Detained Migrants Get a Pandemic Lifeline
The tribunal deciding who to hold has new rules about harsh treatment. Result: more are being freed from incarceration.
Vancouver’s Drug Decriminalization Plan Is a Disaster, Say Advocates
The city’s approach was supposed to make drug use safer during a deadly crisis. But people who use drugs say it’s critically flawed.
How The Big Melt Will Change Life for People and Nature
As BC’s coastal mountain glaciers recede the effects alter ecosystems. Can human engineering begin to compensate? Second in a series.
Auditor General Says BC Is Failing to Protect Critical Wildlife Habitat
Conservation land program has outdated or non-existent management plans and lacks Indigenous participation and long-term strategy.
BC Provides Three-Days’ Sick Pay. It’s Not Enough, Say Critics
Pandemic measure will bridge gap in federal benefits, says government, and reduce COVID risk.
AstraZeneca’s Clot Risks Quantified. And More News Straight from Science Journals
The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by The Tyee.
It’s Too Hard to Report Adverse Vaccine Effects, Says Doctor
The dense form is ‘ridiculous,’ says veteran physician, who worries it harms data quality. The BC government defends the six-pager.
Thriving Together: Salmon, Berries and People
The salmonberry plant has nourished Indigenous communities for generations, but its significance goes far beyond its value as food.
‘We Are Losing It as We Speak,’ Say Crab Park Advocates
As a port expansion closes in, park supporters push for more green space and a long-awaited Indigenous healing centre.
Doc Offers a Glimpse of Hope in Kainai (Blood) Nation’s Overdose Crisis
Filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers crafts a gentle portrait of substance use disorder and a community weighing solutions. On now at DOXA.
Is Mathematics the New Latin?
Time in school is limited. Are we requiring the right kinds of math? Who even needs it?
Finding the Mother Tree: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard
This May 19 webinar will celebrate an important new book and the wisdom of the forest. Register now.
Pandemic Deaths Are Seriously Undercounted: New Report
The toll in Canada and globally is worse than governments admit according to University of Washington researchers.
A Letter to Dr. Henry from Hardest Hit Surrey
Pleading for help, a teacher reminds why part of the city shows up red on leaked documents.
The Big Melt
In mere decades, many of BC’s 16,000 glaciers will be gone. That will change life on our coast, from plankton to people. First in a series.
