Naomi Klein Hopes This Is the Stage Before the Breakthrough
The author activist on overcoming defeats, her new role at UBC, the future of climate justice and more.
BC Changes Law to Let Oil and Gas Companies Delay Well Cleanup
Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says the change benefits corporations and hurts the battle against global warming.
‘We Haven’t Done the Most Basic Thing to Address This Crisis’
Vancouver’s top doctor says a safe supply of heroin, cocaine and meth is the only thing that will stop the overdose death toll.
Please Advise! Facebook Needs a New Look!
The social media platform can either get more friendly or more evil. Either way, time to double down.
How Vancouver Learned to Love Skateboarding
The city that once cracked down on street skating as a dangerous nuisance now embraces the culture.
The Colonial Dimension of Climate Migration
Already forced from traditional lands, Indigenous peoples face relocation or disruption as the world warms.
Northwest BC Families Unite to Share Stories of Missing Women in Adaawk
‘We just wanted our stories to be heard from us, and from our perspective,’ say the filmmakers.
Vancouver Wants to End Classroom Inequality. But What about Mini Schools?
They’re a program of choice, but difficult, even ‘stressful,’ to get into. First in a series.
SFU’s Cleaning and Cafeteria Staff Should Be In-House Employees
These contracted-out workers receive low pay and can’t access many benefits that regular employees do.
I Bartered for Baths
Lawyer by day, bather by night, I soaked my way across the city after pandemic restrictions eased.
‘Halloween Kills’ — Stalk, Stab, Yawn
The most frightening thing about horror sequels might be the death of originality.
Canada’s Peatlands Save Us From Wildfires and Floods
So why are we still destroying them for oil and gas projects and mega-dams?
Child COVID Cases Dropping after Back-to-School Spike
Officials say school cases ‘mostly controlled,’ but BC’s health system is still strained by unvaccinated people.
Why BC Needs an Independent COVID Science Group
Governments haven’t adequately kept citizens informed about the changing science that can protect them.
Immigration Doesn’t Reduce Wages
Showing proof helped win Canadian David Card a Nobel Prize. Here’s how he did it.
BC Introduces ‘Troubling’ Limits on Freedom of Information
The government is ‘trying to keep British Columbians in the dark,’ says BC Liberal critic Bruce Banman.
Why It’s Hard for BC’s NDP to Be Greener
The party’s environmental wing feels let down. One long-time member explores what stands in their way.
Vancouver, Where Did Your Shophouses Go?
WATCH: The quaint corner store in residential areas was outlawed a century ago. This video shows why we need them back.
Danny Ramadan Is a Book Person
The Syrian Canadian novelist likes a lush setting, dark plot and conflicted characters. And cursing.
The City’s False Promises about False Creek South
Five ways the new plan undercuts what made the Vancouver district a world-famous model.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
BC’s ‘Untold’ History Is Riveting Stuff
The Knowledge Network series features the fighters, resisters and true leaders who made the province.
Deep Dive
Get to the bottom of something big.
Deep Roots at Fairy Creek
Media zoomed in on civil disobedience at the Vancouver Island watershed after RCMP began enforcing a court injunction against protesters in May.
But The Tyee has been reporting on the blockade for over a year.
We've covered the ruling and reflected back on previous old-growth activism from decades past.
We had reporters on site as the blockades were ramping up and sounded alarms about restriction of media on the ground.
The story is complex and far from over. Dive deep to uncover the roots of Fairy Creek.
Three Days in the Theatre of Fairy Creek
The drama playing out today was set in motion 150 years ago. One person can change the ending.
Ending Horgan’s War Against Old Growth
I’ve fought to save forests for 40 years. It’s time for real change.
The Blockaders
As logging resisters near month eight in Fairy Creek, a judge may order their surrender. Inside their last stand for old growth. A Tyee special report.
The Deep Roots of BC’s Old Growth Defenders
As efforts to stop clear cutting old-growth forests in BC heat up again, veterans of early struggles offer inspiration. Part of a series.
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The Tyee Unites with Media Against Online Hate
Journalists in Canada are increasingly receiving hateful and even threatening letters from the anonymous public.
With an increase in online hate and harassment against journalists representing diverse voices in media, The Tyee has joined with other newsrooms countrywide to put a stop to these attacks. Read the full list of organizations here.
To maintain an informed democratic society, the safety of our journalists is critical. Our stories will not be silenced.
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CONTEST: Win Free Shipping on ‘Mothers of Xsan’ Kids Books
Twenty Tyee readers will save on delivery when ordering the educational series this October.
Presenting ‘Under the White Gaze’: A Tyee Newsletter
Tired of ‘model minorities,’ ‘immigrant invasions’ and other tropes? Follow reporter Chris Cheung’s journey into making the news better.
‘Open up Your Life.’ Grow with Emily Carr’s Continuing Studies
From fine arts to cutting-edge user experience design, these programs might be the pivot you’re seeking.
Editor's Pick
This story is making waves.
Why It’s Hard for BC’s NDP to Be Greener
The party’s environmental wing feels let down. One long-time member explores what stands in their way.
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.
Spirit Bears Have a Special Power When Hunting
A UVic scientist has discovered the advantage their white fur gives them for catching dinner.
Culture
How Vancouver Learned to Love Skateboarding
The city that once cracked down on street skating as a dangerous nuisance now embraces the culture.
Northwest BC Families Unite to Share Stories of Missing Women in Adaawk
‘We just wanted our stories to be heard from us, and from our perspective,’ say the filmmakers.
I Bartered for Baths
Lawyer by day, bather by night, I soaked my way across the city after pandemic restrictions eased.
‘Halloween Kills’ — Stalk, Stab, Yawn
The most frightening thing about horror sequels might be the death of originality.
Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
BC to stop funding COVID-related health care for people not eligible for MSP
(via the Burnaby Beacon)
Health authorities seize Vancouver care home for Chinese elders where 41 died in COVID-19 tragedy
(via South China Morning Post)
Netflix workers stage walkout over Chappelle transgender comments
(via CBC)
An anti-vax conspiracy theory video went viral. An Indigenous community paid the price
(via Vice)
Gitanmaax members stop child from being taken from community by social workers
(via CBC)
Environmental concerns block Hope-area yurt — but not loggers or miners
(via Fraser Valley Current)
Does Canada still need a Green Party?
(via the Narwhal)
Resistance at residential school: Survivors recall 3 hours of freedom in little-known riot
(via CBC)
Shortage of veterinarians in BC has regulatory body worried about mental health of those working
(via CBC)
Broadcaster Jody Vance feels relief after suspect charged following years of online harassment
(via the Globe and Mail)
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Time to Unpack the White Gaze
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Privileged folks don't want to talk about their privilege quite often. Quite often it’s invisible to them.
But we've a ways to go before the assumptions that accompany race and gender have disappeared from our media.