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As countries meet to rescue a global nature agreement, scientists ...

2026-10-26T21:43:48Z

As countries meet to rescue a global nature agreement, scientists warn of a ‘dramatic weakening’ of Canada’s biodiversity protections. Sarah Cox reports. #CanPoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/26/Every-Day-Humankind-Saws-Another-Branch/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The morning after the provincial election which saw the BC ...

2026-10-26T16:06:39Z

The morning after the provincial election which saw the BC Conservatives win a 63-seat majority, a white supremacist group stood in front of the BC legislature. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson condemned their actions and pledged to fight hate. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq5cxu90p3n6lngr4y8ur2xlvjr8drsyeqayjzn48m69tzehstj06sgu0tsr (nprofile…0tsr) reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/26/Doerkson-Condemns-White-Supremacist-Legislature-Stunt/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Trans rights organizations are raising the alarm over what they ...

2026-10-23T00:12:03Z

Trans rights organizations are raising the alarm over what they say is anti-trans rhetoric coming from the Conservative Party of BC. Michelle Gamage reports. #BCPoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/22/Queer-Organizations-Alarm-Conservative-Anti-Trans-Rhetoric/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“Too many people who voted NDP their whole lives are watching ...

2026-10-21T21:30:27Z

“Too many people who voted NDP their whole lives are watching rents climb, being sent to the picket lines and are wondering who is still fighting for them,” Green Leader Emily Lowan said in an interview with The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/21/Emily-Lowan-Electoral-Reform-Resource-Extraction-Vote-Splitting/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The low-profile MLA was appointed interim leader of the ...

2026-10-21T16:27:36Z

The low-profile MLA was appointed interim leader of the Conservatives after the sudden resignation of Kerry-Lynne Findlay and thrust into primetime when David Eby called a snap election just a day later. Now there’s a very real chance he could become B.C.’s premier.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/21/Can-Lorne-Doerkson-Become-Accidental-Premier/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Researchers underscore the seriousness of Donald Trump’s ...

2026-10-19T18:07:38Z

Researchers underscore the seriousness of Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty. Grey zone attacks, disinformation and covert political interference remain greater threats to the country than outright war, write Aisha Ahmad and Jeremy Wildeman. #CanPoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/10/19/US-Military-Threat-Real/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Rachel Gilmore: One of Canada’s largest newspapers published ...

2026-10-13T18:46:57Z

Rachel Gilmore: One of Canada’s largest newspapers published what read a whole lot like an incitement to violence against NDP Leader Avi Lewis. Yet there continues to be all but radio silence from mainstream Canadian media.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/10/13/Big-Newspaper-Seemed-Menace-Avi-Lewis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Senator Paula Simons on the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum: ...

2026-10-12T15:24:34Z

Senator Paula Simons on the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum: "‘We can’t let the anti-immigrant, anti-migrant rhetoric of the toxic Trump regime colonize our imaginations and trick us into thinking that Alberta has an immigration problem when it doesn’t." #ABPoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/10/12/Senator-Fiery-Rebuke-UCP-Referendum/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“What helps in reducing unplanned pregnancies and sexually ...

2026-09-30T16:47:58Z

“What helps in reducing unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections is knowledge, not lack of knowledge,” sexual health educator Kristen Gilbert said.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/09/30/Sexual-Health-Educator-Abbotsford-Focus-Abstinence/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Kamloops ...

2026-09-29T13:48:31Z

Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Kamloops residents are grappling with a disturbing recent gathering of an apparent white supremacist group.

Jen St. Denis reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/09/29/Masked-Group-Kamloops-Alarm-Racism-Fears/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A Canadian scientist says Mark Carney's government is ...

2026-09-28T06:14:31Z

A Canadian scientist says Mark Carney's government is subsidizing the destruction of nature, contravening Canada's global biodiversity commitments. Sarah Cox reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/09/28/Carney-Push-Fund-Industry-Imperils-Canada-Nature-Promises/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Paul Willcocks: The BC Conservatives have missed a huge ...

2026-08-28T13:36:14Z

Paul Willcocks: The BC Conservatives have missed a huge opportunity.

If they’d sold the rights to make a reality TV show about the party, everyone would now be cashing in. #bcpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/27/Findlay-Conservatives-Headed-For-Rocks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“B.C.’s move to deny public access to an employee directory ...

2026-08-21T18:06:44Z

“B.C.’s move to deny public access to an employee directory is another step in the long war on government accountability and public information. A war that governments over the past 25 years have been winning.” Paul Willcocks writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/21/Latest-Attack-BC-Government-Accountability/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Jenny Farkas couldn’t wait any longer for a place where people ...

