
Michelle Rempel Garner Lobs a Grenade into Conservative Politics
The Calgary MP isn’t running to succeed Jason Kenney. Her reasons should alarm party faithful.

In Nunavut, Teens Go Intergalactic
The new horror film 'Slash/Back' is a welcome addition to a growing genre of Indigenous horror and sci-fi movies.

BC’s Long Regime of Secrecy
Under the BC Liberals and the NDP, the province has stalled FOI requests, choked access to information and muzzled staff.

Please Advise: F*** Trudeau or Let Pump Prices Discourage Driving?
Dr. Steve (and Mr. Ride) have suggestions for healing the nation.

A Burnaby Housing Corporation? ‘Everything’s On the Table,’ Says Mayor
Metro Van’s third-biggest city considers building a housing corp from scratch.

What the Federal Government’s Aquaculture News Means for Wild Fish
Salmon need to reach the ocean without being infected by open-net pen farms, says Alexandra Morton.

Trans Mountain Expansion a Money Loser for Taxpayers
Independent parliamentary budget officer warns soaring costs means Trudeau’s 2018 purchase of the pipeline has gone wrong.

On the Record: Councillors on Their Broadway Plan Votes
After marathon public hearings, Vancouver’s council voted to increase density in a large area along a new subway line.

‘We See Energy Efficiency As an Integral Part of Reducing Health Inequities’
Fraser Basin Council, winner of the Built Environment Land Award, is supporting the construction of First Nations housing.

A Black-Centred STEAM Program Gets a New Home Base in Vancouver
Ethọ́s Lab is an innovative non-profit after-school program connecting youth with science and arts.

BC Union Ordered to Pay $500,000 Bill for Defaming Corporation
Unite Here Local 40 accused work camp operator Civeo of ‘broken promises to First Nations.’

How the Monkeypox Epidemic Is Likely to Play Out
Four scenarios from a professor of mathematics and statistics.

The Forest Fight in West Kootenay
Inside the struggle over logging Argenta-Johnsons Landing Face in southeastern BC.

The Dangerous Rewiring of Canadians’ Minds
The convoy blockades highlight the risk of a fact-free, conspiracy-filled future that could destroy our democracy.

Like Pokémon, but for Birds
A new app developed by an ambitious teen teaches us to find birds in our surroundings.

Nathan Cullen: ‘Can We Come Together out of This?’
The Stikine MLA and cabinet minister sits down with The Tyee to talk policing, pipelines and pandemic divisions.

Battling the Crisis in Patient Safety
COVID and an overburdened system have made patient safety incidents Canada’s third largest cause of death.

Here’s What It Really Takes to Make Art
A Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition showcases the extraordinary work of women who defied a society that excluded them as artists.

I Taught My Students the Queen’s English. They Didn’t Learn It
Instead, they bent the rules into a new dialect.

A Conservative Grassroots Thick with Climate Crisis Deniers
Poilievre and rivals face a big crack in their base. Can they talk their way around it?
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What the Federal Government’s Aquaculture News Means for Wild Fish
Salmon need to reach the ocean without being infected by open-net pen farms, says Alexandra Morton.
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Trans Mountain Expansion a Money Loser for Taxpayers
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Analysis

Michelle Rempel Garner Lobs a Grenade into Conservative Politics
The Calgary MP isn’t running to succeed Jason Kenney. Her reasons should alarm party faithful.

BC’s Long Regime of Secrecy
Under the BC Liberals and the NDP, the province has stalled FOI requests, choked access to information and muzzled staff.

How the Monkeypox Epidemic Is Likely to Play Out
Four scenarios from a professor of mathematics and statistics.

Battling the Crisis in Patient Safety
COVID and an overburdened system have made patient safety incidents Canada’s third largest cause of death.
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'I'll have more to say': BC Premier John Horgan fuels speculation over his future in CBC interview
(via CBC)
Why the monkeypox outbreak is mostly affecting men who have sex with men
(via Science)
Suspending belief: Abortion and the right to regret
(via the Point)
'A dagger in my heart': A brother on his sibling's trauma
(via CBC)
Vancouver woman dodges passport lineups by catching flight to Service Canada office in Edmonton
(via the Edmonton Journal)
Wet'suwet'en members sue RCMP and Coastal GasLink for alleged harassment and intimidation
(via CBC)
More than 225,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine set to expire in BC in July
(via Global News)
Canada voted in favour of world swimming body's transgender policy
(via TSN)
The end of the Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy
(via the Atlantic)
As Toronto temperatures rise, inequalities widen
(via the Local)
Culture

In Nunavut, Teens Go Intergalactic
The new horror film 'Slash/Back' is a welcome addition to a growing genre of Indigenous horror and sci-fi movies.

A Black-Centred STEAM Program Gets a New Home Base in Vancouver
Ethọ́s Lab is an innovative non-profit after-school program connecting youth with science and arts.

Like Pokémon, but for Birds
A new app developed by an ambitious teen teaches us to find birds in our surroundings.

Here’s What It Really Takes to Make Art
A Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition showcases the extraordinary work of women who defied a society that excluded them as artists.
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Wading into Future Tides
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A dear friend of mine told me the story of when he worked for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. in the ‘50s as an appraiser.
He said he stood in the middle of what is now Richmond, in his hip waders, and declared, "This land will never be worth anything!”