Mumilaaq Qaqqaq Is Still Hard at Work
The Nunavut MP’s speech bidding farewell to racist federal politics shook the internet. But she’s not going anywhere yet.
Objects of Affection: The Last Batch
From kitchen gadgets to the coziest coats, we’ve loved to see what Tyee readers have loved most. Last in a series.
One Year on the Downtown Eastside Beat
Jen St. Denis shares how reporting exclusively on one Vancouver neighbourhood has changed her approach to journalism.
BC Celebrates a Quarter-Century of Cohousing
WindSong, completed in Langley in 1996, has paved the way for followers across the province.
Has the BC Government Changed Its Approach to First Nations Land Rights?
Despite major legal victories like that of Blueberry River FN, ‘it’s still a battle’ to change the relationship, say observers.
In Northwest BC, He Fought for Socialism, Working People and the Environment
Union activist John Jensen’s memoir looks at the battle for local control over the future of the region. An excerpt.
‘Sacred and Strong’ Celebrates Strength and Resilience — and Demands Collective Action
A new report takes a decolonized approach to data and stories about the health of Indigenous women and girls living in BC.
And the ‘Stupidest Public Health Response to the Pandemic in the G7’ Award Goes to... Alberta
In a few weeks, those with COVID-19 will no longer need to isolate, or do anything else, really.
A Stronger Electricity Grid Is Crucial to Cutting Carbon. Does that Make It Green?
A proposal to lay cables beneath the Columbia River is met with skepticism from an Indigenous activist and the river’s advocates.
Another Heat Wave Approaches, but Shade Is Still Behind Fences in the Downtown Eastside
Residents struggle to access parks as the park board tries to prevent another tent city.
One Family, Two Deaths, 18 Years of Drug Policy Failure
Kathy Calder’s sister died in 2003, her daughter this year. Why is government treating people this way, she asks?
When a Big Quake Comes for the Coast
Gregor Craigie’s book ‘On Borrowed Time’ is a timely refresher on the threat of a megathrust earthquake.
Mask Rules and Travel Restrictions Return for the Central Okanagan
Increase in COVID-19 cases brings the return of some measures lifted four weeks ago.
Competition Bureau Quietly Closed Blueberry Price-Fixing Investigation
Growers had called for probe into whether Canada’s ‘blueberry baron’ had played a role in suppressing prices in the Maritimes.
There’s a Sucker Sold Every Minute
At Ricardo’s Kandy Korner, opened in June by an enigmatic cannabis accessories store owner from Afghanistan, business is booming.
Please Advise! Burning Questions about the Brisbane Olympics
The 2032 Summer Games host is unveiled, and it’s a scorcher. Dr. Steve provides his forecast.
Doctors Call for Queer Curriculum in Medical Schools
Unless specific sexual and gender-diverse training is formalized, inadequate care will continue, researchers say.
BC Steps Up Measures to Increase Vaccinations
More walk-in clinics and outreach will reduce barriers, particularly in North and Interior where progress lags.
Vaccines Are Effective Against Delta. And More Science Journal News
The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by The Tyee.
Facing a Health Crisis, Kenney Champions Pickup Trucks and Pepper Spray
Alberta slides towards a shortage of hospital beds and COVID fourth wave. Its premier is focused on virtue signalling.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
Competition Bureau Quietly Closed Blueberry Price-Fixing Investigation
Growers had called for probe into whether Canada’s ‘blueberry baron’ had played a role in suppressing prices in the Maritimes.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
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.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
‘Residential School Perverted Everything that Was Beautiful’
Gina Laing lives a truth for survivors. Healing, never complete, is a process of myriad small acts of rebellion.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
My Dog Can Get a Shot for Lyme Disease. Why Can’t I?
The LymeRix debacle didn’t just torpedo one vaccine. It poisoned the well for future ones. Excerpt from a new book.
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Even More of Your ‘Objects of Affection’
Inspired by J.B. McKinnon, we asked readers to tell us about their favourite long-lived items. Part two in a series.
On Now at MOA: Reflecting on Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Recovery from disaster is a long process, as this Museum of Anthropology exhibition demonstrates. Open until Sept. 19.
The Tyee's Summer Reads
Our seasonal staff picks for a sunny (cross your fingers) BC summer. Suggest your own!
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
BC’s Receding Rivers of Ice
There are more than 16,000 glaciers in British Columbia. Most of them will be gone in several decades, researchers predict.
What will it mean that so much ice is vanishing from the province’s peaks? Glaciologists are learning using a range of technologies. The loss will threaten ocean ecosystems far below, affecting plankton, salmon, bears, people.
A recent massive landslide and flood at Bute Inlet demonstrates the power unleashed when melting glaciers dislodge rock and ice.
A special Tyee series explores the Big Melt and geoengineering ideas for offsetting impacts.
The Big Melt
In mere decades, many of BC’s 16,000 glaciers will be gone. That will change life on our coast, from plankton to people. First in a series.
How The Big Melt Will Change Life for People and Nature
As BC’s coastal mountain glaciers recede the effects alter ecosystems. Can human engineering begin to compensate? Second in a series.
The Bute Inlet Disaster: How Dying Glaciers Can Unleash Devastation
The Big Melt is no slow drip. It can trigger sudden landslides and tsunamis. Last in a series.
Fossil Fuels Drive Rapid Glacier Loss across Western Canada, Study Finds
Melting offers a 'big signal' about the climate, expert says.
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One Year on the Downtown Eastside Beat
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq Is Still Hard at Work
And the ‘Stupidest Public Health Response to the Pandemic in the G7’ Award Goes to... Alberta
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Objects of Affection: The Last Batch
From kitchen gadgets to the coziest coats, we’ve loved to see what Tyee readers have loved most. Last in a series.
In Northwest BC, He Fought for Socialism, Working People and the Environment
Union activist John Jensen’s memoir looks at the battle for local control over the future of the region. An excerpt.
When a Big Quake Comes for the Coast
Gregor Craigie’s book ‘On Borrowed Time’ is a timely refresher on the threat of a megathrust earthquake.
There’s a Sucker Sold Every Minute
At Ricardo’s Kandy Korner, opened in June by an enigmatic cannabis accessories store owner from Afghanistan, business is booming.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
First Nations and Ottawa agree to $8 billion settlement on drinking water advisories
(via CBC)
Pervasive racism a toxic problem in Vancouver's LGBTQ+ community, say activists
(via CBC)
Unknown number of British Columbians' personal information for sale online after health company extorted
(via CTV News)
What Simone Biles did at the Olympics is revolutionary
(via BuzzFeed)
The activists sabotaging railways in solidarity with Indigenous people
(via the Guardian)
COVID-19 spreading faster in Alberta than during peak of 3rd wave
(via CBC)
'I felt hands coming and lifting my head up': First Nations leader recalls float plane crash
(via the Times Colonist)
Canada had a 'slow start'; now inoculation rates are surpassing the US
(via NBC News)
Canada spends another US$71M on F-35 amid calls to cancel fighter jet purchase
(via CTV News)
Canadian doctors can still deny access to abortion
(via Chatelaine)
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Strength to Share Residential School Trauma
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Seeking help, getting it all out and choosing to find some happiness in what remains... that is my idea of strength.
Sharing this story with the rest of Canada is a gift, our invitation to heal ourselves... Canada has a terrible sickness. It can be better.