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Remembering Trey Helten, a DTES Pillar and ‘Best Friend’

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2025/05/08

Trey Helten, 42, was an advocate and an activist, a punk who loved karaoke and believed in people’s resilience, an artist, animal lover and dedicated friend. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published My 8, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/08/Remembering-Trey-Helten/

How Mark Carney Emerged from the Oval Office Unscathed

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2025/05/07

Within a few minutes of PM Mark Carney’s trip to the White House, he interjected against Trump’s repeated assertions that Canada should become the “51st state.” The comments were carefully calibrated. Stewart Prest writes. Stewart is a lecturer in political science at the University of British Columbia. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/07/Mark-Carney-Emerged-Oval-Office-Unscathed/

Coroner Announces Inquest for Tatyanna Harrison

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2025/05/07

B.C.’s chief coroner says the investigation into the death of Tatyanna Harrison will be reopened and an inquest held, three years after the discovery of her half-naked body on a boat in a Richmond marina. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Coroner-Announces-Inquest-Tatyanna-Harrison/

Groups Warn Against Blaming Mental Illness for...

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2025/05/07

Politicians and the public should be cautious about pinning the blame on mental illness as the reason behind the Lapu-Lapu Day attack, experts warn. This could further stigmatize people with mental illnesses and be used to increase policing of already marginalized communities. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Groups-Warn-Against-Blaming-Mental-Illness/

An Alberta Energy Regulator’s Close Ties to Danielle...

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2025/05/07

David Yager met Alberta Premier Danielle Smith 16 years ago. “We clicked,” he says. Now his involvement in energy policy and regulation has some concerned about conflict-of-interest possibilities. Raynesh Ram reports. Raynesh is a journalism student at MacEwan University with a focus on political and investigative journalism. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Alberta-Energy-Regulator-Close-Ties-Danielle-Smith/

Smith’s Video Talk Served Up ‘Contradictions,...

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2025/05/06

After dealing herself a weak hand by making assumptions that turned out to be wrong, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sat down for her weirdly timed mid-afternoon video address to the province Monday and tried to bluff her way out of a predicament of her own creation. David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published May 7, 2025.

The Tyee Nets Two Sets of Award Nominations

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2025/05/06

Whew! What a spring it’s been for The Tyee. With your support, we published 63 stories on a whirlwind federal election. Now, we’ve got more news: we’ve been nominated for five journalism awards. andrea bennett, senior editor at The Tyee, writes. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/05/06/Tyee-Two-Award-Nominations/

Please Advise! Are We Too Mean to Party Leaders

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2025/05/06

When the only candidate in your rear-view mirror is the People’s Party dude, the bronze medal is not much consolation. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/06/Please-Advise-Party-Leaders/

Don’t Panic about Trump’s Threat to BC Film Industry,...

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2025/05/06

B.C. Premier David Eby described U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend threats of a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside the United States as ludicrous and unworkable. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/06/Trump-Threat-BC-Film-Industry/

Will the Conservatives Choose Rage Farming or...

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2025/05/06

Under Poilievre’s leadership, the Conservatives increased its seat count and captured a greater share of the popular vote than in any election since Brian Mulroney. And yet Poilievre is not prime minister. Worse still for him, he lost his own seat in Carleton. Jared Wesley writes. Jared is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/06/Will-Conservatives-Choose-Rage-Farming-Collaboration/

Families Fight for Answers in Deaths of Three Young...

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2025/05/06

It’s been three years since the deaths of Tatyanna Harrison, Noelle O’Soup and Chelsea Poorman. But their families are no closer to any answers to explain how three young Indigenous people died in the Metro Vancouver area. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/06/Families-Fight-Answers-Deaths-Indigenous-Women/

Nenshi Focuses on Smith and Separation at NDP Convention

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2025/05/05

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi demanded Premier Danielle Smith for a referendum on Alberta separatism Saturday. The challenge was met with cheers from people who, for a few days, could forget polls indicate the NDP would fail to defeat the UCP if an election was held today. Graham Thomson writes. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a freelancer with various news outlets. Published

Conservatives Will Blow It by Keeping Poilievre

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2025/05/05

In a few days’ time the Conservatives will hold its first caucus meeting since losing the #CdnElxn2025. What to expect? Big time spin from someone who refuses to resign in the face of defeat. Michael Harris writes. Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/05/05/Conservatives-Will-Blow-It-Keeping-Poilievre/

Did a BC MLA’s Past Racist Comments Sink a...

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2025/05/05

Muslim community members in South Surrey-White Rock have been frustrated by a lack of answers since B.C. Conservative MLA Brent Chapman was elected in November’s provincial election despite “terrible, disgusting, really horrifying” comments about Muslim people. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/05/BC-MLA-Past-Racist-Comments/

Will Carney’s Government Act on the Missing and...

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2025/05/05

“Indigenous women are not safer”: Nearly six years after the National Inquiry into #MMIWG released its final report, the safety of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada has not substantially improved, experts say. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/05/Will-Carney-Government-Act-Missing-Murdered/

See Why Rescuing Homes Could Have a Booming Future

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2025/05/05

#WATCH: Renewal Development “rescues” existing homes from bulldozers and relocates them to where they are needed. “My goal is to shift the demolition-first paradigm. Renewal is a campaign disguised as a company.” Tyee editor David Beers and Vancouver-based filmmaker Quinn Kelly write. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/05/05/Rescuing-Homes-Booming-Future/

Chef’s Kiss: The Legacy of Marcella Hazan

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2025/05/03

If you know you know: Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce. Straightforward, perfect, wonderful. The same descriptors can be used for the woman herself. Tyee culture editor Dorothy Woodend writes. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/Marcella-Hazan-Documentary-Legacy-Italian-Cooking/

‘National Borders Are in Flux’

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2025/05/03

As the border between Canada and the U.S. becomes less amicable, “Challenging Borders” examines the complexities of borders, which both unite us and divide us. Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance journalist based in Calgary. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/National-Borders-In-Flux/

There’s Danger in ‘Politicizing Something So Essential’

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2025/05/03

“Heritage is a human construct. There is empirical heritage, but where we stand in relationship to these stories are moral choices.” Tyee associate editor Harrison Mooney interviews Derek W. Black. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/Danger-In-Politicizing-Something-Essential/

What Carries Us Through Our Darkest Days

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2025/05/03

“Search ‘Lapu-Lapu Day’ and results are about the Vancouver attack. I want to share what the celebrations were meant to be about.” Natasha Jung writes. Natasha is the founder, CEO and executive producer of Cold Tea Collective, a platform whose mission is to empower the next generation of the Asian diaspora. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/Carries-Us-Through-Darkest-Days/

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