Want to End Systemic Racism? Then Abolish Prisons
COVID-19 has highlighted our indifference to the fate of people — many Indigenous and Black — that we lock up.
As Freedom of Info Dries up in Canada, Feds Blame the Pandemic
‘It’s not the time to lay off,’ declares information commissioner Caroline Maynard in a Tyee interview.
How Indigenous Women Are Conquering TikTok
The video app has proved a powerful tool for women sharing their stories and creativity with a big audience.
Income Inequality Linked to COVID-19 Deaths. And More Science News
The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine.
Clearview, Maker of RCMP’s Facial Recognition Software, Exits Canada
Watchdog says it’s still investigating the AI collector of billions of faces and personal info.
In a Pandemic, Sikhs’ Selfless Service Doesn’t Stop
They’ve cranked out meals, delivered meds, fed truckers and frontliners and raised funds. For them it’s known as seva.
No ‘Border Ditch’ Can Diminish Their Love
How a grassy strip in Abbotsford dividing Canada and the US became a dating scene.
Gen Z, You’re Our Greatest Hope
Your TikTok tricks, your defiance, your anger are inspiring. But diversity is your biggest strength.
BC Is Hurting Workers by Dodging Pandemic Severance Pay Issue
Some companies say COVID-19 means severance rules don’t apply. Both employees and businesses deserve a straight answer.
A Grassroots Group Launches to Fight Delta’s ‘Uncomfortable’ Racism
In this BC city, ‘there’s no dialogue’ around systemic discrimination. Some locals are working to change that.
How Has the Pandemic Taught Us to Cover Health Better?
Tyee health reporter Moira Wyton will share her thoughts in our next Tyee ‘Three Things’ live chat. Join!
It’s Go Time for Canada’s Green Recovery
The call rises from advocates, policy experts and, increasingly, corporate leaders.
The World Loves a BC Fish Called Hake. Why Don’t We Eat It Here?
Could this, like spot prawns, be our next local seafood success? The hake catch is six times the size for wild salmon.
Three Months after Attack, Tiny House Warriors Complain of RCMP Inaction
Protest faces new challenges as First Nations leaders urge them to shut down protest camp.
Shrimper Steve, the Spot Prawn King
Sure, BC loves its local delicacy now. That’s thanks to relentless Steve Johansen and his 100-Mile Diet comrades.
At JQ Clothing, Retail Therapy of a Different Order
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A Tyee Challenge: Who Will Brew a 100-Mile Beer for BC?
WATCH: Win fame and glory by using just super-local ingredients.
Introducing Our Downtown Eastside Reporter: Jen St. Denis
The neighbourhood deserves a hard-working journalist with integrity, and we nabbed her. Help get her started.
In Guatemala, the Virus Shows Its Power to Kill Trust
As cases soar, the government faces charges of hiding data, bumbling and worse.
The 100-Mile Chef Meets the Pandemic ‘Apocalypse’
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Deep Dive
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Know the History, Then Take Action
Is it really “better” in multicultural Canada? For those who think Canada is largely immune to anti-Black racism, you have some serious work to do.
Get schooled on the history and experiences of Black people in this country and think about ways you can fight the pernicious racism that hurts them in so many ways. Then make action a priority. It’s beyond time.
Sadie Kuehn Wants You to Know BC’s Black History
The Vancouver School Board’s first Black trustee says our ignorance fuels racism.
‘I Don’t Care if You’re Racist. I Care if You’re Hurting Me’
Desmond Cole’s ‘The Skin We’re In’ tracks one year of injustice against Black Canadians and the white supremacist system that made it possible. A Tyee Q&A.
Imagining Canada ‘Where Black Lives Do Matter’
A Tyee Q&A with Canadian Black feminist author Robyn Maynard.
Will Prosper on How Violence Makes School No Second Home
Tough teen years in Montreal North made his lesson plan urban safety. Last in the Talking Home series.
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A Police Wellness Check Left Me Terrified and Determined to End the Practice
As a Black man, I feared for my life. We need to hold law enforcement accountable before any more lives are lost.
BC COVID-19 Case Tracker
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The Pandemic in BC Now
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The Pandemic Has Revolutionized Your Next Vacation
For better and worse, the travel industry will never be the same. First in a series on remaking tourism.
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Introducing Our Downtown Eastside Reporter: Jen St. Denis
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What Tyee Readers Are Doing to Fight Anti-Black Racism
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Tyee’s editorial assistant on what needs to change.
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A Tyee Challenge: Who Will Brew a 100-Mile Beer for BC?
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Canada’s Militarized Police
The sight of U.S. police treating protests as battle zones invites an examination of Canada’s own ramped up militarization of law enforcement. Researchers here found “routine policing represented the majority of SWAT team use.” Such force tends to be visited on “minority groups, those with mental health issues and those exercising democratic rights associated with political expression.” That impulse was on display in B.C. when RCMP in battle gear cleared peaceful Indigenous land defenders opposing pipeline construction. Time to demilitarize police?
How Militarizing Police Sets up Protesters as ‘the Enemy’
A scholar and former officer traces the trend. It’s been building in Canada and the US for years.
Canada Has Race-Based Police Violence Too. We Don’t Know How Much
It’s not just a US problem. Canada needs a national database for police use of force and deaths.
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.
From the Archives: 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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The video app has proved a powerful tool for women sharing their stories and creativity with a big audience.
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At JQ Clothing, Retail Therapy of a Different Order
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This town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and mental health workers. It's worked for over 30 years
(via CNN)
Why a progressive buyer should go for Torstar
(via Briarpatch Magazine)
Sweden has become the world’s cautionary tale
(via the New York Times)
Ottawa, AFN pen agreement to map out funding for First Nations child welfare overhaul
(via CBC)
Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech
(via CBC)
Indigenous man behind complaint of BC Transplant’s alcohol abstinence policy has died
(via Vernon Morning Star)
The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood supports transgender community: 'Rejoice in nature's infinite variety'
(via the Independent)
The pandemic experts are not okay
(via the Atlantic)
93% spike in First Nations overdose deaths recorded in B.C. during COVID-19
(via CBC)
They envisioned a world without police. Inside Seattle's CHOP zone, protesters struggled to make it real
(via CNN)
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Changing BC’s Name from ‘British Columbia’ Is Not a Bad Idea, but It’s Also Not Enough
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Not a bad idea Crawford — however, that kind of symbolism, like the furor over toppling statues, is pretty much smoke and mirrors unless we’re willing to tackle the real day to day problems of racial and economic inequality based — as those things largely are — upon power relationships endemic to the political and economic associations and structures that actually ‘rule’ the province and the country.