What Happens When Folks in Small Towns Show a Little Pride?
To find out, a new documentary visits Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nova Scotia. ‘All of us deserve to live where we feel safe.’
Vaccines Are Almost Ready for Kids. But Will Parents Say Yes?
Understanding parental hesitancy is the next COVID-19 hurdle.
Please Advise! Your Spookiest Costume Ideas!
This year has been an endless source of inspiration, but some things are too scary to consider — even for Doc Steve.
What’s Really Crazy in Our World? Ruth Ozeki Has an Idea
Her new novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness’ explores oppression, talking lettuce, a non-binary ferret and more.
Storytelling Takes Centre Stage at Vancouver’s Heart of the City Festival
The annual event highlights the experiences of people who live in or are connected to the Downtown Eastside.
A New ‘I’ll Make It up to You’ Cabinet
After looking the hypocrite on feminism and climate concern, Trudeau tries to signal he gets it.
The Gitxaala Nation Is Suing the Province Over Mining Claims
Dozens of claims have been staked on ‘sacred’ Banks Island, yet the nation has never been notified, it says.
Critics Aren’t Buying BC’s New Climate Plan
Measures include increasing the carbon tax, pushing zero-emission vehicles and public transit and reducing industrial methane emissions.
Wet’suwet’en First Nation Pleads for Boosters as COVID Strikes Elders
In a region struggling with low vaccine uptake, small Indigenous communities are suffering the consequences.
How Canada Fought the Vietnam War
The pull of Washington and arms profits has long enticed our leaders, a new book shows.
Emily Carr University’s Teen Program Graduates Find Success in Creative Careers
Taught by pro artists, the Summer Institute for Teens is an intensive pre-university program that includes studio practice.
Confining Rental Homes to Busy Roads Is a Devil’s Bargain
Why Vancouver should allow more rental buildings on quiet, local streets.
Vaccine Mandate Applies Only to Some Supportive Housing Workers
Some employees are concerned that the different requirements are putting residents at risk.
BC’s FOI Changes Widely Condemned, Called ‘Morally Bankrupt’
NDP’s legislation would introduce fees and fail to improve a broken system, say critics.
Alec Baldwin and Hollywood’s Gun Problem
Gun violence has steadily increased in movies for decades as the arms industry pays for 'product placement.'
Despite New Measures, Callers Still Face Long Waits for Ambulances
After a deadly Smithers car crash, a witness chose to rush to the ambulance station rather than wait on hold after calling 911.
Allan Inquiry Clears Enviro Groups, but Blasts Kenney’s War Room
The $3.5-million inquiry into ‘anti-Alberta’ energy campaigns ends with a whimper.
Naomi Klein Hopes This Is the Stage Before the Breakthrough
The author activist on overcoming defeats, her new role at UBC, the future of climate justice and more.
BC Changes Law to Let Oil and Gas Companies Delay Well Cleanup
Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says the change benefits corporations and hurts the battle against global warming.
‘We Haven’t Done the Most Basic Thing to Address This Crisis’
Vancouver’s top doctor says a safe supply of heroin, cocaine and meth is the only thing that will stop the overdose death toll.
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The Gitxaala Nation Is Suing the Province Over Mining Claims
Dozens of claims have been staked on ‘sacred’ Banks Island, yet the nation has never been notified, it says.
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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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Tyee Scoops Up Four Webster Award Nominations in 2021
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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.
Emily Carr University’s Teen Program Graduates Find Success in Creative Careers
Taught by pro artists, the Summer Institute for Teens is an intensive pre-university program that includes studio practice.
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Naomi Klein Hopes This Is the Stage Before the Breakthrough
The author activist on overcoming defeats, her new role at UBC, the future of climate justice and more.
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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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Vancouver Wants to End Classroom Inequality. But What about Mini Schools?
They’re a program of choice, but difficult, even ‘stressful,’ to get into. First in a series.
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What Happens When Folks in Small Towns Show a Little Pride?
To find out, a new documentary visits Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nova Scotia. ‘All of us deserve to live where we feel safe.’
What’s Really Crazy in Our World? Ruth Ozeki Has an Idea
Her new novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness’ explores oppression, talking lettuce, a non-binary ferret and more.
How Canada Fought the Vietnam War
The pull of Washington and arms profits has long enticed our leaders, a new book shows.
How Vancouver Learned to Love Skateboarding
The city that once cracked down on street skating as a dangerous nuisance now embraces the culture.
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Anand to defence, Joly to foreign affairs: Trudeau announces major cabinet shakeup
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No enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine requirements on BC university campuses, professors say
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We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media
(via Xtra Magazine)
Corb Lund, Alberta’s unlikely activist, mounts final resistance against coal mining interests in the Rockies
(via the Calgary Herald)
How sea otters led a green revolution on the BC coast, and played a part in climate-proofing the Pacific
(via the Globe and Mail)
Former Chilliwack-Kent MLA cancels BC Liberal Party membership one year after party ousted him
(via Chilliwack Progress)
How a BC conservation officer’s refusal to kill two bear cubs sparked a debate about managing wildlife
(via the Globe and Mail)
Mission schools caught between parents with opposing COVID concerns and health policy
(via the Mission City Record)
Twitter admits bias in algorithm for rightwing politicians and news outlets
(via the Guardian)
The ocean is swallowing an Atlantic town that can’t afford to fight climate change
(via Vice)
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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.