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‘It’s a Crisis’: Cuts Hit Immigrant Settlement Support

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2025/02/17

B.C.-based service providers are facing drastic cuts and in some cases the total loss of immigrant settlement services funding, as of March 31. Katie Hyslop is a reporter for The Tyee. Published Feb. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/17/Cuts-Hit-Immigrant-Settlement-Support/

BC’s Share of Big Tobacco Settlement Worth 128...

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2025/02/17

U.S. author Kristofer Harrison offers five tools Canadians can be proud to use in resisting Trump’s assault on their economy. Kristofer Harrison is co-founder and president of the Dekleptocracy Project, a U.S. anti-corruption NGO. He was a senior official at the Department of State under President George W. Bush. Published on Feb. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/17/Canada-Other-Anti-Trump-Weapon-Fighting-Corruption/

Canada’s Other Anti-Trump Weapon: Fighting Corruption

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2025/02/17

Looking Back at the 2020 ‘Summer of Love,’ Major...

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2025/02/15

“For the thousands who came to Peace Arch Park in the summer of 2020 as the COVID-19 virus was spreading across the world, it would come to be known as the ‘Summer of Love.’” An excerpt from Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman’s new book, ‘When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders.’ Edward Alden is the Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Laurie Trautman is the director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington

Why Read Novels ‘To Feel More Fully,’ Says Jack Wang

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2025/02/15

Acclaimed author Jack Wang speaks with Harrison Mooney about Wang’s heart-rending new historical fiction novel, the gaps in our knowledge about the Chinese Canadians who fought in the Second World War, and the balance between information and drama. Harrison Mooney is an associate editor at The Tyee. He is an award-winning author and journalist from Abbotsford, B.C., who recently won the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for his memoir, Invisible Boy. Published Feb. 14,

In the Conservative Farm Belt, a Queer-Friendly...

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2025/02/15

In Brandon, Manitoba, Knox United Church has stood for years as a proud supporter of the local queer community in battle against reactionary forces. It’s a struggle that changed Steve Burgess’s own family trajectory. Steve Burgess writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Feb. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/14/Conservative-Farm-Belt-Queer-Friendly-Church/

For the Cynics, the Lovelorn and the Goth. Our Funny...

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2025/02/15

From tales of a Timothée Chalamet haircut gone wrong to a Valentine’s Day landlord intrusion, Tyee staff are here with their real-life stories of flower deliveries in the poufy-haired financial district of 1992, high school matchmaking machines and a Polaroid that said a thousand words. Published Feb. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/14/Our-Funny-Valentines

Should We Fight Anxiety Or Embrace It

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2025/02/14

“I think part of what has helped me in the development of this book and in living with this mental health struggle: The discernment of when my anxiety is being destructive and when it’s actually trying to help.” David A. Robertson sat down with Tyee associate editor Harrison Mooney. Published Friday Feb. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/14/David-A-Robertson-Interview/

What Can a City Do about Trump’s Tariffs

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2025/02/14

With the threat of a looming trade war with the United States, Vancouver city council convened a special meeting earlier this week and pledged to “buy local” and “buy Canadian.” Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Feb. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/14/What-Can-City-Do-Trump-Tariffs/

AHS Scandal: How Tight Is Dale McFee with Sam Mraiche

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2025/02/14

Dale McFee, the soon-to-be-former chief of the Edmonton Police Service, becomes Alberta’s top civil servant — the deputy minister of executive council and head of the Alberta Public Service — on Feb. 24. The timing is fraught, reports Charles Rusnell. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published Feb. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/14/AHS-Scandal-How-Tight-Dale-McFee-Sam-Mraiche/

Should Canada Be Ready to Switch Sides

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2025/02/14

Jeff Rubin is the former chief economist for CIBC World Markets, a bestselling author and unapologetically realpolitik. His latest work, “The Map of the New Normal,” tackles the rapid inflation that hit economies across the globe in the wake of pandemic measures. Reporter Jen St. Denis interviews. Published Feb. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/14/Should-Canada-Be-Ready-Switch-Sides/

Lawsuit’s Damning Details Add to AHS Scandal

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2025/02/13

Athana Mentzelopoulos’s lawyers have filed a $1.7-million lawsuit alleging the Alberta Health Services CEO was fired “capriciously, arbitrarily, and in bad faith because she was actually carrying out her duties for AHS.” The stuff is really starting to hit the fan, writes David J. Climenhaga. David J. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Feb. 13, 2025.

Why BC Tech Workers Are Facing a Grim Job Market

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2025/02/13

Employment in software engineering has risen since 2013 with a steep jump in 2020. But as tech companies downsize and fewer job postings show up online, the search for work can be gruelling. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published Feb. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/13/BC-Tech-Workers-Grim-Job-Market/

Healing Fund Provides up to 70,000 to Survivors of...

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2025/02/13

The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice has created a fund to assist First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors of forced or coerced sterilization. But to access up to $70,000, Survivors must apply by March 31. By Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice. 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

Some Physiotherapists Fear ICBC Changes Will Hurt...

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2025/02/13

Some physiotherapy clinics are warning that recent updates to ICBC’s health-care services terms could reduce the recovery care for people hurt in car crashes. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Feb. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/13/Physiotherapists-ICBC-Changes-Will-Hurt-Crash-Victims/

Unions and BC Government Gear Up for Tough Negotiations

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2025/02/12

Unions representing about 400,000 B.C. public sector workers are set to negotiate new contracts this year as the provincial government struggles with big deficits and the threat of Trump tariffs. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published Feb. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/12/BCGEU-Union-Contracts-Deficit-Tariffs/

The Online Warriors Calling for a Violent Invasion of...

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2025/02/12

A Canadian misinformation researcher says Tim Pool’s and Ian Miles Cheong’s amplification and exaggeration of Trump’s message is typical of the way right-wing influencers pick up and spread the president’s talking points. By Jen St. Denis. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published Feb. 12, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/12/Online-Warriors-Violent-Invasion-Canada/

Please Advise! What Uniform Will Canada’s Fentanyl...

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2025/02/12

“The best czar candidates are likely officers, hotel door attendants or drag performers. You need a lot of gold braid, shiny buttons, epaulettes, etc. Got to show that fentanyl who’s boss.” Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Feb. 12, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/12/Please-Advise-Fentanyl-Czar/

Immigration Cuts Will Hurt BC Hospital Staffing, Says...

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2025/02/12

B.C.‘s Hospital Employees’ Union is warning that around 500 of its members may lose their jobs this year due to changes in federal immigration policies. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Feb. 12, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/12/Immigration-Cuts-BC-Hospital-Staffing/

‘Bush League’: Smith’s Internal Review for AHS Mess...

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2025/02/12

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s directives in response to allegations of massive alleged corruption within the province’s health-care procurement system fall far short of what is needed to ensure transparency and accountability, experts say. By Charles Rusnell. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published Feb. 12, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/12/Internal-Review-AHS-Mess-Slammed/

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