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In Rural Canada, CBC Brought Us the World

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2025/04/12

“It doesn’t matter if the CBC is good or bad, it’s both. It is ours, and it is us.” Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes for the Weekender. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/Rural-Canada-CBC-Brought-World/

Aaron Gunn’s Residential School Views Have Become an...

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2025/04/11

Todd Caldecott made this sign about Aaron Gunn, the Conservative candidate in his riding under fire for comments on residential schools. The signs were ripped down. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/11/Aaron-Gunn-Residential-School-Views/

My Case for Conscription in Canada

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2025/04/11

“I’ll be blunt: after 80 long years, we need to bring back conscription — and fast. But I’m not in love with the idea.” Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/11/My-Case-Conscription-Canada/

Amidst a US Brain Drain, the Parties Pledge Little...

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2025/04/11

Mark Carney’s Liberals have promised to invest in skilled trades, but so far, it’s crickets on struggling university programs. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/11/Parties-Pledge-Little-Universities/

How Poilievre’s Energy Policies Could Cost Canada Money

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2025/04/11

“We will axe the tax for everyone, for everywhere, for everything.” With Canada’s consumer carbon price in the dustbin, the country’s biggest oil and gas companies asked prospective governments to scrap their industrial carbon price too. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was happy to oblige. Zoë Yunker reports. Zoë is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/11/Poilievre-Energy-Policies-Could-Cost-Canada-Money/

By Attacking Science, Poilievre Takes a Page from...

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2025/04/10

If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.” The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration. Authors: Catharine A. Winstanley is a professor in the University of British Columbia department of psychology. Liisa A. Galea is a professor in the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. Published April 10, 2025.

Yuriy’s Notebook: Am I Free to Imagine My Future

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2025/04/10

“We have received freedom here but cannot fully feel it. In my last dispatch, I’ll explain what that tension is like for some Ukrainians. And why I am writing this from Italy, where I’ve come to ponder whether my future lies in Canada after all.” Yuriy Umansky writes. Yuriy, a former journalist in Ukraine with a focus on politics, economics and social life, now lives in B.C. Published April 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/10/Yuriy-Notebook-Am-I-Free-Imagine-Future/

Why We Need the CBC

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2025/04/10

“During this election I see one party advocating for the defunding of Canada’s public broadcaster. Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.” Will Shelling writes. Will is a Vancouver-based government relations consultant who specializes in Indigenous relations and reconciliation, climate change and culture. Published April 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/10/Why-We-Need-CBC/

Three Things Reporters Would Ask Poilievre. If They...

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2025/04/10

Reporters rarely want to be the story. But the Conservative party’s tight grasp on the media’s ability to ask basic questions has been increasingly gaining the spotlight during the current federal election. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda is a northern B.C. reporter with The Tyee. Published April 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/10/Three-Things-Reporters-Would-Ask-Poilievre/

A Voice for Justice for International Adoptees

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2025/04/09

In the wake of South Korea’s historic admission, author Jenny Heijun Wills on South Korea’s adoption “fraud,” trauma-bonding with other victims, fixing the unfixable and more. Harrison Mooney interviews. Harrison Mooney is an associate editor at The Tyee. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/09/Jenny-Heijun-Wills-South-Korea-International-Adoption/

How the West’s ‘Sore Losers’ Hurt Canada, and Their...

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2025/04/09

As the federal election campaign unfolds, a concerning pattern is emerging in Western Canada: some high-profile conservatives retreating from national coalition-building in favour of grievance politics. Jared Wesley writes. Jared is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. Find him on Substack at Decoding Politics. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/09/Canada-West-Sore-Losers-Hurt-Conservative-Cause-Democracy/

How the Parties Plan to Fix the Housing Crisis

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2025/04/09

Sure, this election is being fought under the shadow of U.S. aggression toward Canada. But it didn’t take long for leaders to turn to the very Canadian problem that has dominated elections for years. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/09/How-Parties-Plan-Fix-Housing-Crisis/

Poilievre Promises LNG Canada Approval. There’s Just...

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2025/04/09

If elected, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would approve LNG Canada’s second phase, an expansion of the Kitimat gas processing facility that would double its export capacity. The only problem: the project’s already approved. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/09/Poilievre-Promises-LNG-Canada-Approval-One-Hitch/

How Dr. Steve Brought Down Elon Musk

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2025/04/09

Desperate times require unorthodox methods. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/09/How-Dr-Steve-Brought-Down-Elon-Musk/

Who Needs Canadian Unity Danielle Smith Plays with...

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2025/04/09

Alberta’s Danielle Smith is Schrödinger’s premier. Like the cat of the famous thought experiment, she exists in two opposing states simultaneously. Or tries to. 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 April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/09/Danielle-Smith-Plays-Separation/

Carney Meets with Eby in First BC Campaign Stop

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2025/04/08

On his first visit to British Columbia during the election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised to protect more of Canada’s lands and waters, and met with NDP Premier David Eby. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published April 8, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/08/carney-meets-with-eby/

Survey Says… Inclusive Education Shouldn’t be a...

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2025/04/08

While surveys can help school districts define their priorities, they also sometimes land trustees in hot water by seemingly pitting students’ educational needs against each other. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/08/Survey-Says-Inclusive-Education/

CBC’s Surreal Task: Report on the Guy Who Wants It Dead

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2025/04/08

Poilievre has vowed to defund Canada’s public broadcaster. Try covering that. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published April 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/08/CBC-Surreal-Task/

Conservatives Vow to End Oil Tanker Moratorium

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2025/04/08

Reversing the ban could pave the way for projects like Northern Gateway, which faced fierce opposition in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published April 8, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/08/Conservatives-Vow-End-Oil-Tanker-Moratorium/

LifeLabs’ Rotating Strike Heads into Seventh Week

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2025/04/08

On an overcast Tuesday in late March, the LifeLabs workers picketing outside Vancouver’s Regent Medical Building rouse themselves for a cheer. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 8, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/08/LifeLabs-Rotating-Strike-Seventh-Week/

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