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The Ghost Who Hovers over Trump’s Sham Trial
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Green Myths Canada’s LNG Sales Force Tells the World
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The Gurdwara of New West Shares a Century of Stories
A new exhibit showcases local Sikh history, from sawmills to suburbs.
Many BC Families Missing Out on Free Money for Kids’ Education
A provincial savings grant isn’t reaching those who could benefit most. Which isn’t doing much for inequality.
RCMP Won’t Say if It’s Using Massive Facial Recognition Database
Clearview AI says it scrapes billions of images from social media and sells technology to police — including Canadian ‘law enforcement authorities.’
Howie Tsui’s Art Thrillingly Skewers China’s Propaganda War
The Hong Kong kid says life in Thunder Bay freed his vision. His new work is part of a strong show at Vancouver’s BAF Gallery.
An Honour for the Great Navigator, Cecil Paul
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On Vancouver Island, Beaders Find a Way to Aid Search for Missing Indigenous Women
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UNDRIP Act Gives Horgan an Option in Wet’suwet’en Standoff. He Should Use It
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Trudeau and His North Van Climate Minister Are ‘Wrestling’ with a Massive Oilsands Decision
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BC Green Leader Crosses RCMP Checkpoint, Visits Wet’suwet’en Camps
Adam Olsen urges new approach to pipeline conflict, while Premier John Horgan visits LNG plant site.
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Following the Wet’suwet’en Pipeline Fight
The Tyee has the latest as Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs continue their resistance to the $6.2-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline being built through their territory.
This weekend, a few days after RCMP set up a checkpoint in the area, BC Green interim leader Adam Olsen visited the Wet’suwet’en camps, where he stressed the importance of starting a conversation and the need to find peaceful resolutions. Premier John Horgan was also in the region on his northern B.C. tour but rejected calls to meet with hereditary chiefs, saying, “This project is proceeding, and the rule of law needs to prevail in B.C.”
Read more on what’s been happening since the RCMP raid on a Wet’suwet’en camps last year as well as a look at one of the camps supporting Wet’suwet’en land defenders.
BC Green Leader Crosses RCMP Checkpoint, Visits Wet’suwet’en Camps
Adam Olsen urges new approach to pipeline conflict, while Premier John Horgan visits LNG plant site.
Horgan Won’t Meet Wet’suwet’en on Northern Tour
Premier rejects hereditary chiefs' call for talks on pipeline as tensions rise.
One Year after RCMP Raid, Tensions Rise as Wet’suwet’en Evict Pipeline Company
‘It’s unnerving that might be our reality again.’
‘Each Moment Here Is a Victory’: Wet’suwet’en Supporters Aren’t Backing Down
RCMP ‘exclusion zone’ isn’t deterring anti-pipeline activists, land defenders. A report from the scene.
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Drumroll, please…
In December we invited Tyee Builders to enter for a chance to win an amazing hiking and rafting trip on the Tatshenshini River, courtesy of our friends at Canadian River Expeditions & Nahanni River Adventures.
Congratulations to the winner, James Smith from New Westminster, B.C.!
James had this to say about winning:
“I am very excited about this trip. Full disclosure: I am no outdoorsman. Which isn’t to say I don’t enjoy nature, but more remote excursions have seemed a bit daunting to me and that makes this trip perfect — having a guide to lead the way and take care of the details will let me enjoy what I’m most looking forward to, which is to learn about and appreciate the wildlife, landscape, and peoples of the Tatshenshini river. My wife will be joining me — she is much more outdoorsy and adventurous than I am, so this will be a great way for us to celebrate our tenth anniversary which also happens to be this summer.”
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Growing up Chinese Canadian
“There’s a Chinese word in overseas communities to describe local Chinese born outside China: tusang. The literal meaning is ‘earth born.’ Elders often believe tusang are easily assimilated into the local culture. Because of this, many who’ve met June Chow in Vancouver’s Chinatown are surprised she’s Canadian-born as she’s able to speak with them so easily. Some ask when she came to Canada. ‘I’ll chat up any old grandma just because I can,’ says June. ‘I feel like I belong.’”
June, in her 30s, works to connect young Chinese-Canadians with the diminishing world of Chinatown’s older generation. Meet her in the fifth and last part of Christopher Cheung’s series “Growing up Chinese Canadian: A Century of Stories.” Dive into the whole series here.
Growing Up Chinese Canadian: A Century of Stories
Voices from five generations explain how they forged identities as children of Chinese immigrants to the Vancouver region. First in a series.
Canada’s ‘Sea Turtles’: The Powerful Pull of ‘Home’ on Two Teens, 78 Years Apart
For children of Chinese immigrants reasons to go back are as old as the diaspora. Second in a series.
In Post-War Chinatown, the Siren Call of Sinatra
Larry Wong strained to escape Vancouver’s Chinese enclave. Decades later, he strived to preserve its legacy. Third in a series.
Fighting to Belong: Chinese Pioneers of Vancouver’s White Neighbourhoods
When daring to live beyond Chinatown meant battling racist taunts and flying fists. Latest in a series.
Culture
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An Ode to Mangy Sweater
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Politics Goes Porcelain at the Museum of Anthropology
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Comment Noted
These summer pants sell bagels
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In addition to shopping at thrift stores, I've been refreshing my wardrobe over the past few years through clothing swaps with friends and friends-of-friends. Two years ago I acquired a loose pair of black and white pants this way from a friend, who told me she used to wear them when she delivered bagels as a summer job (didn't even know that was a thing at the time, but now it makes total sense).
I still think about her selling bagels when I wear those strictly-summer/indoors-in-winter pants. Coincidentally this style of pant is in again, too, so I get compliments on my bagel pants, too.