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Independent BC-based journalism that swims against the current. Paywall-free since 2003.

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The response to the from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.

Mel Woods writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/02/11/As-Tumbler-Ridge-Mourns-Anti-Trans-Misinfo-Spreads/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Today, The Tyee is strong, stable and trusted. And seeking a new editor to lead our next chapter.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2026/02/09/The-Tyee-Recruiting-Editor-in-Chief/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Former energy minister Sonya Savage said that without public funding, Premier Danielle Smith’s perpetual pipeline project is little more than a pipe dream.

This is obvious. Still, it’s nice to hear someone influential in the Alberta oilpatch saying aloud what no member of Smith’s cabinet will admit, writes David J. Climenhaga.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/13/UCP-Energy-Insider-Warnings-Alberta/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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If Dr. Andrew A. Pieper and his colleagues succeed in preventing and reversing Alzheimer’s in humans, they will change social attitudes towards old age. Crawford Kilian interviews. 🧠

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/09/Glimpse-Hope-Alzheimers-Reversed/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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“The people of this province need leaders who are willing face hard truths, not exploit them for political gain.”

A rebuttal to the BC Conservative leader’s Vancouver Sun op-ed. Adam Olsen writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/05/Trevor-Halford-Wrong-Land-Title-DRIPA/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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During the 2025 federal election, influencers accounted for 47% of political content, compared with 28% from news outlets and 18% from politicians, found the Media Ecosystem Observatory. Jen St. Denis reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/11/19/Influencers-Lead-Social-Media-Engagement-Political-Information/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is ramping up its drive for AI glory while deepening an alignment with Canada’s own “tech bros” movement. Christopher Holcroft writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/11/03/Say-Hi-Tech-Bro-Carney/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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The BC General Employees’ Union has been escalating its job action over the past five weeks and as of Friday had more than 17,000 members on strike or taking other job action, about half of the number who work for the core government.

Andrew MacLeod reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/07/Labour-Rally-Challenges-Government/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Alberta launched its own border patrol last year to help stop the flow of illegal drugs and migrants across what Premier Smith called the “leaky” U.S. border.

But the Interdiction Patrol Team has so far made only a handful of arrests, according to data released through an access to information request.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/08/Alberta-Border-Patrol-Handful-Arrests/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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“It was a lightning rod of hope. We brought in thousands of new members to this party, many of whom were completely disillusioned with politics.”

Emily Lowan’s victory is a sign that the climate movement still has the energy to capture voters. Hugh Chan writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/29/How-Zoomer-Became-Leader-BC-Green-Party/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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While Kneecap’s rise to public prominence has clearly troubled the Liberal party, Vince Gasparro’s claim that the band glorifies terrorist organizations is an obvious smokescreen meant to divert the public’s attention from the band’s steadfast support of the Palestinian people.

Enda Brophy writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/09/23/Who-Afraid-Kneecap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Canada also has police brutality, anti-Black racism and transphobia, says one expert.

But it differs from the U.S. in two ways: laws against hate speech and fewer guns.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/17/America-Increasingly-Unsafe-Black-Trans-People/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Premier Smith touts new citizenship markers on driver’s licenses and provincial ID cards as means of preserving “election integrity” and “streamlining services.”

Those justifications aren't borne out by evidence, leading critics to conclude there's an ulterior motive. Jared Wesley writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/17/Seven-Big-Concerns-Citizenship-Markers/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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“We’ve crossed a dangerous line when it comes to threats against journalists for doing their jobs. It shouldn’t take an immense amount of bravery to state well-grounded views, and journalists should not have to fear for their lives after speaking up.”

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/09/15/Dangerous-Targeting-Canadian-Journalist/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Since the second election of Donald Trump, Canadians and Americans have begun to realize the old United States is gone.

What hasn’t sunk in is that it’s never coming back. What will replace it remains to be decided, and that decision will affect us as well.

Crawford Kilian writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/07/25/What-Kind-America-Survives-After-Trump/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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In October 2023, a right-wing government swept to power in New Zealand on a wave of populist anger similar to Canada’s.

The results so far? Government debt forecast to rise. The deficit got worse. Unemployment is increasing. Craig Renney writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/27/Whoa-Canada-Mistake-New-Zealand/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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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. 👽

Doctor Steve, have we hit peak weird? https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/16/Please-Advise-Have-We-Hit-Peak-Weird/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Amnesty International has designated a Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief its first “prisoner of conscience” held in Canada.

The human rights organization called on the Canadian government this morning to immediately release Chief Dsta’hyl.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/31/Amnesty-Canada-Prisoner-Conscience-Hereditary-Chief/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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After years of being absorbed, understandably, in infectious diseases, a new report uncovers how the private sector affects people’s health. And what we need to turn things around. Crawford Kilian writes. 🦠

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/27/Costs-Doing-Business-Costing-Lives/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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If candidates didn’t care about losing, what would they tell us? Maybe this, writes Steve Burgess.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/24/Please-Advise-If-Politicians-Spoke-Minds/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Danielle Smith wants to skim off investment income from the famously mismanaged Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund to prop up oilpatch investment ideas so bad they can’t get financial support from conventional lenders.

David Climenhaga writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/20/Danielle-Smith-UCP-De-Risk-Fossil-Fuel-Investment-Heritage-Fund/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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That was quite something.

We’ve now raised enough to bring on some extra journalism talent during the upcoming election seasons to dig up information you won’t read anywhere else.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/06/19/Readers-Delivered-Election-Coverage-Fundraiser-2024-Our-Turn-Now/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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The recent report suggesting years of foreign interference with our democratic processes has us scanning for global culprits. But we must also investigate ourselves, Crawford Kilian writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/14/Who-Subverting-Canadian-Democracy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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Alberta has joined the battle to deny voters their right to vote. It's a movement spreading across right-wing governments in North America, targeting democracy. Jared Wesley and Alex Ballos write.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/06/Alberta-Joins-Battle-Deny-Right-Vote/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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😳 Tyee Builders, holy smokes.

We are more than 25% of the way to our target of raising $65,000 for in-depth coverage of these like-none-before elections.

Go to https://support.thetyee.ca/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial to keep the momentum going!!! 🌟

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Secrecy in mountains 🏔: The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides has backtracked on plans for post-accident debriefs with clients, citing legal concerns. @afh reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/22/When-Things-Go-Wrong-Mountains-Secrecy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want: Campus protests are another front in the boycott, divest and sanction movement. Mira Sucharov writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/03/What-Students-Protesting-Israel-Gaza-Siege-Want/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial