Sports Sports Read more: Sports Opinion Opinion Opinion Sports Of course, says Dr. Steve. A master class in grifting and gouging right here. Steve Burgess 10 Jun 2026 10 Jun 2026The Tyee Steve Burgess writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Read his previous articles. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES 21 21 Comments / 21 New Of course, says Dr. Steve. A master class in grifting and gouging right here...
Jun 10, 2026•5 min•Ep. 1
News News News News Health Fully subsidizing supports saves money, reduces pressure on hospitals and improves quality of life. Michelle Gamage 10 Jun 2026 10 Jun 2026The Tyee Michelle Gamage is The Tyee's health reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. Support health journalism that goes beyond skin deep. Become a Tyee Builder. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES 14 14 Comments / 14 New Fully subsidizing supports saves money, reduces pressure on ho...
Jun 10, 2026•9 min•Ep. 1
10 Jun 2026 10 Jun 2026The Tyee News News News News Labour + Industry The difference in average hourly rates between male and female providers is about 16 per cent in Canada, a new report finds. Isaac Phan Nay Isaac Phan Nay is The Tyee's labour and work life reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES 9 9 Comments / 9 New The differenc...
Jun 10, 2026•7 min•Ep. 1
As drought looms, two cities are refusing to join a major regional initiative led by the syilx. … Article written by Aaron Hemens. Nearly every municipality, regional district and First Nation across the Okanagan and Similkameen watersheds has signed on to a syilx-led initiative to restore and protect the region's waters for the next seven generations. But the effort is missing two key players: the cities of Kelowna (kiʔláwnaʔ) and West Kelowna, representing a combined population of nearly 210,0...
Jun 09, 2026•13 min•Ep. 1
News News News News Environment Western screech owls are disappearing from BC. Join researchers on a tricky night mission to find out why. Sarah Cox 9 Jun 2026 9 Jun 2026The Tyee Sarah Cox is The Tyee's biodiversity reporter. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES 10 10 Comments / 10 New Western screech owls are disappearing from BC. Join researchers on a tricky night mission to find out why. … Article written by...
Jun 09, 2026•16 min•Ep. 1
Director Stephen Drover confronts today's social anxieties in his Bard on the Beach adaptation of Shakespeare's dark, violent tragedy. … Article written by Bard on the Beach. Shakespeare isn't timeless — at least, that's not the philosophy that director Stephen Drover took when it came to his production of Macbeth at Bard on the Beach this summer. "There is something about Macbeth that is very much of Shakespeare's time," says Drover. "In prepping for this production, I've paid more attention to...
Jun 09, 2026•3 min•Ep. 1
News News Education Read more: News Education News Education The province should cover 75 per cent of operations funding for colleges and universities, BC Policy Solutions says. Katie Hyslop 9 Jun 2026 9 Jun 2026The Tyee Katie Hyslop is a reporter for The Tyee. Follow them on Bluesky @kehyslop.bsky.social or send story tips to khyslop[at]thetyee.ca. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES 8 8 Comments / 8 New The ...
Jun 09, 2026•13 min•Ep. 1
9 Jun 2026 9 Jun 2026The Tyee Indigenous Opinion Indigenous BC Politics 79 79 79 Read more: Opinion Indigenous BC Politics Opinion Indigenous BC Politics Question period is the wrong place to discuss rights and title. The NDP can choose a better way. Adam Olsen Adam Olsen, a former BC Green Party MLA for Saanich North and the Islands and a member of Tsartlip First Nation, is a regular contributor to The Tyee. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL co...
Jun 09, 2026•8 min•Ep. 2
Rather than subsidizing condo buyers and investors, governments should acquire and convert units into co-ops. … Article written by Yuly Chan. As condominium sales across Canada fall to their lowest levels in decades, what if unsold units could be repurposed for the public good? Governments should purchase and convert them into much-needed social housing, which includes public, social and co-operative housing, where rents are set at no more than 30 per cent of a tenant's income. Toronto and Vanco...
Jun 08, 2026•7 min•Ep. 1
92 92 92 Opinion BC Politics Read more: Opinion Rights + Justice BC Politics Opinion Rights + Justice BC Politics Jordan Kealy and Hon Chan should be on leave from BC's legislature. I've written a bill to require it. Amelia Boultbee 8 Jun 2026 8 Jun 2026The Tyee Amelia Boultbee is the Independent MLA for Penticton-Summerland. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES Comments / New Jordan Kealy and Hon Chan should b...
Jun 08, 2026•6 min•Ep. 3
Events, contests and other initiatives by The Tyee and select partners. The celebrated Gitxsan author discusses his award-winning Mothers of Xsan series. HighWater Press 8 Jun 2026 8 Jun 2026The Tyee Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to support The Tyee. URL copied to clipboard! SHARE: 68 SHARES 0 0 Comments / 0 New The Cedar Mother — the last instalment in the Mothers of Xsan series by Gitxsan author Hetxw'ms Gyetxw, also known as Brett D. Huson — is a beautifully illu...
