
‘Kill the Bill.’ BC Faces Mounting Pressure Against Bill 15
The province is facing a wall of opposition from First Nations and municipalities over legislation meant to fast-track development.

How Carney Can Actually Reduce Violent Crime
Instead of overreliance on policing and incarceration, Canada’s new PM should lead with these proven and effective actions.

Bilingual Health-Care Staff Are Not Interpreters
Speaking two languages doesn’t make a person qualified to interpret complex medical information. Patients and health-care workers deserve better.

Do the Ostriches Have to Die?
Fact checking the science behind the order to kill 400 birds on a BC farm.

The Special Power of Comics to Stir Moral Horror
When graphic masters Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco tackled Gaza, they reminded how uniquely potent is their centuries-old craft.

The Rise of Psychedelic Capitalism
Big business sees a gold rush. What about equity, access and Indigenous knowledge?

Robert Macfarlane’s New Book Asks, ‘Is a River Alive?’
The award-winning author and naturalist’s latest, perspective-shifting work answers a resounding ‘Yes’ to the question of its title.

The LifeLabs Strike Is Over. But the Union Isn’t Happy
Blood tests and other lab work should be part of the public health-care system, says the BCGEU.

A Class-Action Suit for BC Kids in Care Clears a Hurdle
But the effort to win compensation still faces a tough legal battle.

An Australian Coal Speculator Flouts More Alberta Laws
Evolve Power, formerly Montem Resources, found guilty of contamination violations.

Alberta’s Fantasy Separatist Movement Promises a Trumpian Future
Left unchecked, the right-wing Alberta Prosperity Project could pull the federal Conservatives further to the right.

BC Government Axes Controversial Downtown Eastside Adviser
Eby had defended Michael Bryant’s contract just days earlier.

This US Snitch Line Reports Canadians Providing Gender-Affirming Care
It’s a ‘terrifying’ update on an old anti-trans strategy, one lawyer says.

Pick a Language, Poilievre
He lost while trying to speak in two tongues. But it’s impossible to appear calmly sane while not insulting the far right.

Please Advise! What’s Left of That Giant Nanaimo Bar?
Just crumbs from Ottawa. And hunger for a piece of the separatist action.

Here Come BC’s First LNG Shipments. Cause to Celebrate?
Boosters ignore that more plants are a risky play meaning higher emissions and gas costs while diverting clean electricity.

Far More Women than Men Voted for Carney. Why?
What that gender divide means for Canada’s political future.

CONTEST: Win a Night Out at Granville Island Jazz
One lucky Tyee reader will receive a jazz festival package valued at $250.

How a Union at a Kamloops A&W Beat the Odds
It’s a rare win for fast-food workers, experts say. But will it last?

A Fresh Opportunity to Get Elections Right
BC has launched a special committee on electoral reform. Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation.
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.
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Vancouver’s Chinatown Gets a Fresh Burst of Colour
Donna Seto’s illustrated history invites the next generation to see the neighbourhood in a new light.

Step Inside One Brave Fight for Trans Life
Estlin McPhee’s poems reckon with their upbringing in BC’s Bible Belt and offer striking reflections on what it takes to love and be loved.

Here’s an Inconvenient Truth: Disease Is in the Air
We ignored the science of airborne transmission for a century. Carl Zimmer tells us why.

When Money Shadows Art, What Do We Lose?
A dispatch from a sparkling gala and a community show reveals the tensions that have dogged the art industry for years.
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These Stories Are Up for Prizes
Tyee journalism is vying for prestigious national prizes this spring. Finalists for Canadian Association of Journalists awards include The Tyee’s Amanda Follett Hosgood for her report on the B.C. government’s violation of its own privacy laws during a pipeline conflict on Wet’suwet’en territory, and former Tyee labour reporter Zak Vescera, for his probe into the high-stakes dispute between BC Ferries and its union.
Finalists for Digital Publishing Awards are Peter Fairley for his coverage of a historic legal breakthrough by two climate activists, and Amy Romer’s report — in a co-production with the Global Reporting Centre — on a Sudanese refugee’s entanglement in a maddening web of shadowy bureaucracy.
And The Tyee is a finalist for the DPA General Excellence Award. All of this is possible because of our Builder members. You can join them here.