2026-08-12T17:13:40Z

Jenny Farkas couldn’t wait any longer for a place where people of all backgrounds could come together to share tools, learn trades and make products to sell. She decided she “had to show, not tell” people that the model works. Enter MakeSpace North Park.

https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2026/08/12/Place-Where-Everybody-Shares-Tools/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“We absolutely believe in free speech here in Wild Rose ...

2026-08-07T16:57:01Z

“We absolutely believe in free speech here in Wild Rose Country... except when we don’t,” David J. Climenhaga writes. “And there are no exceptions, ever... except when there are.”

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/07/Smith-Goes-Full-MAGA-Right-Wing-Hate-Speech/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Sports broadcasts are full of betting ads. “As a public policy ...

2026-08-06T17:52:18Z

Sports broadcasts are full of betting ads. “As a public policy researcher, I know how problem gambling can lead to serious issues — financial and otherwise — especially among men and boys. As a parent, I know my son is influenced by what he sees on TV,” Renze Nauta writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/08/06/Governments-Gambling-Canadians-Well-Being/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Canada arguably has a Red Tory party — it just so happens to ...

2026-07-23T17:40:13Z

Canada arguably has a Red Tory party — it just so happens to still be called “the Liberal Party of Canada.” Rachel Gilmore writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/07/23/Mark-Carney-Red-Tory/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“You don’t have to move here or live here, but you are ...

2026-07-22T16:15:08Z

“You don’t have to move here or live here, but you are welcome to plant some roots here,” states the FreeAlbertaLand website. “Let’s just call it your vacation home for now. The opportunities await.”

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/22/Separatist-Site-Offers-Donors-Piece-Republic-Alberta/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Should schools allow AI systems that not only answer students, ...

2026-07-16T15:32:14Z

Should schools allow AI systems that not only answer students, but also appear to care for them?

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/07/16/Should-AI-Chatbots-Simulate-Care-Students/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Andrew Nikiforuk: Premier Smith praises Meta’s “closed loop ...

2026-07-15T16:44:22Z

Andrew Nikiforuk: Premier Smith praises Meta’s “closed loop liquid cooling system” to minimize water usage.

But in her excitement, she forgets to mention that the power station energizing the computer chips will use about 1.2 million litres of water a day. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/14/Premier-Smith-Embrace-Meta/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The purchase of dozens of farm properties by two U.S. ...

2026-07-13T16:43:37Z

The purchase of dozens of farm properties by two U.S. billionaires has prompted a small B.C. community to call for restrictions on foreign ownership of agricultural land.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/13/BC-Farming-Town-Fight-Billionaire-Speculators/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Even though North American citizens have increasingly rejected or ...

2026-06-30T15:10:54Z

Even though North American citizens have increasingly rejected or imposed moratoriums on data centres in their communities, the Smith government hasn’t said a word about the liabilities. Enter Brad Stelfox, the province’s most prominent land use ecologist.

Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/06/30/Alberta-Wilful-Blindness-AI-Centre-Harms/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A Canadian deep-sea mining company may become the first to ...

2026-06-24T14:50:41Z

A Canadian deep-sea mining company may become the first to commercially mine the international seabed under a controversial U.S. executive order that bypasses United Nations regulations.

A recent legal analysis suggests that this could place Canada in violation of international law.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/06/24/Vancouver-Company-Role-Race-Mine-Seabed/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

British Columbians are subsidizing the province’s forest ...

2026-06-22T15:28:10Z

British Columbians are subsidizing the province’s forest companies to the tune of tens of millions of dollars each year under a government program that defrays the cost of shipping logs from remote forests to distant mills. Ben Parfitt reports. #bcpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/22/Forest-Enhancement-Funds/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth in Canada. To mark the ...

2026-06-19T16:35:08Z

June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth in Canada.

To mark the moment, B.C.-based public broadcaster Knowledge Network has curated 12 films and series highlighting the richness of Indigenous experiences, with eight stories featuring Indigenous communities across B.C.

#TyeePresents #Sponsored

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2026/06/19/Knowledge-Network-Indigenous-Brilliance/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The group Parents for AI Caution in Education Spaces is seeking ...

2026-06-11T16:27:52Z

The group Parents for AI Caution in Education Spaces is seeking signatures to demand a two-year pause on chatbots in Vancouver schools until better data is available.

Those ideas are spreading — but you might not get that impression if you listen to the federal government. Paris Marx writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/06/11/AI-Safety-Concerns-Mark-Carney/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

An environmental group is arguing that PM Carney could have ...

2026-06-11T16:26:09Z

An environmental group is arguing that PM Carney could have insisted that data centres be powered by renewable energy. Instead, the largest proposed facilities will be powered by natural gas. Geoff Dembicki and Jen St. Denis report. #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/11/Mark-Carney-Adviser-AI-Data-Centres/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

We are 60% of the way to our goal of welcoming 650 new recurring ...