Jun 08, 2026•8 min•Ep. 2
The separatist threat will bring endless, changing demands to increase Alberta's power. … Article written by David Climenhaga. Just a darn minute there, Canada! Preston Manning wants you to know another pipeline or two isn't going to cut the mustard. You're going to have to fork over more — we Albertans will decide more of what later. Probably federal jurisdiction. Sovereignty, ya know! This just in, thanks to an obsequious little screed masquerading as news about Manning's views on Alberta's se...
Jun 08, 2026•7 min•Ep. 1
A growing body of climate litigation could mean problems for the province and Canada's oil and gas aspirations, a new report suggests. … Article written by Zoë Yunker. Once a middling player in Canada's fossil fuel industry, B.C. has become a major fracking hub in the last two decades. If the province's planned LNG boom appears, gas extraction will surge higher. According to the province, its new fuel business comes with green credentials, delivering "some of the lowest-emission LNG in the world...
Jun 08, 2026•11 min•Ep. 1
I have always wanted to be a shoplifter. My imagined life of crime has some very strict caveats, however. Rule No. 1: Steal only from evil corporations. The kinds that exploit their workers, feature wildly overpriced goods and are generally the most blatant examples of late-stage capitalism run amok. When a branch of Nordstrom's upscale department store chain took over the old Eaton's location in downtown Vancouver in the 2010s, my urge to strike back against the U.S. chain was overwhelming. Now...
Jun 05, 2026•10 min•Ep. 2
Crows, magpies and ravens have displayed everything from prey trickery to tool use to potential self-medication. An excerpt from a new book. [Editor's note: Not only is it a bit rude to call someone a "featherbrain," it's also highly inaccurate, Louis Lefebvre writes in 'A Bird's IQ,' translated from the original French by Pablo Strauss and out now from Greystone Books. In fact, when humans study birds, there's a lot we can learn about ourselves. In this excerpt, Lefebvre shares a litany of inno...
Jun 05, 2026•7 min•Ep. 1
Media CULTURE Media Jasmeet Raina's efforts to shine a light on the realities of Punjabi Canadian life have struck a nerve with audiences. At a time when racism against South Asian people is on the rise in Canada, Jasmeet Raina's creative output feels like a breath of fresh air. The 36-year-old comedian and actor grew up in a Punjabi Kashmiri Sikh family in Guelph, Ontario, and his hit TV series Late Bloomer started its third season on Crave this spring. Imbued with humanity, generosity and humo...
Jun 05, 2026•10 min•Ep. 2
Indigenous CULTURE Indigenous Art Tk'emlups artist Shay Paul founded a Kamloops arts collective to redefine First Nations art. A Tyee Creative Forces interview. Walking into the Stínestin Gallery is like being welcomed into a home. The entrance is tucked around the back of a building in a neighbourhood on Kamloops' North Shore. Once you enter, you walk down a hall that sends you in the direction of a small room that looks like a kitchen with a large collapsible table and a wall-sized shelf full ...
Jun 05, 2026•12 min•Ep. 1
Two Tyee senior editors stake positions on opposite sides of the pitch. … Article written by Paul Willcocks and Tyler Olsen. British Columbia is spending about $700 million to bring seven FIFA World Cup games to Vancouver. Is it worth it? Some cities and politicians declined to host games, citing the inconvenience, potential impacts and hefty price tag. But B.C.'s provincial and municipal governments have been enthusiastic about the impending arrival of the games to Vancouver, citing supposed ec...
Jun 05, 2026•10 min•Ep. 1
5 Jun 2026 5 Jun 2026The Tyee Do We Need a Law to Stop MPs Switching Parties? 39 39 39 NDP MP Don Davies defends his bill to impede the aisle crossing he calls 'corrosive' to democracy. … Article written by Christopher Guly. News News News Politics Comments / New Read more: News Politics Christopher Guly Tyee frequent contributor Christopher Guly is an Ottawa-based journalist and member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. Our journalism is supported by readers like you. Click here to su...
Jun 05, 2026•11 min•Ep. 2
MP Taleeb Noormohamed, parliamentary secretary to the AI minister, answers questions about AI safety and data centre pushback. A Tyee Q&A. … Article written by Isaac Phan Nay. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada's long-awaited and much-delayed artificial intelligence strategy on Thursday, outlining how his government plans to adopt and control the powerful technology. The strategy signals the government's support for large-scale AI adoption. The plan includes a $500-million fund to i...
