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Stories for week starting Monday, November 11, 2024

analysis

A Miner’s Play to Undermine Alberta Democracy

What’s wrong with a Crowsnest Pass referendum on reviving Grassy Mountain coal extraction? Plenty.

Andrew Nikiforuk, 15 Nov 2024


news

If TikTok News Is the Future, Rachel Gilmore Is Living It

She’s built a big audience for her video reports but contends with vicious attacks. A Tyee Q&A.

Sarah Krichel, 15 Nov 2024


news

A Family Tie and Firm Guidance as Conservative MLAs Sworn In

Former lieutenant-governor urges representatives to commit to reconciliation.

Andrew MacLeod, 15 Nov 2024


news

Nervous about Teaching Indigenous Content? Here’s Some Pro Advice

Carolyn Roberts discusses her new book on decolonizing the school system. A Tyee Q&A.

Katie Hyslop, 15 Nov 2024


analysis

Here Come Trump’s Concentration Camps

If his promised deportations go ahead, America as we know it will change forever.

Crawford Kilian, 15 Nov 2024


culture

Timothy Snyder: ‘Our Problem Is Us’

His new book ‘On Freedom’ is bluntly clear on how we arrived at a second term with Donald Trump, among other disasters.

Crawford Kilian, 14 Nov 2024


analysis

The Marvel of Teaching Rats to Drive

It’s fun. And tells us about the role of joy in human life.

Kelly Lambert, 14 Nov 2024


news

The Problem with Mass-Produced ‘Urban Solutions’

Geographer Rachel Bok investigates the deep-pocketed players setting the agenda for the future of cities.

Christopher Cheung, 14 Nov 2024


culture

Inside the Life-and-Death World of BC Organ Transplants

A new TV series takes viewers into the lives of people waiting for a miracle and the doctors who try to make it happen.

Dorothy Woodend, 14 Nov 2024


opinion

He’s Back! Stephen Harper Touted to Manage Albertans’ Pensions

Days after the UCP fired the AIMCo board, the former PM appears lined up to be the new chair. It’s a bad idea.

David Climenhaga, 13 Nov 2024


news

Everyone Has a John Horgan Story

Kind, fierce, down to earth, always caring, he left an impressive political legacy.

Andrew MacLeod, 13 Nov 2024


news

BC’s Limits on Name Changes Hurt the Vulnerable, Advocates Say

Limiting access could harm Indigenous people, LGBTQ2S+ people and victims of gender-based violence, critics argue.

Katie Hyslop, 13 Nov 2024


news

Bird Flu Worries Rise with a BC Teen in Critical Condition

The case is the first in which a victim caught the disease in Canada.

Michelle Gamage, 13 Nov 2024


opinion

John Horgan, the People’s Politician

Remembering the team player, talker, social justice champion — and Star Trek fan.

Steve Burgess, 12 Nov 2024


analysis

You’re Not Hallucinating. Jellyfish Are Thriving in BC Lakes

Climate change is helping the invasive species spread across Canada.

Beatrix Beisner, 12 Nov 2024


analysis

Drilling Down: What Can We Learn from BC’s Flipped Ridings?

Densest areas favoured the NDP. But fast-growing Surrey turned BC Conservative. And more patterns.

Christopher Cheung, 12 Nov 2024


news

‘Unprepared and Disoriented.’ New Findings on Menopause Impacts

A UBC study highlights how to support healthy aging for mid-life women.

Michelle Gamage, 12 Nov 2024


news

What Alberta Wants Children Taught about Fossil Fuels

A curriculum guideline says students should learn their province is the ‘most ethical producer of oil in the world.’

Angela Amato and Carly Penrose, 12 Nov 2024


opinion

Please Advise! Should Canadians Fear the Return of Trump?

Just think of it as an out-of-control thrill ride into weirdness, says Dr. Steve.

Steve Burgess, 12 Nov 2024


culture

The Case of the Least Touristy Gulf Island, Texada

One ingredient lies at the heart of a rich, enigmatic history. Limestone. Lots of limestone.

andrea bennett, 11 Nov 2024


Postcard from Seattle, Birthplace of Modular Home Design

Robert Humble of Hybrid Architecture started making homes from upcycled shipping containers in the early 2000s, a milestone in eco-design.

Samantha Holomay, 11 Nov 2024


analysis

How Century-Old Slum Reforms Led to Today’s Housing Crisis

In North America, we chose right-wing solutions that haven’t worked. What we need to do instead.

Raphael Fischler, 11 Nov 2024


news

Stockwell Day’s Secretive Role in BC’s Election

The former Harper minister is a director of West Coast Proud, which poured money into ads boosting BC Conservatives.

Zak Vescera, 11 Nov 2024