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Cheers to Thursday Night Cookups

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2024/12/24

“I found shelter at Cookups during some of the most stressful, impoverished and exciting moments in my 20s. [The community helped] remind me what humanity is.” Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/24/Thursday-Night-Cookups/

Why We Vaccinate

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2024/12/24

The Tyee has compiled a list of seven diseases that used to be commonplace but, thanks to vaccines, are mostly out of sight, out of mind in Canada. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/24/Why-We-Vaccinate/

BC’s Wildfire Failures Could Bankrupt the Province

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2024/12/24

Bankrupt B.C.? As costs and damage rise, the government needs to focus on prevention and learn from First Nations. Authors: Bob Gray is a fire ecologist and Calvin Sandborn, KC, is a former environmental lawyer and law professor. Published Dec. 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/24/BC-Wildfire-Failures/

FOI Shows COVID Is Still Striking Alberta’s Acute...

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2024/12/24

Thousands of patients and health-care workers were infected during COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities in Alberta this year, raising questions about why more isn’t being done to prevent in-hospital transmission. Brett McKay reports. Brett is a journalist based in Edmonton. Published Dec. 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/24/COVID-Alberta-Acute-Care-Centres/

Our Book of Days

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2024/12/24

“I think maybe that’s what the deer and you have been trying to tell me for the past year and half: that after the mourning, comes new life.” A mother’s letter to her son, who died of an overdose. An excerpt from “Upon a Midnight Clear.” By Jane Harris. Jane is a Canadian poet, essayist and author. Published Dec. 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/24/Our-Book-Days/

BC Quashes Controversial Bill Limiting Public Drug Use

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2024/12/23

B.C. has quashed a controversial bill limiting public drug use. It’s only a small victory, because the province found another way to introduce policies included in the legislation, advocates say. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/23/Controversial-Bill-Limiting-Public-Drug-Use-Quashed/

Alberta Surrenders to the Australian Coal Lobby

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2024/12/23

In an abrupt news conference Friday, Energy Minister Brian Jean and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz declared that the government was changing mining policy for Alberta because the world needed more metallurgical coal. Andrew Nikiforuk, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published Dec. 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/23/Alberta-Surrenders-To-Australian-Coal-Lobby/

Alberta’s Plan to Loot the CPP Hits Reality

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2024/12/23

The 2023 report by the LifeWorks consulting firm commissioned and heavily promoted by the UCP that concluded Alberta could walk away with 53% of the Canadian Pension Plan — about $334 billion — turns out, as it appeared, too good to be true. David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Dec. 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/23/Alberta-Plan-Loot-CPP-Hits-Reality/

My Cyborg Christmas in the Glass Castle

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2024/12/23

“The only thing worse than receiving a big hunk of metal is realizing you can’t live without it.” Christopher Cheung on the chunky electronic appliances taking up space in his small apartment that he didn’t know he needed. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/23/Cyborg-Christmas-Glass-Castle/

BC Clinics Supporting Reproductive Rights Face Closures

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2024/12/23

Options for Sexual Health says it will have to close most of its operations unless the province immediately increases funding. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/23/BC-Clinics-Reproductive-Rights-Closures/

What the Buffalo Know

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2024/12/23

with cover Karsten Heuer learned a surprising thing or two from the buffalo now roaming the backcountry of Banff National Park — lessons he shared with Andrew Nikiforuk a few months before the renowned biologist, author and conservationist died in November. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published Dec. 23, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/23/What-Buffalo-Know/

Merry and Bright: Tell Us What You’re Listening to...

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2024/12/21

This year at The Tyee, we’ve been celebrating the holidays early and often. Here's the music brightening up the homes of staff. By Tyee Staff. Published Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/20/Merry-Bright-Holiday-Listening/

What Losing My Dog Taught Me about Grief in the...

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2024/12/21

"A tsunami of archives overwhelmed me as I grappled with loss. And taught me to be present again." Sarah Krichel, The Tyee's social media manager, writes. Published Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/20/Losing-Dog-Digital-Age/

A Banner Year for Moms Gone Wild

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2024/12/21

Older women. Younger men. It’s a thing. Dorothy Woodend on the age-gap affairs cinematic universe. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/20/Banner-Year-Moms-Gone-Wild/

Another Way Is Possible. How to Move Towards...

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2024/12/21

Feeling stressed as you consider attending holiday parties? Knot in your stomach as you wonder how this year’s family dinner will go — either because you’re worried about drinking too much, or because you’re worried a loved one will? andrea bennett interviews "You Don't Have to Quit" author Maureen Palmer. andrea is a senior editor at The Tyee. Published Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/20/Maureen-Palmer-Interview/

How Worried Should We Be about Bird Flu, Lyme Disease...

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2024/12/20

How worried should you be about bird flu, lyme disease, rabies? We asked the BC Centre for Disease Control about staying safe from zoonotic diseases. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/20/How-Worried-Bird-Flu-Lyme-Disease-Rabies/

The Imaginary BC Climate Mandate Letter We Wish to See

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2024/12/20

For cabinet ministers facing a confluence of crises, we present to you a mock B.C. climate mandate letter from the frontlines of the emergency. Authors: Emiko Newman is co-ordinator of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign. Kai Nagata is communications director with Dogwood BC. Tracey Saxby is a marine scientist and co-founder of My Sea to Sky. Melissa Lem is president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Published Dec. 20, 2024.

Want to Make Sex Work Safer Decriminalize It, Study Says

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2024/12/20

Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it. A new study shows how workers fare better when they can rely on each other and seek formal indoor work without worrying about police surveillance. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/20/Make-Sex-Work-Safer-Decriminalize/

After Years of Neglect, Vancouver Will Demolish a...

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2024/12/20

From the outside, the old brick-and-mortar Dunsmuir Hotel looks solid as a rock. But when city inspectors checked the building twice this year, they found the place was rotten from top to bottom. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 20, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/20/Vancouver-Demolish-Dangerous-Downtown-Hotel/

NDP Wins Nenshi’s First By-Election Test

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2024/12/19

The UCP’s effort to schedule the by-election a few days before Christmas, presumably on the theory NDP-inclined students at the University of Lethbridge would be out of town, didn’t work, writes David J. Climenhaga. Running a former police chief flopped, too. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Dec. 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/19/NDP-Wins-Nenshi-First-By-Election-Test/

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