Five Positives You May Not Know about BC’s Economy
The province is tops in Canada for growth, productivity and more. Are voters hearing it?
Does Our Media Reflect the People It’s Meant to Serve?
An excerpt from Tyee reporter Chris Cheung’s ‘Under the White Gaze.’
Would Rustad’s Tent City Demolition Plan Work?
The Conservatives are promising to clear camps and evict social housing residents who use drugs.
Tight Ridings, New Borders: A Data Whiz on Nail-Biting Races
With 93 BC ridings in play, SFU’s Andy Yan has his eye on a dozen.
Former Northern Health Employee Sues After Demoted for Pro-Palestinian Statements
Claims she was wrongfully dismissed for personal music and social media critical of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Alberta’s Controversial ‘Drug Czar’ Moves On. What Now?
Marshall Smith, champion of abstinence-based treatment and foe of harm reduction, is quitting.
Party Leaders Trade Barbs in TV Pitch to Voters
Rustad faced criticism from Furstenau and Eby over the lack of a costed platform.
Rejigged Ridings Are Yet Another Twist in an Unprecedented Election
New parties, new ridings and a shifting electorate make for a fast-moving campaign.
A New, Innovative Exhibition Opens at the Chinese Canadian Museum
Six Chinese Canadian artists were commissioned to interpret history from the Chung Collection at UBC.
BC Forest Companies See a Future. In the US
Fast-growing southern forests, low labour costs and tax breaks are driving an exodus. Second in a series.
Vancouver Apartment Life: Surveillance Cameras, Eviction Threats and a Defamation Suit
A court battle could have implications for privacy and tenant organizing, say experts.
If Breasts Could Talk, Here’s What They’d Say
‘Tits Up’ is a call for autonomy and liberation.
How Crime and Safety Became a Key Issue in BC’s Election
Stats haven’t changed much but public perceptions have. Here’s why.
Two BC Parties ‘Playing Catch-Up’ with Glyphosate Pledges
The NDP says they’ll phase out the controversial herbicide in the forestry industry. The Conservatives say they’ll ban aerial spraying.
The BC NDP Is Boring Voters. That Could Be Their Selling Point
As Eby’s party enters its final push, should he swing big? Time for a Logic Check.
Checked: The NDP Say Rents Are Falling. Really?
Some rental listing data shows a decline in rents. But renters continue to feel squeezed.
Please Advise: Is Chip Wilson Right About Eby the Red?
Rustad thinks so. Dr. Steve isn’t convinced.
‘Incompetence or Sabotage?’ Alberta Can’t Get Vaccines to Doctors’ Offices
The government claims no company wants the contract. The previous distributor says that’s not true.
Looking Back on a Year of Upheaval in the Middle East
The war in Gaza has shaken the world. Twelve Tyee stories on a day of reflection.
Brilliant Economist Thomas Piketty’s Plan to Save the World
To cool the planet, close the wealth gap. How? Look to Sweden.
BC Election
Five Positives You May Not Know about BC’s Economy
The province is tops in Canada for growth, productivity and more. Are voters hearing it?
Tight Ridings, New Borders: A Data Whiz on Nail-Biting Races
With 93 BC ridings in play, SFU’s Andy Yan has his eye on a dozen.
Would Rustad’s Tent City Demolition Plan Work?
The Conservatives are promising to clear camps and evict social housing residents who use drugs.
Party Leaders Trade Barbs in TV Pitch to Voters
Rustad faced criticism from Furstenau and Eby over the lack of a costed platform.
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Does Our Media Reflect the People It’s Meant to Serve?
An excerpt from Tyee reporter Chris Cheung’s ‘Under the White Gaze.’
A New, Innovative Exhibition Opens at the Chinese Canadian Museum
Six Chinese Canadian artists were commissioned to interpret history from the Chung Collection at UBC.
CONTEST: Win Tickets to Vancouver Writers Fest
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The Case of the Political Pizza Hut
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BC Forest Companies See a Future. In the US
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The Future of Home Heating? It’s in the Dishwater
In a first in North America, wastewater is being harnessed for energy in Vancouver’s Olympic Village.
How a Wildly Successful Seed Company Stays True to Its Roots
Retaining its focus on pollinators, climate change and soil health, West Coast Seeds sells over three million seed packets a year.
A Tale of Two Yarn-Makers Reviving the Local Mill
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The Enduring Power of Community Bike Shops
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Are Reproductive Rights on the Ballot This Election?
What the BC NDP and BC Conservatives are promising on abortion, free contraception and cervical cancer screening and treatment.
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This proud liberal city is throwing out its entire government
(via Politico)
Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week
(via CTV News)
‘What She Said’ author Elizabeth Renzetti weighs in on ‘bad’ feminists, women’s rights and being a Swiftie
(via the Globe and Mail)
BC’s Indigenous child welfare system ‘underfunded, broken beyond measure’
(via Vancouver Sun)
Time to tighten laws on anonymous lobbying campaigns, BC attorney general says
(via CBC)
BC teen musician Nell Smith, who collaborated with the Flaming Lips, has died: family
(via CBC)
Questions raised about role of Vancouver mayor’s adviser in controversial natural gas vote
(via Vancouver Sun)
‘Intimacy coach’ invoice part of Manitoba Tory party campaign expenses in 2023
(via Winnipeg Sun)
Is Matt Walsh trying to make ‘Am I Racist?’ the ‘Borat’ of the right?
(via the New Yorker)
Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
(via Associated Press)
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Exercising Guardrails Against Misinfo
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The cost of an election whether municipal, provincial or federal has become something of a cautionary reality of how we will vote, and its outcome will undoubtedly bind our lives into a very different future if we should cast our vote into a whirlwind of deception because of misleading campaigns.
Accurate information and truthful dialogue must be the conversation between candidates and the public.