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Horgan Won’t Meet Wet’suwet’en on Northern Tour
Premier rejects hereditary chiefs' call for talks on pipeline as tensions rise.
Health Advocates Fear Big Tobacco Will Get Off Easy in Lawsuit Talks
Twenty years after B.C. sued, settlement negotiations move behind closed doors.
An Ode to Mangy Sweater
I survey the winter bleakness from within its nubby, holey comfort. And it’s good.
‘Reluctant Politician’ Weaver’s Surprise Decision to Quit Greens Launches New Era
Some insiders say change is welcome and will strengthen party as leadership race takes shape.
Horgan’s Pipeline Push Betrays His Reconciliation Promise
First Nations expected a new era; instead the government has embraced colonialism and ignored UNDRIP law.
‘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.
As the Birds Vanish
The descendants of dinosaurs are leaving us, and we don’t know how to register the loss.
A Vaccine for Dementia?
Suddenly, a laboratory glimpse of hope that Alzheimer’s could be reversed.
One in Five Children Still Live in Poverty in BC. Can We Ever Improve?
Another report card, another stagnant rate. But advocates insist there are solutions.
How a Park Brings Human Connections to Divided, Sprawling Richmond
Claire Adamson’s year studying people in the city’s ‘Central Park’ measures the value of a simple hello.
For Aboriginal Peoples in Australia, Fires Flame ‘a Sense of Perpetual Grief’
How a legacy of displacement and racism compounds the trauma.
What Does Vancouver Have against Millennials?
Five housing trends closing doors on young futures. And what to do about it.
When the Georgia Straight Throbbed with Hope
ARTIFACT: Ode to the alternative weekly just bought by Media Central.
Conservatives Need to Break Free of Harper Era. But They Won’t
‘Zombie relics’ of rejected regime are crowding party’s leadership race.
The Quake Threat to Dams Posed by Fracking Was Long Warned
A new trove of internal exchanges shaken loose by Ben Parfitt amplifies decades of safety urgings.
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‘The World Is Watching’: Wet’suwet’en Chiefs Call for Government-to-Government Talks
Pipeline resisters outline demands, say police need to reveal plans.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
The Wet’suwet’en Pipeline Fight, Then and Now
On the last day of 2019 a B.C. Supreme Court judge granted an injunction against protesters slowing the Coastal GasLink pipeline in Wet’suwet’en territory. For counter-opinions, read Judith Sayers, a lawyer and former chief of the Hupacasath First Nation, and hear from Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chief Na’Moks.
For a deeper dive, a good start is this Tyee explainer. Lately, The Guardian revealed the RCMP was primed to use ‘lethal force’ as it broke up protesters a year ago. Andrew Nikiforuk provides the historical big picture.
The Unist’ot’en Movement, Not the RCMP, Has the Law on Its Side
The facts about aboriginal rights and title support the Wet’suwet’en peoples in their pipeline protest.
Nine Things You Need to Know about the Unist’ot’en Blockade
The RCMP moved Monday to break up a First Nations protest. Here’s how we got to this point.
RCMP Planned to Use Snipers in Assault on Wet’suwet’en Protest, Guardian Reports
Newspaper cites planning documents that called for ‘lethal overwatch’ to ensure pipeline built.
When Indigenous Assert Rights, Canada Sends Militarized Police
It’s become routine, but ignores latest law on rights and title, say experts.
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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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The Tyee Is Hiring a Health Reporter
We’re looking for a stellar journalist to join our team. Applications open until Jan. 20.
Why Media Sage Jay Rosen Has The Tyee on His New York Radar
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Tyee’s 2019, by a Few Fun Measures
Our most printed, read, commented and more. Thanks for engaging with us this year.
Culture
Our Year in Big Thinkers
In 2019, we talked to a lot of very smart people with solutions to share. Here are 25 of those stories.
What If We Got to Decide What’s Playing at the Megaplex?
‘When The Storm Fades’ is being shown across Canada thanks to a platform that lets audiences choose what should be screened.
These Authors Gave Us Hope
Thirteen inspiring books to light the way through 2020, shared by Tyeesters. Please add your own.
Politics Goes Porcelain at the Museum of Anthropology
‘Playing with Fire’ exhibition of ceramics lives up to its name.
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Conservatives Need to Break Free of Harper Era. But They Won’t
‘Zombie relics’ of rejected regime are crowding party’s leadership race.
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The Amazingly Cool Anna’s Hummingbird Scoffs at Winter
Vancouver’s official bird is a sex-crazed, smart, supercharged recent arrival.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
Former Manitoba reservist linked to neo-Nazi group arrested in U.S.
(via CBC News)
First Nations leader and Fair Deal panellist Jason Goodstriker dies
(via Calgary Herald)
Tenured McGill prof resigns over university’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels
(via CBC News)
The Russian government just resigned. Here’s what you need to know
(via Global News)
Huge ‘hot blob’ in Pacific Ocean killed nearly a million seabirds
(via The Guardian)
How ‘maids’ rooms’ shaped tiny floorspace expectations in Paris
(via CityLab)
He’s a liar, a con artist and a snitch. His testimony could soon send a man to his death.
(via ProPublica)
Stephen Harper resigns from Conservative Fund board as leadership race heats up
(via CBC News)
B.C. disbanded RCMP unit after report warned possible crime figure bought stake in casino
(via Global News)
Alberta justice officials withheld report that might have exonerated man as he sat in prison for homicide
(via CBC News)
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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.