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A “cross-cultural” conversation, “Lha yudit’ih We Always Find a Way: Bringing the Tŝilhqot’in Title Case Home,” is a story about fighting back and ultimately prevailing.

Chronicling the Tŝilhqot’in Battles in War and the Courts | The Tyeethetyee.ca A book by a retired UBC professor and a Tŝilhqot’in Chief tells the story behind a landmark title case.

“His face bloodied, his posture defiant, the moment was captured in a now iconic photograph that is already emblazoned on T-shirts for sale.”

Trump Is Now Officially a Superhero. Biden Isn’t | The Tyeethetyee.ca The extraordinary and complicated effects when a politician survives an assassination attempt.

“We’re going to work side by side”: In Alert Bay, a community garden is not only feeding the community, but empowering youth. #TyeePresents #Sponsored

Planting Seeds, Inspiring Minds at Nawalakw | The Tyeethetyee.ca In Alert Bay, a community garden is not only feeding the community, but empowering youth.

Through the eyes of six people who lived through it, a new documentary film explores the real-life revenge plot of the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. capitol. 🎞🇺🇸

In ‘The Sixth,’ a Stirring Exploration of Real-Life Revenge | The Tyeethetyee.ca A doc film on the US Capitol insurrection asks vital questions about our current moment.

#LISTEN🎧 to @ejmccann.bsky.social on CKNW: “The Economist is focused on livability for global corporations employees who move from their London office to their Vancouver office, or Toronto to Melbourne. “That’s who it’s for. It’s not necessarily for the rest of us.”

Vancouver most livable city? Not quite.open.spotify.com Listen to this episode from Weekends with Scott Shantz on Spotify. Vancouver most livable city? Not quite. Dr. Eugene McCann - Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University

“This wasn’t the first time I saw my views assumed by way of my Jewishness.” Spencer Izen on the high stakes for civil discourse.

Notes from a Jewish Opinion Editor of a University Newspaper | The Tyeethetyee.ca In context of the war in Gaza, the stakes for civil discourse are high.

Sex work scholar Frances Shaver spoke with The Tyee on what she has learned about the sex work landscape in Canada, the work that still needs to be done, and how she earned the Order of Canada. A Q&A with Jeevan Sangha.

How a Sex Work Scholar Earned the Order of Canada | The Tyeethetyee.ca Inside Frances Shaver’s remarkable career. A Tyee Q&A.

History happens in waves. To ride today’s tsunami, here’s what must be learned from the past. Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #uspoli

America’s Age of Discord | The Tyeethetyee.ca History happens in waves. To ride today’s tsunami, here’s what must be learned from the past.

Have you checked out our TikTok yet? 🎶📲 If you want to see the faces and hear the voices of our reporters on the ground, or are looking for a bite-sized way to consume B.C. news, check it out and follow us! www.tiktok.com/@the_tyee?la...

Paul Willcocks: No one should be “happy” a 20-year-old suspect has been shot dead. Especially a Conservative politician who supposedly believes in the rule of law and sanctity of human life. #USPoli #CanPoli #TrumpRally

What Is Wrong with Canada’s Conservatives? | The Tyeethetyee.ca Poilievre and Rustad offered chilling responses to the Trump shooting.

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In my latest for @thetyee.ca, I argue that Canada’s progressive parties should forge a one-time united front in time for the next federal election. Their first priority should be to introduce some form of proportional representation. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024...

France Shows How to Defeat Poilievre’s Conservatives | The Tyeethetyee.ca The Liberals, NDP, Greens and even Bloc Québécois should establish a one-time united front.

Bringing salmon home to Kus-kus-sum: Project Watershed is restoring a critical habitat and helping to return the land of a former sawmill back to the K’ómoks First Nation. #TyeePresents #Sponsored

Bringing Salmon Home to Kus-kus-sum | The Tyeethetyee.ca Project Watershed is restoring a critical habitat and helping to return the land of a former sawmill back to the K’ómoks First Nation.

An ode to the wacky worlds of West Edmonton Mall: Kate Black grew up roaming Canada’s temple of consumerism. In “Big Mall,” she explores “shopping for meaning.” @bychrischeung.bsky.social reviews. 🛒🛍

An Ode to the Wacky Worlds of West Edmonton Mall | The Tyeethetyee.ca Kate Black grew up roaming Canada’s temple of consumerism. In ‘Big Mall’ she explores ‘shopping for meaning.’

While there are clear differences between the electoral situations in France and Canada, there are certainly lessons Canadian progressives can glean from the results in France. 🇫🇷🇨🇦

France Shows How to Defeat Poilievre’s Conservatives | The Tyeethetyee.ca The Liberals, NDP, Greens and even Bloc Québécois should establish a one-time united front.

Cory Doctorow invented the perfect word for our time of collapsing complexity. Everywhere you turn, it seems, civilization is facing a massive and cumulative failure of excessive complexity. Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

The Enshittification of Everything | The Tyeethetyee.ca Cory Doctorow invented the perfect word for our time of collapsing complexity.

“I did not like the idea of this close-to-home tragedy becoming a form of entertainment.” #Listen 🎧: Tyeester Jeevan Sangha was on Spice Radio discussing her Tyee piece covering the new series on Reena Virk's murder — and the ethics of truth.