Jun 05, 2026•14 min•Ep. 1
Six months before a referendum, the UCP still hasn't provided an analysis. … Article written by Charles Rusnell. About a year ago, Lennie Kaplan started filing freedom of information requests to the United Conservative Party government of Premier Danielle Smith. Kaplan wanted to see what, if any, cost-benefit analysis Smith's UCP was conducting in relation to the province's potential separation from Canada. As a former mid-level manager with the Alberta Treasury Board and Finance Ministry for ab...
Jun 05, 2026•8 min•Ep. 2
And why we need to reject Danielle Smith's referendum questions. … Article written by Jared Wesley. Think about what it actually means to be an Albertan. To be Albertan is to live in relation to the land and to others through care, mutual support and collective responsibility. Being Albertan shows up in small acts of kindness, whether that is helping a neighbour push their car out of deep snow or holding the door for someone behind you, regardless of faith, race and gender. Albertans care about ...
Jun 04, 2026•4 min•Ep. 1
'The only entrance to that open-air prison was through that torture chamber.' … Article written by Jen St. Denis. Sebastian Tow is a 24-year-old activist from Vancouver and one of 12 Canadians who tried to sail to Gaza with hundreds of others in April to deliver humanitarian supplies. Similar flotillas have been sailing since 2008, but in 2025, the Global Sumud Flotilla's attempt to break through Israel's blockade amid war and deprivation gained international attention when climate activist Gret...
Jun 04, 2026•9 min•Ep. 1
The acclaimed saxophonist will give a July jazz festival performance at the Vancouver Playhouse. This June 19 to July 5, the 41st Vancouver International Jazz Festival brings 294 artists from 12 countries to stages across Vancouver and the North Shore. To celebrate, Tyee readers have a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Isaiah Collier perform live at the Vancouver Playhouse on July 1 — a musician DownBeat magazine has called "the next sax giant." A saxophonist, composer, arranger, educator a...
Jun 04, 2026•3 min•Ep. 2
The union says it's prepared for a full strike and warns of water restrictions and park closures. … Article written by Isaac Phan Nay. After reaching an impasse following almost a year of failed negotiations, Metro Vancouver's outdoor workers are continuing to escalate job action. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees' Union represents more than 700 workers who operate and maintain Metro Vancouver's water treatment plants, parks, construction sites and other infrastructure. Bill Tiel...
Jun 04, 2026•6 min•Ep. 1
99 99 Comments / 99 New Indigenous Opinion Indigenous Energy Alberta Environment Read more: Opinion Indigenous Energy Alberta Environment News Opinion Indigenous Energy Alberta Environment Heiltsuk Marilyn Slett won't relent on the tanker ban. Which leaves Mark Carney only a problematic southern route. Geoff Meggs 4 Jun 2026 4 Jun 2026The Tyee Geoff Meggs is a former journalist and Vancouver city councillor. He was chief of staff to Premier John Horgan and has written several books on B.C. polit...
Jun 04, 2026•10 min•Ep. 1
We know too little about the damage as huge weighted nets scrub the seabed and scoop up bycatch. … Article written by Sarah Foster and Amanda Vincent. Bottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world's fisheries catches by weight and raise significant ecological, economic and social concerns. Given that, you'd think there would be an answer to basic questions in fisheries: how many fish species are being caught, and what are they? In reality, though, bottom trawling is often proceeding blindly. ...
Jun 03, 2026•5 min•Ep. 2
The ABC majority questions the independent investigator's report for 'weaponization' of the integrity commissioner. … Article written by Katie Hyslop. After questioning the integrity of Vancouver's independent integrity commissioner, ABC councillors voted Tuesday against sanctioning Mayor Ken Sim for harassing COPE Coun. Sean Orr. Jamie Pytel, a lawyer appointed by integrity commissioner Tracey Lee Lorenson to review complaints from Orr, had called for sanctions in the form of a written apology ...
Jun 03, 2026•11 min•Ep. 1
How one conservation officer raised doubts about a funeral home's marketing plans. … Article written by Brett McKay. As Jacob Fercho walked through native prairie in an Alberta conservation area where he worked, he recognized something was wrong. Fercho was tasked with mapping the site to prepare for a Calgary funeral home's tree-planting project. But instead of the marginal land described in plans shared with the public, he found a delicate, rare ecosystem. Roughly 40 acres of land in a norther...
Jun 03, 2026•8 min•Ep. 1
The new BC Conservative leader didn't know who Max Genest was on election night, the party says. … Article written by Jen St. Denis. Kerry-Lynne Findlay's campaign for leadership of the Conservative Party of BC was already being denounced as racist when she posed for a photo with a young white nationalist commentator the night of the leadership vote. The party says Findlay didn't know who Max Genest was when the photo was taken Saturday evening, when he would have been among dozens of eager supp...
Jun 03, 2026•6 min•Ep. 1
