BC’s Big Trees Protection Is Toothless. Government Knew It
The province claimed new regs would save 1,500 trees from logging, but internal memos obtained by The Tyee said otherwise.
Good Idea! BC’s Cities Vote to Make Homes Affordable
The Union of BC Municipalities supports a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Bylaw. What’s that?
Ken Sim Wants to Be Mayor of Vancouver
The Tyee sat down with the candidate to talk housing, policing and going up against Kennedy Stewart for a second time.
Car Sharing for New Drivers with Modo
The co-op's green membership program allows registered drivers to use a vehicle as soon as they get their 'L.'
Why Are Public Dollars for Private Schools Rising?
Ending the subsidies would free almost $500 million that the public system desperately needs.
Crime and the Vancouver Election
As some campaign on ‘law and order,’ the province rolls out a new report on repeat offenders. We break it down.
A Day in the Life: An Intimacy Co-ordinator for Screen and Stage
‘If you give us restrictions, we get to get creative.’
For My Father, Who Should Have Lived
Nineteen days after he was discharged from hospital, my dad took his own life. Here’s why we need to revisit BC’s Mental Health Act.
‘I'm Dropping My COVID Hubris,’ Vows a Top Immunologist
After the virus harmed Chris Goodnow’s heart, he joined a growing chorus against reinfection complacency.
The Artist Motel: Inside a Vancouver Experiment
WATCH: Visit the creative colony carved from a dying motel in a fast gentrifying city. A Tyee mini-documentary.
Alberta Is Calling, but Is Anyone Picking Up the Phone?
Jason Kenney counts down to the end of his leadership with an odd appearance in a Toronto subway.
The Hopeful Heart of ‘Eternal Spring’
An animated documentary follows a group of unlikely rebels as they risk their lives to stand up to Chinese government.
Why We Need a ‘Prosocial’ Revolution
We’re dealing with two pandemics: COVID-19 and dementia. And losing to both.
Send Us Your Late-Night Diner Stories
What role have these spots played in your life? Share your stories with The Tyee by Sept. 28.
Experience the Power of Cinema with VIFF
With over 130 feature films screening in-person, share in the communal experience of watching a story unfold on the big screen.
How Much Power Does a School Trustee Have? A Tyee Election Explainer
School boards set policies, create budgets, hire superintendents. But the education minister can also fire them.
Five Tyee Journalists Are Finalists for BC’s Top News Prizes
For us, it’s a record number of Jack Webster nods. Our member supporters made it possible.
Scanning Roses
The flower portraits I create using an unlikely device are rich in detail. And resonant with memories.
BC’s Electric Car Rebates Discriminate Against Single Parents
Couples can get full rebate with higher incomes than lone parents with children.
A Pipeline, a River and an Indigenous Nation
Coastal GasLink is preparing to drill a pipeline under a sacred river.
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Dismantling White Supremacy with Harrison Mooney
He spent his early years with an adoptive white Christian family. Then he met his real mother, and wrote his way out. An interview.
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Meet Our Hummingbird Fellow
We are thrilled to welcome our most recent fellow, Josh Kozelj, to The Tyee.
Kozelj joins us as part of Hummingbird Immersion Journalism Fellowship — named after the only bird that can fly upside down, seeing the world from a fresh perspective.
“I love storytelling. I always have,” says Kozelj. “I hope with balanced reporting and honesty, trust can be established with readers with differing views on the world." Read our interview with Josh.
“I’m naturally quite introverted, but I love being a part of a team and working for something bigger than myself.” So great to have you with us, Josh!
And check this out...
Experience the Power of Cinema with VIFF
With over 130 feature films screening in-person, share in the communal experience of watching a story unfold on the big screen.
Five Tyee Journalists Are Finalists for BC’s Top News Prizes
For us, it’s a record number of Jack Webster nods. Our member supporters made it possible.
Send Us Your Late-Night Diner Stories
What role have these spots played in your life? Share your stories with The Tyee by Sept. 28.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
A Pipeline, a River and an Indigenous Nation
Coastal GasLink is preparing to drill a pipeline under a sacred river.
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Reported Elsewhere
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Indigenous-led Cedar LNG seeks regulatory approval under new climate rules
(via the Globe and Mail)
Specialist doctors report 1 million BC patients on waitlists
(via CTV News)
Facing calls to resign, World Bank president changes answer on climate crisis
(via CBC)
Politics as usual or a serious problem? 'Extreme' candidates running in BC communities
(via CTV News)
Australian coal company files nearly $4B lawsuit over Alberta's ban on new exploration
(via the Calgary Herald)
Cancer care system in BC buckling as staff shortages lead to soaring wait times
(via the Globe and Mail)
At least 2 kids had to flee Ohio for abortions after being raped
(via Vice)
Conservative MPs call for freelance journalist to be booted from press gallery after tweet
(via CBC)
Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
(via the Guardian)
This serial imposter spent decades posing as a nurse. The victims she betrayed want to know why
(via CBC)
Culture
The Artist Motel: Inside a Vancouver Experiment
WATCH: Visit the creative colony carved from a dying motel in a fast gentrifying city. A Tyee mini-documentary.
The Hopeful Heart of ‘Eternal Spring’
An animated documentary follows a group of unlikely rebels as they risk their lives to stand up to Chinese government.
Send Us Your Late-Night Diner Stories
What role have these spots played in your life? Share your stories with The Tyee by Sept. 28.
Scanning Roses
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Picture a Citywide Community Garden
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Imagine a Vancouver with a fruit tree in each of the roundabouts and a culture of neighbours working together to care for and harvest these trees.
Or linear orchards along boulevards, especially areas targeted for densification like the Broadway Corridor. It would be interesting to see a plan for this and to see how it would change our culture over time.