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Stories for week starting Monday, March 18, 2024

culture

Imagine Living Where Art Is Dead

Even flagship arts organizations are struggling. Here’s why they’re worth fighting for.

Dorothy Woodend, Today


analysis

Just How Much Is Big Pharma Paying?

Canadians still know very little about payments to health-care providers — and how they affect prescribing.

Joel Lexchin, Today


culture

Tourists on the Road to Salvation

Behold the millions who flock to religious theme parks. What do they seek? From ‘Reservations,’ the forthcoming book by Steve Burgess.

Steve Burgess, Today


culture

What Opium’s History Tells Us about Today’s Drug War

Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Smoke and Ashes’ traces a troubling past, the impacts of which are widely felt today. A Tyee book review.

Crawford Kilian, Today


news

Green Energy or Greenwashing? Inside FortisBC’s ‘Renewable Gas’ Claims

The company banks its future on a type of methane called renewable because it’s from organic waste. Does it meet the climate test? First in a series.

Zoë Yunker, Yesterday


opinion

Please Advise! Which Politicians Have Futures Pitching Products?

Poilievre’s done much for apples. Who might Trudeau or Singh plug if they turned celebrity endorsers?

Steve Burgess, Yesterday


news

Youth and Tenants with Mental Illness Lived in a Filthy, Violent Government SRO

FOI documents from 2021 reveal BC Housing kept Atira as operator despite alerts from whistleblowers.

Jen St. Denis, Yesterday


The Thriving Business of Rewilding

How wizards of wetlands restoration are bringing biodiversity back to West Coast landscapes.

Isaac Phan Nay, Yesterday