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CONTEST: Win two tickets and masks for PuSh Festival

One lucky Tyee reader will receive a pair tickets to attend ‘SANCTUARY: The Dakota Bear Ancient Forest Experience,’ as well as PuSh masks to attend safely. Enter now.

Worries Rise that NPA Board Could Run Extremist Candidates in 2022


Recent appointees add to the number of party directors who’ve espoused far-right views.

Meet the Albertans Ditching the Jason Kenney Government


Doctors, entrepreneurs and businesspeople are packing up. That’s bad news for the province’s future.

BC Eases Limits on Care Home Visitors. Families Fear Changes Don’t Go Far Enough

A fraction of our 20,000 long-term care residents have designated essential visitors who can visit three times a week.

‘It’s Really Cruel’: Thousands in Limbo Awaiting Sixties Scoop Settlement Money

Nearly 9,700 people are waiting to hear if they’re eligible for compensation, 16 months after the application deadline.

Four Pipeline Realities for Alberta’s Rumpelstiltskin

Jason Kenney rants and raves over Keystone XL’s cancellation. But let’s look at the facts.

Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants into Salmon Habitat, Say Critics

Advocates want greater oversight as a mapping project identifies more than 170 mines putting waterways at risk.

We Could Zone Whole Areas for Rental Only. Why Don’t We?

A BC law change lets cities do it. But they seem scared of one thing.

From Tent Cities to Affordable Housing on One Downtown Eastside Lot

The project at 58 W. Hastings was promised four years ago after two tent city protests. Construction will start this spring.

BC’s New Vaccine Rollout Is Based Largely on Age

Essential workers don’t get priority in plan to offer shot to all adults by the end of September.

Local Dancers, Musicians and Filmmakers Collide in Upcoming Streamed Performances

While you may prefer in-person events, don’t forget — artists need our support!

Tyee Poll: Who Do You Think Should Get the Job as New Governor General?

Tell us what you think.

Restless in Lockdown, He Started a Music Career

KidMotor knew he couldn’t stay still. Recording an album, he says, is ‘making me feel alive right now.’

BC’s Safer Supply Program Is Too Slow to Start and Not Working, Users Say

Despite promises of access to alternatives to poisoned drugs, not much has changed.

After Five Years, Kevin Desmond Reaches His TransLink Terminus

The outgoing CEO on commuting through COVID, steel vs. rubber and a transit ‘love affair.’

Wake Up! Trump’s Politics of Division and Hate Are Already Here

From attacks on oilsands opponents to the Bloc leader’s smear, our politicians flirt with dangerous, undemocratic forces.

‘Judy Versus Capitalism’ Plumbs the Mind of Judy Rebick

The new documentary reminds us of the heroism in turning personal pain into outward compassion.

Hotel Workers Turn to Courts to Fight Pandemic Firings

A former Pan Pacific employee’s bid to launch a class action lawsuit is the latest effort to protect workers in the sector.

‘Unprofessional and Disrespectful’: Walker Among Items Taken from Homeless People

Advocates say city workers and police remove personal items during daily street cleaning, and it needs to stop.

How Much of Vancouver Is Even Left to Plan?

The city pledged to engage neighbourhoods on their futures. But it keeps interjecting new zoning.

Hey, Minister. It’s Time to End Our Disgraceful Food Bank Dependency

Food insecurity should be addressed by raising incomes, not handing out ‘surplus’ goods at charities.

‘Mudflat Dreaming’ Honours Two Communities Fighting for Rights and Respect

Jean Walton’s book depicts a shared spirit and struggle against unchecked development in the region.

Don’t Forget the Uncounted Casualties of COVID-19

And there are many. They won’t stop, unless we finally address the fact that unequal societies are sick societies.

PPE Littering Is Worsening Plastic Pollution. And More Science Journal News

The latest roundup of pandemic findings gathered by Hakai Magazine.

Alberta’s Cancelled Coal Leases Called a ‘Trick’

An ex-deputy minister terms yesterday’s step back ‘misleading.’ And it won’t deter a court challenge by ranchers and First Nations.

CONTEST: Win a Pair of Tickets and Masks for PuSh

One lucky Tyee reader will attend ‘Sanctuary: The Dakota Bear Ancient Forest Experience.’

If O’Toole Wants to Save His Party from Extremists

He must speak truth to Conservatives and stop accommodating ignorant denialism.

Isolation RVs Fill a Need for Homeless People During Pandemic

Options are limited for unhoused people awaiting test results, so one service agency has turned to motor homes.

Why Black Communities Are Wary of a Vaccine, and What They’re Doing About It

Public health authorities still haven’t earned trust after years of mistreatment.

After Long Fight, Overdose Prevention Site Peer Workers Join Union

They’re vital to the operation of the life-saving sites, but often have fewer protections and are paid less.

Singers, Ranchers and Environmentalists Are Now Battling Kenney’s Coal Plan

Province’s move to allow coal mines in protected mountains is creating a rising wave of broad-based opposition.

Please Advise! No Keystone XL? What Do We Do with All This Pipe?

With word that Biden may axe the expanded Alberta oil tube, Dr. Steve is thinking ahead.

What’s that Flushing Sound? Just Albertans’ Keystone XL Investment Going Down the Drain

Joe Biden plans to cancel the pipeline on his first day as president. Kenney’s fumbling is partly to blame.