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Why Poilievre’s Biological Clock Talk Makes Us See Red

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2025/04/08

Right-wing politics has a fixation on baby-making right now, and it’s weird. Jen St. Denis writes. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 8, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/08/Poilievre-Biological-Clock-Talk/

Union Wins Round in Fight to Organize LNG ‘Floatel’...

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2025/04/07

The BC Labour Relations Board has ordered the employer to let union organizers visit workers on a Squamish-area “floatel” without a company representative amid a difficult organizing drive. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/07/Union-Wins-Round-to-Organize-Floatel-Workers/

Vancouver Voters Send a Byelection Message to Ken Sim

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2025/04/07

In the past six months, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has pushed for the city to invest in bitcoin, halted new supportive housing developments and ousted a female city councillor from his party because she didn’t agree with the supportive-housing policy. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/07/Vancouver-Voters-Byelection-Message-Ken-Sim/

Trump, Tariffs, Canada and the Politics of Discontent

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2025/04/07

Trump’s abuse of Canada has focused our attention on a shared external enemy. But whichever party leader wins — the national banker or the career creature of Parliament — he will face a citizenry polarizing as the wealth gap widens and paths to a better life constrict. Andrew Nikiforuk, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/07/Trump-Tariffs-Canada-Politics-Discontent/

Get Ready! DOXA Returns This Spring

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2025/04/07

The DOXA Documentary Film Festival is the largest fest of its kind in Western Canada. In its 24th year, it hits Vancouver theatres May 1 to 11 with more than 65 films. By Phoebe Fuller. Phoebe is a journalist and writer based in Vancouver. 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 7, 2025

The Tyee Is Going Hard This Election. Help Us Keep...

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2025/04/07

This is a different race from what Canadians were expecting a few months ago. Our team of journalists is here for it. To help us, we’re seeking to add 200 new recurring contributions by April 18 to make our budget work and keep up the pace. Will you join us? Tyee publisher Jeanette Ageson writes. Published April 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/04/07/Tyee-Going-Hard-This-Election/

Vancouver’s First Black and Queer Web Series Is a...

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2025/04/05

“‘Novelette Is Trying’ is a meditation on those unsexy, in-between moments of life itself.” Tyee associate editor Sarah Krichel interviews the web series creator Giselle Miller. Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/04/Vancouver-First-Black-Queer-Web-Series/

Rock ’n’ Roll Never Forgets. But Sometimes It...

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2025/04/05

“The drummer writes song titles on a whiteboard. The lead singer pours herself another water. The guitarist checks her daughter’s soccer schedule.” Shawn Conner writes. Shawn is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist and the author of "Superheroes Smash the Box Office: A Cinema History from the Serials to 21st Century Blockbusters." Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/04/Rock-N-Roll-Never-Forgets-Misplaces-Keys/

Is There Hope for America Heather Cox Richardson...

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2025/04/05

“I always think of myself as the coffee pot that other people are gathering around.” For the Weekender, Dorothy Woodend interviews Heather Cox Richardson. Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/04/Hope-America-Heather-Cox-Richardson/

Poilievre’s Bid to Woo the Union Vote Is Hitting Snags

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2025/04/04

Some analysts say the Conservative leader expected a wave of support from construction unions. But the change in Liberal leadership and U.S. tariff threats changed the landscape, including union political support. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/04/Poilievre-Bid-Woo-Union-Vote-Snags/

‘Unsavoury Denialism’: First Nations Leaders Want...

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2025/04/04

First Nations leaders are calling on the Conservatives to drop Aaron Gunn as their candidate for North Island-Powell River because of his past comments on residential schools. Jen St. Denis, Tyee reporter, and andrea bennett, Tyee senior editor, report. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/04/First-Nations-Leaders-Want-Conservative-Candidate-Dropped/

Clearcuts Came. The Martens and Lynx Left

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2025/04/04

During an hour-long journey into the upper reaches of the Bowron valley where he plied his trade for years, 79-year-old Don Wilkins talks about the steady erosion in wildlife habitat he’s seen. Ben Parfitt reports. Ben is a reporter at The Tyee covering forestry and resource-related issues. Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/04/Clearcuts-Came-Martens-Lynx-Left/

On the Trail of Pierre the ‘Ripper’

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2025/04/04

“This book is about how Canada made its own version of Donald Trump, albeit with fewer guns and less rioting, but with lots of trucks and lies,” writes historian and journalist Mark Bourrie. Michael Harris reviews “Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre.” Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/04/On-Trail-Pierre-Ripper/

How Will Pierre Poilievre Tackle US Election...

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2025/04/03

It wasn’t the party leaders or platforms that took centre stage on the election campaign’s first day. What caught the media’s attention was a two-week-old interview Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gave to the far-right American news outlet Breitbart. Jason Myatt writes. Jason is a Vancouver-based writer and community advocate whose dedication to social justice includes work with the non-profit organization The Avant-Garde. Published April 4, 2025.

This Land Holds Truth: A Farmer’s Journey

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2025/04/03

“Land is the medium of our actions, the paper that history is written on.” Stefano Buckley writes for the Weekender. Stefano is a writer and farmer based on Vancouver Island whose work focuses on history, place and culture. Published April 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/04/Land-Holds-Truth-Farmer-Journey/

Immigration Cuts Are Hurting Education in Small...

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2025/04/03

Sweeping changes over the past year and a half to Canada’s immigration and international student policies are now putting some programs — at Coast Mountain College and many others across rural and remote areas of B.C. — at risk. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published April 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/03/Immigration-Cuts-Hurting-Education-Small-Communities/

Yuriy’s Notebook: A Crazy Hunt for Housing

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2025/04/03

“When I arrived in Vancouver in 2022 to escape the dangerous conditions in Ukraine, it seemed to me the bulk of the city’s residents divides into two categories: landlords and tenants.” Fourth in a series by Yuriy Umansky. Yuriy, a former journalist in Ukraine with a focus on politics, economics and social life, now lives in B.C. Published April 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/03/Yuriy-Notebook-Crazy-Hunt-Housing/

CONTEST: Win Tickets to ‘Dance Nation’ and Dinner...

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2025/04/03

The Search Party’s must-see, “blazingly original” production of “Dance Nation” is coming to The Cultch’s York Theatre from April 23 to May 11! By The Cultch. 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 either put on by us or by our select partners. Published April 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/04/03/Contest-Dance-Nation-Cultch/

How Transport Canada’s Education on Residential...

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2025/04/03

Transport Canada’s online presentation for employees on the legacy of residential schools was the first to provide staff with information on the history of residential schools. It was quickly derailed as attendees made comments denying the effects of residential schools in the call’s chat. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published April 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/03/Transport-Canada-Education-Residential-Schools/

What Kind of Government Cuts Popsicles for Kids in...

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2025/04/02

How big a role did the colourful image of popsicles play in the Alberta government’s decision yesterday to drop the appalling policy of not providing frozen treats, juice boxes, water and snacks to kids recovering from cancer treatments? David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published April 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/02/What-Government-Cuts-Popsicles-Kids-Cancer-Treatment/

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