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‘I Had Assumed He Was Dead’

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2025/04/17

“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Did I accidentally do something? A tax problem? A traffic violation? Most of all, I can’t shake the impression that this has some connection to my Muslim identity — in one way or another.” Youcef Soufi write. Youcef is the author of "Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 World." Published April 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/17/Homegrown-Radicals-Excerpt/

Emily Carr University’s 2025 Grad Show Is Its Most...

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2025/04/17

From climate justice to identity, innovation to tradition, “The Show” reveals how the next generation emerging from Canada’s top-ranked art and design university is using creativity to drive change. By Emily Carr University. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are put on either by us or by our select partners. Published April 17, 2025.

Forestry Giant Not Owed Compensation, BC Supreme...

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2025/04/17

A decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to reject a $75-million compensation claim made by a logging company that once operated on Haida Gwaii could have reverberations across the province as the government continues its reconciliation efforts with First Nations. Ben Parfitt reports. Ben is a reporter at The Tyee covering forestry and resource-related issues. Published April 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/17/Forestry-Giant-Not-Owed-Compensation/

Are You the Next ‘Upstart’ Resident Writer

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2025/04/16

Sometimes getting an ambitious work of writing done requires a cozy nook and some extra coffee money. We can do you one better. How about studio space at Upstart & Crow, $4,000 and knowing your finished piece can be published on The Tyee? Tomie Yang writes. Tomie holds a BA (Hons) in English literature from UBC and is the program co-ordinator for Upstart & Crow Society, the literary non-profit on Granville Island. Published April 17, 2025.

Where the Parties Stand on the Toxic Drug Crisis

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2025/04/16

Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between 2016 and 2024. As we wait for platforms to drop, we take a look at the federal parties’ framings of the crisis and fact check some of their policies. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/16/Where-Parties-Stand-Toxic-Drug-Crisis/

The ‘Progressive Primary’: Who Will Win

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2025/04/16

Progressives must be mindful that coalescing a vote around two parties may have long-term, deleterious effects for our politics, discourse and polarization. Will Shelling writes. Will is a Vancouver-based government relations consultant who specializes in Indigenous relations and reconciliation, climate change and culture. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/16/Progressive-Primary-Who-Will-Win/

How Will the Parties Help BC Forest Workers

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2025/04/16

Labour advocates and unions are calling for the federal government to support workers affected by tariffs. And the major parties have unveiled campaign promises aimed at addressing the crisis. Isaac Phan Nay breaks it down. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/16/How-Will-Parties-Help-BC-Forest-Workers/

Build Canada Is Not DOGE, Says Spokesperson

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2025/04/16

The effort to influence government policy and raise awareness of public spending is not trying to emulate billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial DOGE initiative in the U.S., a spokesperson for Build Canada and Canada Spends. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/16/Build-Canada-Not-DOGE-Spokesperson/

Making Sense of Carney’s Energy Policy

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2025/04/15

Read Mark Carney’s policy closely, and you’ll find phrases like “investing in Canada’s conventional and clean energy potential.” “Conventional” = fossil fuels. “Potential” = extracting still more of them. “Fossil fuels” = continued CO2 and methane emissions. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/15/Making-Sense-Carneys-Policy/

What Happened in Vanderhoof After the Sawmill Closed

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2025/04/15

When the sawmills closed in Vanderhoof and Fort St. John last year, hundreds of jobs were lost. The closures underscore a long downturn in logging jobs as climate change, invasive beetles and high U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber push forestry employers out of B.C. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/15/What-Happened-Vanderhoof-After-Sawmill-Closed/

A Skeptic’s Trip to the Recovery Club

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2025/04/15

“I couldn’t help feeling turned off by the guys who called themselves ‘dopeless hope-fiends.’ I was more comfortable with the skeptics at the back of the class. The guys who’d whisper ‘Don’t relapse without me’ after the meeting.” An excerpt of Garth Mullins' new book “Crackdown.” Garth is a harm reduction activist, award-winning journalist, writer, broadcaster and musician. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/15/Crackdown-Excerpt/

The Real Cause of the Alberta CorruptCare Scandal

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2025/04/15

Allegations that the UCP pressured Alberta Health Services to accept exorbitant contracts to operate chartered surgical facilities have dominated the news in Alberta since February. But lost in the conversation is how Alberta’s increasing reliance on for-profit service delivery got us here. Jeremy is an Edmonton-based independent journalist who writes the Orchard on Substack. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/15/Real-Cause-Alberta-CorruptCare-Scandal/

‘So Much Emotion’: Elizabeth May Stumps for a Repeat

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2025/04/15

“I’ve never experienced so much emotion at the doorstep.” Voters have a choice, said Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May. “People who are afraid either of Donald Trump or Pierre Poilievre, just take a deep breath and choose the candidate that you think will do the best job.” Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/15/Elizabeth-May-Stumps-Repeat/

The Pain-Racked Patients Alberta’s Orthopedic Surgery...

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2025/04/14

Don MacKinnon is one of more than 1,400 complex surgical patients on a waiting list at the Orthopedic Surgery Centre, or OSC, a 56-bed stand-alone clinic operated by Alberta Health Services at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. Charles Rusnell reports. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/14/Alberta-Orthopedic-Surgery-Centre/

Marginalized People Were Detained Unlawfully, Report...

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2025/04/14

B.C. has been illegally detaining some of the province’s most marginalized people using a law that doesn’t actually permit that practice, says British Columbia Humans Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/14/Marginalized-People-Detained-Unlawfully/

Sean Orr Is Fired Up to Grill Ken Sim

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2025/04/14

Sean Orr, a political freshman who campaigned successfully on a promise to “grill Ken Sim,” had not even been sworn in before he was publicly smeared by the mayor. Harrison Mooney, Tyee associate editor, interviews the new Vancouver councillor. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/14/Sean-Orr-Fired-Up-Grill-Ken-Sim/

The Conservatives’ Last Gambit: Smear Carney

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2025/04/14

Having failed to win over voters’ minds with his plans and promises, the new game for Poilievre will be to trash Mark Carney — the classic far-right politics of personal destruction. The process has already begun. Michael Harris, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/14/Conservatives-Last-Gambit-Smear-Carney/

After the Fire: Starting Over in Telegraph Cove

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2025/04/12

A 2024 fire consumed the Whale Interpretive Centre. How do you rebuild a collection that grew organically over years? Adrienne Mason writes. Adrienne writes about science and history for adults and children. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/After-Fire-Starting-Over-Telegraph-Cove/

The Time Is Now for Canadian Film. Six Movies Light...

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2025/04/12

As Canadians boycott American goods and cancel their U.S. travel, Canadian cinema: this is your moment! Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/Time-Is-Now-For-Canadian-Film/

She Used to Hate Her Belly. Then She Wrote a Book...

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2025/04/12

“‘Everybelly’ is a wonderful reminder that our children love our bodies as they are, and we should too.” Harrison Mooney interviews author Thao Lam for the Weekender. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/Thao-Lam-Interview/

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