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America’s Public Health Breakdown Is Just Getting...

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2024/12/19

The U.S. has a health-care system that is terrible and getting worse. It also has a health science system that is the best in the world and about to be dismantled. Why Canada should prepare for an influx of scientists, educators and more, writes Tyee contributing editor Crawford Kilian. Published Dec. 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/19/America-Public-Health-Breakdown/

Please Advise! Is Justin Trudeau Done

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2024/12/19

“We should all thank Chrystia Freeland for this lesson. With the recent Canada Post disruptions, it can be hard to know the best way to deliver a holiday message. Freeland showed us how it’s done.” Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Dec. 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/19/Please-Advise-Justin-Trudeau-Done/

Halalt First Nation Sues Forest Firm, Governments for...

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2024/12/19

Halalt First Nation in the Cowichan Valley has launched a class-action lawsuit against private forest giant Mosaic Forest Management and three levels of government for damages related to flooding on the band’s reserve on the lower Chemainus River. Larry Pynn reports. Larry is an environmental journalist living in Maple Bay in the Cowichan Valley. Published Dec. 19, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/19/Halalt-First-Nation-Sues-Forest-Firm/

From MAGA Kid to Canadian Right-Wing Power Player

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2024/12/18

Angelo Isidorou runs the BC Conservatives. He’s come a long way since his 2017 appearance at a pro-Trump rally in Vancouver. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/18/From-MAGA-Kid-Canadian-Right-Wing-Power-Player/

When Tourism Dreams Depend on Unjust Employment

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2024/12/18

Alberta has a plan to diversify its resource extraction-tilted economy: double its tourism industry by 2035. That includes all-season resorts, raising questions. Who will do the work to make destinations hum? And how will those employees be treated? Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published Dec. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/18/Tourism-Dreams-Unjust-Employment/

‘Are We the Baddies’

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2024/12/18

Last year’s “Barbie” and its rah-rah girl power feels sad to watch now, writes Tyee culture editor Dorothy Woodend, given we now live in a patriarchal nightmare on steroids. Why American films hit different, post-2024 U.S. presidential election. Published Dec. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/18/Are-We-Baddies/

Freeland Set Out to Topple Trudeau. Now What

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2024/12/17

The tone and timing of Chrystia Freeland’s resignation seems carefully designed to cause the most chaos within the government. It seems not so much a statement on Freeland’s future as an attempt to remove a sitting prime minister. Sam Routley writes. Sam is a PhD candidate in political science at Western University. Published Dec. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/17/Freeland-Topple-Trudeau-Now-What/

Vancouver’s Broadway Plan Gets a Big Boost. At What Cost

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2024/12/17

Vancouver’s big plan for Broadway has just gotten bigger — worrying locals concerned about the scale of change and the displacement of renters as the city invites development into its “second downtown.” Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 17, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/17/Vancouver-Broadway-Plan-Boost-Cost/

David Eby: A ‘Political Near-Death Experience Really...

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2024/12/17

Returned to office with the narrowest possible majority, B.C. Premier David Eby has had several weeks now to reflect on why October’s provincial election was so close. Tyee legislative bureau chief Andrew MacLeod interviews. Published Dec. 17, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/17/David-Eby-Political-Near-Death-Experience/

Trump, Freeland and Trudeau in Freefall

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2024/12/16

In one fell swoop, Donald Trump has turned Canadian politics upside down. The Trudeau cabinet is coming apart at the seams, with the shocking departure of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Michael Harris on where that leaves the Liberals. Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/16/Trump-Freeland-Trudeau-Freefall/

CONTEST: Win Tickets to PuSh Festival

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2024/12/16

For more than two decades, Push International Performing Arts Festival has been the Lower Mainland’s signature, mid-winter cultural event delivering audacious, innovative, contemporary works of live art by acclaimed local, national and international artists. This year’s festival, returning to Vancouver in the New Year from Jan. 23 to Feb. 9, features dynamic and radical genre-bending works. By PuSh Festival. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored

The Police Get an Ally atop Alberta’s Public Service

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2024/12/16

Dale McFee, chief of the Edmonton Police Service, will soon take over as Alberta’s chief bureaucop — pardon me, bureaucrat — Premier Danielle Smith announced Friday, surprising absolutely no one. David J. Climenhaga writes. David J. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/16/Police-Get-Ally-Alberta-Public-Service/

Please Advise! Have We Hit Peak Weird

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2024/12/16

The BC College of Social Workers has suspended a member who is a follower of “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, who claims to be a member of an advanced alien race with supreme powers. Have we hit peak weird, Doc Steve? Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/16/Please-Advise-Have-We-Hit-Peak-Weird/

Vancouver’s Mayor Is Really into Bitcoin. What’s Ahead

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2024/12/16

Fans of cryptocurrency were in Vancouver council chambers Thursday to support Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to make Vancouver a “bitcoin-friendly” city, a proposal that sparked strong reactions from both lovers and haters of bitcoin. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/16/Vancouver-Mayor-Really-Into-Bitcoin/

For Children of Diasporas, Home Is Hard to Find

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2024/12/14

Children of diasporas seem to speak a shared language — one that consists of nostalgia for a place that may never have been our home and a sense of straddling two or more worlds. Paloma Pacheco writes for the Weekender. Paloma is a Vancouver-based journalist who writes about art, culture, social issues and how humans and the natural world interact. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/13/Children-Diasporas-Home-Hard-Find/

‘Curve’ Is a Triumph for Indigenous Women

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2024/12/14

A triumph for Indigenous women: A Whistler exhibition showcases their talents as carvers. It goes against the grain of history that erased their contributions. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://preview.thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/13/Curve-Triumph-Indigenous-Women-Carvers/

’Tis the Season of Too Many Movie Screeners

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2024/12/14

Gladiator vinyl. Barbie hoodie. Pinocchio Funko Pop. Oh, my. Tyee reporter Christopher Cheung talked to our film critic Dorothy Woodend about screener season, the flood of unnecessary tchotchkes, and what happens when art starts to feel like content. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/13/Tis-Season-Too-Many-Movie-Screeners/

I Think I’m Losing My Edge

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2024/12/14

“Coolness may be receding with my hairline,” writes Tyee associate editor Harrison Mooney. But Pitchfork’s annual album ranking still comes bearing gifts. In defence of a controversial year-end music list. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/13/Losing-My-Edge/

BC Takes Steps to Address Dyslexia

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2024/12/13

“After Grade 4, it’s almost impossible for kids to catch up to grade level.” B.C. has pledged $30 million and hopes to screen 150,000 kindergarten to Grade 3 students for dyslexia over the next three years. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/13/BC-Takes-Steps-Address-Dyslexia/

Nenshi Has Wanted to Run in Edmonton. Notley Just...

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2024/12/12

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi appears to be poised to run for the seat held by former NDP leader Rachel Notley, who announced her resignation Thursday morning. Nenshi has not confirmed he will run to succeed Notley. But it’s just a matter of time, writes Graham Thomson. 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 Dec. 12, 2024

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