push back.
A Little Library for Dog Sticks
In East Van, my neighbours take on their own public works. Maybe yours do, too.
Ballet BC’s Upcoming Production Brings Star Power
This May, celebrated choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber present their new work at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
They Cut Down ‘Grandpapa’
The mysterious vanishing of one of Vancouver’s most loved cherries posed a deeper question. What do we owe to our big, old trees?
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Tribunal Delivers Decision in RCMP Discrimination Case
Two years after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal concluded hearings into RCMP’s investigation of historic abuse allegations in northern B.C., the tribunal has determined that investigating officers discriminated against some First Nations witnesses in the case.
The tribunal launched its examination in May 2023. It looked at an 18-month investigation in which RCMP declined to lay charges against a “well-known Canadian” accused of abusing First Nations children while teaching at two schools in northern B.C. The figure can’t be named due to a confidentiality order. Complainants alleged “stereotypes and biased attitudes” resulted in a flawed investigation.
Much has happened in the years since the inquiry was launched. The B.C. government waded into the proceedings. New details about the case and the police investigation were revealed. And three of six complainants have since passed away while waiting for a decision from the inquiry.
Read more about the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal inquiry and the recent decision here.
RCMP Discriminated in Abuse Investigation, Human Rights Tribunal Finds
The tribunal stopped short of ordering a new investigation but says police must pay compensation and review policies.
Human Rights Tribunal on RCMP Methods Delays Decision Nearly a Year
Three of six complainants alleging racial bias have died while awaiting an outcome.
Inside the RCMP’s Investigation into a ‘Well-Known Canadian’
The lead investigator was in close contact with the lawyer for ‘AB,’ but didn’t collect a statement or request a polygraph.
What Happened When Two Mounties Met at a White Spot
A human rights inquiry about Burns Lake offers a rare glimpse into how police investigate their own.
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This story is making waves.
When a Public Park Is Open for Private Business
One company’s application for exclusive rights to part of a park near Victoria has resulted in backlash, misinformation and anti-immigrant sentiments.
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.
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.
Finding Food in the Forest
These Vancouver Island foragers make everything from mushroom powders to pickled spruce tips. Thank you, wild places.
Trash or Treasures? This Man Offers a New Way to Recycle Old Homes
Watch Erick Serpas Ventura explain his planet-friendly method of house ‘deconstruction.’
He Dreamed of the Endless Shirt. Welcome to Looptworks
After years of upcycling scraps into sports gear, Scott Hamlin chose a different route into the circular economy. A Tyee Q&A.
What Can You Do with Used Plastic and 3D Printers? Meet Two Pros
Brayden and Angela Rogers figured out which plastic waste can be made into home goods, and how.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
The BC Separatist and Small-Scale Farmer Who’s Enthusiastic About Hitler
The leader of the BC Prosperity Project says Curtis Stone’s views don’t reflect those of the wider group.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking
(via the Guardian)
Canada to create powerful financial crimes agency as US weakens its approach
(via the Guardian)
Iranian Football Federation delegates denied entry to Canada for Vancouver FIFA congress
(via CBC)
Families of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims suing OpenAI in California
(via CBC)
Carney’s economic update gives more Harper vibes than Trudeau
(via Global News)
Canada’s health minister ‘looking into’ idea of smoking ban after UK law
(via Global News)
Blockbuster $22B Shell-ARC deal bodes well for expansion to LNG Canada, experts say
(via Pique Newsmagazine)
‘The door was closed on our province’: Feds not offering pharmacare to NL, says health minister
(via CBC)
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault
(via CTV News)
Vancouver park board commissioner tells mayor and council to mind their own business
(via Vancouver Sun)
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