A Migrant’s Nightmare: Five Months Captive in Istanbul’s Airport
A Sudanese refugee phoned a Vancouver lawyer from Turkey with an incredible plea for help. Was the US secretly calling the shots?

They Had to Break the Law to Try to Save Humanity
So argued two BC activists in a Nanaimo courtroom. How their ‘necessity defence’ changes legal history and climate protest in Canada. A Tyee special report.

BC Illegally Collected Personal Info Tied to the Wet’suwet’en Conflict
A Tyee exclusive: Coastal GasLink intel was shared with the Indigenous Relations Ministry during high-stakes talks.

Poisoned Waters: The War Between BC Ferries and Its Union
A look at the complicated background of a bitter wage dispute.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.

Inside an Australian Miner’s Brawl with Alberta Regulators
Told to monitor pollution, Montem issued insults and legal threats, documents reveal.
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Robert Macfarlane’s New Book Asks, ‘Is a River Alive?’
The award-winning author and naturalist’s latest, perspective-shifting work answers a resounding ‘Yes’ to the question of its title.

CONTEST: Win a Night Out at Granville Island Jazz
One lucky Tyee reader will receive a jazz festival package valued at $250.

Don’t Miss ‘Inner Elder’ Onstage at the Firehall Arts Centre
Michelle Thrush’s powerful solo show runs May 22 to 31.
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This story is making waves.

What in God’s Name Is Happening in Politics?
Why conservative leaders use religious rhetoric to build secular movements.
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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.

Pouring the Circular Economy into Your Pint Glass
Small Gods’ Saanich Peninsula-only lager shows what can be done in one small 33-kilometre stretch.

See Why Rescuing Homes Could Have a Booming Future
An ingenious collab by shíshálh Nation and Renewal Development shows what can be done. This short video puts you there.

Prince Rupert’s ‘Bread and Butter’
Saltwater Bakery, run by the Gitxaała Nation, embodies a holistic approach to economic development and community wellness.

High Hopes for Hempcrete
Indigenous Habitat Institute founders explain using hemp to build healthier, climate-proof houses.
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Their MP Is Indigenous. Their MLA Mocked Residential School Survivors
How did Vancouver’s west side elect Wade Grant and Dallas Brodie?
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Today's links curated for you.
Connections between network of men who drug, rape and record women, W5 investigation reveals
(via CTV News)
BC seen as ‘final frontier’ for federal NDP as leadership question looms
(via the Canadian Press)
How BC Wildfire Service is fighting misinformation
(via the Narwhal)
RCMP leader accused suspended BC officers of mounting ‘campaign of hate’
(via CBC)
Police watchdog calls for charges to be considered in Duncan skid-steer shooting
(via Times Colonist)
Pressure mounting on Poilievre to fire campaign manager: sources
(via CBC)
We need to talk about Kevin (Spacey)
(via Vulture)
Canada’s pension giant quietly abandons net-zero climate goal
(via Pique)
Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank
(via the Guardian)
Thousands of LGBTQ2S+ Americans are considering moving to Canada
(via Xtra)
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Tripping over the rug
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“Sometimes we think that if we don’t talk about things that happened in the past, those events will have no impact on us today. That is far from reality. Rather, past events and experiences have a way of impacting us, even when we don’t want to think about them. I share these wise words a therapist once said to me when trying to avoid discussing an uncomfortable issue. ‘Sweep it under the rug, and you are bound to trip over it.’
For some, that might be the most difficult part of truth and reconciliation. While it can be difficult to hear the stories, it can be even harder to realize that those experiences of mistreatment and discrimination made easier paths for others, especially if those others are us.”