‘Under the Bridge’ Is a Lesson in True-Crime Complexityopen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Morning Buzz on Spice Radio on Spotify. Jeevan Sangha, culture writerFull piece:https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/07/02/Under-Bridge-Lesson-True-Crime-Complexity/

Alberta has launched a grizzly bear hunt. But don’t worry, it’s “a safety measure.” “I’ve never raised cattle, but I was the agriculture reporter for the Calgary Herald long enough to recognize the smell of BS.” David Climenhaga writes. 🐻 #abpoli

Alberta Quietly Sneaks In a New Grizzly Bear Hunt | The Tyeethetyee.ca Trophy hunting returns disguised as public safety. Critics cry foul.

Whether to return Indigenous foodways to the healing process or to slash climate-impacting food services, hospitals are reimagining their menus. 🏥🥪 Here’s what works.

A Coastal Revolution in Hospital Food | The Tyeethetyee.ca How health-care visionaries are creating tasty, culturally friendly menus while cutting waste and carbon emissions.

Paul Willcocks: Lobbyists hate the perception that they cash in on connections and use shadowy schemes for powerful clients. Then along comes Liam Iliffe, formerly of TC Energy, who boasted that’s what he did as a lobbyist, with great success.

A Look Inside the Secret, Sordid Side of Lobbying | The Tyeethetyee.ca TC Energy’s BC lobbyist offered a peek behind the curtains. Then said he made some of it up.

BC United wants to paint its rival Conservative Party of BC as extremist while still appealing to social conservatives. Will it work? @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

What a Far-Right Conference Says about BC Politics | The Tyeethetyee.ca BC United wants to paint its rival as extremist while still appealing to social conservatives. Will it work?

“If Pierre Poilievre makes a mistake, his drop will be hard and fast.” Veteran pollster Nik Nanos on Canada’s strange politics, divisive data mining, how he became a top researcher, and more. Michael Harris reports. #canpoli

Poilievre Could ‘Drop Hard and Fast’ | The Tyeethetyee.ca Veteran pollster Nik Nanos on Canada’s strange politics, divisive data mining, how he became a top researcher, and more.

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Canadians are anxious about the state of American politics. Four months from the U.S. election, President Joe Biden is being hammered by the media while Donald Trump, a convicted felon, is ignored. Inside the Twisted Fantasy Project of a New America via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Twisted Fantasy Project of a New America | The Tyeethetyee.ca Conservative heavyweights have published a report on their plans if Trump wins a second term. We should all pay attention.

Did you know about the dangers of overdose-induced brain injury? Two psychology experts shed light on the intersections of mental health and substance abuse. 🧠

Toxic Drugs Have Created a Hidden Brain Injury Epidemic | The Tyeethetyee.ca Here’s how to identify and treat survivors at high risk.

With just four fluent Nuxalk speakers left, Nuxalk Radio, broadcasting since 2014, has included English programming. But now, the first-ever all-Nuxalk-language album is here. “We just wanted to demonstrate it could be done.” 🎵

‘This Album Is Releasing the Light’ | The Tyeethetyee.ca Nuxalk Radio creates the first record in the language, a dozen new songs to mark 10 years on the air.

Canadians: don’t be anxious about Trump. Be anxious about his supporters, who are currently planning a detailed dismantling of the American federal government. 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @crof.bsky.social writes.

Inside the Twisted Fantasy Project of a New America | The Tyeethetyee.ca Conservative heavyweights have published a report on their plans if Trump wins a second term. We should all pay attention.

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Analysis piece from me in @thetyee.ca: "Most Livable" cities are definitely not for most of us. They are highly political. A look behind the numbers reveals why. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... #geosky #urbanism

Vancouver a ‘Most Livable’ City? Not for Most of Us | The Tyeethetyee.ca Calgary also is high in The Economist’s global rankings. A look behind the numbers reveals why.

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Excellent article by Chris Cheung: 'Most Livable City?' A 30-Year Gap in Life Expectancy Exists Within Vancouver via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2022/01...

‘Most Livable City?’ A 30-Year Gap in Life Expectancy Exists Within Vancouver | The Tyeethetyee.ca A study shows how inequalities of life and death play out at the neighbourhood level.

For over 30 years, Knopf Canada has been home to award-winning books by some of Canada’s finest writers. Enjoy sneak peaks into four select offerings exploring the themes of identity, gender, friendship and aging from a whole new lens. 📚 #TyeePresents #Sponsored

Explore Dazzling New Reads to Inspire You This Summer | The Tyeethetyee.ca A world of fresh fiction from local talent awaits. Here’s a sneak peak.

Things have changed, but the greatness of summer is not completely gone. 🍉

An Ode to the Endless Summers of My Youth | The Tyeethetyee.ca What do you remember of those dog days of July?

Should heroin and cocaine be legally available to people who need and want them? If we are serious about stopping the crisis of drug overdose deaths, that is exactly the kind of profound change we need, write two experts.

Prohibition Is Killing People. Regulating Drugs Is the Way Out | The Tyeethetyee.ca The evidence is clear on how we can end the toxic drug disaster.