2026-06-10T19:04:33Z

We are 60% of the way to our goal of welcoming 650 new recurring Tyee Builders! 🥳

Take a stand with us on the side of humans helping other humans become better informed.

https://support.thetyee.ca/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Amelia Boultbee: “This is about the people we MLAs are sworn to ...

2026-06-08T15:37:29Z

Amelia Boultbee: “This is about the people we MLAs are sworn to serve. I call on these two legislators to step away at this time, not because I am prejudging their guilt or innocence. I do so with their constituents in mind.” #bcpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/06/08/Two-MLAs-Charged-Assault-Bar-Them-Now/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

"Deep-snow caribou are found nowhere else in the world but in ...

2026-06-02T17:55:59Z

"Deep-snow caribou are found nowhere else in the world but in BC. In 2005, B.C. had 18 deep-snow caribou herds," writes Sarah Cox.

"Eight herds are now locally extinct, while the others are hanging on by a hoof."

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/02/Will-Canada-Issue-Emergency-Order-Protect-Caribou/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

It's high time that Canadians, including Mark Carney's ...

2026-05-31T17:50:48Z

It's high time that Canadians, including Mark Carney's government, started to seriously worry about Alberta's separatist movement and its U.S. connection. Michael Harris writes. #albertapoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/05/31/Trump-Hoekstra-Cabal-Pushing-Alberta-Separatism/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Jenna Dorman was a woman many people looked up to, her loved ones ...

2026-05-28T18:27:46Z

Jenna Dorman was a woman many people looked up to, her loved ones say.

Her friends and family are raising the alarm about systemic failures of mental health supports for parents during the pregnancy and postpartum periods in B.C. Michelle Gamage reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/28/Postpartum-Mental-Health-Care/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Canada’s former environment minister says a new proposal by the ...

2026-05-20T15:31:26Z

Canada’s former environment minister says a new proposal by the federal government to allow major projects to proceed even if they result in wildlife extinctions is “morally wrong.” #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/20/Even-Harper-Did-Not-Put-Extinction-Table/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

One of the owners of a controversial ostrich farm that defied a ...

2026-05-12T15:53:44Z

One of the owners of a controversial ostrich farm that defied a government order to cull its flock after an avian flu outbreak is now looking into starting a new farm on Vancouver Island. 🐦 Meg Collins reports. #bcpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/12/Owners-Controversial-Ostrich-Farm-New-Venture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel ...

2026-05-11T14:46:51Z

“I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson” — which runs from May 14 to Oct. 12 at the Museum of Anthropology — showcases a genre-defying body of work by the late Haida artist Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson. #TyeePresents #Sponsored

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2026/05/11/History-Robes-Recount-Past-Haida-Perspective/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Parliament voted down a motion on April 15 to ban a practice most ...

2026-05-06T15:08:19Z

Parliament voted down a motion on April 15 to ban a practice most Canadians have never heard of, but that retailers are already rolling out: surveillance pricing.

Jake Okechukwu Effoduh reports. 🛒 #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/05/05/Browsing-History-Grocery-Bill/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

David J. Climenhaga: It may have been the fringy Republican Party ...

2026-05-04T15:01:26Z

David J. Climenhaga: It may have been the fringy Republican Party of Alberta that got caught letting data from its voters’ list be published online, but it is the law-bending style of politics embedded in this province by the #UCP that made such a breach inevitable. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/05/04/Alberta-Voters-Data-Breach-Very-Bad/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“It’s no overstatement that The Tyee helped open up the ...

2026-04-27T21:14:54Z

“It’s no overstatement that The Tyee helped open up the landscape for independent journalism in Canada.”

Huge congratulations to our very own founding and chief editor David Beers for this monumental win! 🏆🗞️🎉 #CdnMedia

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2026/04/27/David-Beers-Wins-Digital-Publishing-Leadership-Award/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

You would be forgiven for thinking that British Columba’s ...

2026-04-23T18:53:13Z

You would be forgiven for thinking that British Columba’s Ministry of Forests is really the Ministry of Logging, writes Ben Parfitt. #bcpoli 🪵

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/04/23/BC-Must-Stop-Blaming-First-Nations-Old-Growth-Logging/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Perhaps it’s time to start taking the land itself out of ...

2026-04-23T18:40:58Z

Perhaps it’s time to start taking the land itself out of B.C.’s highly inflated speculative real estate market before it’s too late, and we lose even more of the people with the knowledge, skills and passion to farm our land and grow our food, writes Ariella Falkowski. 🚜

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/23/BC-Has-Farming-Problem/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

One of the moderators of a popular Facebook page that promotes ...

2026-04-22T14:02:14Z

One of the moderators of a popular Facebook page that promotes B.C. separating from Canada has been open about his white nationalist and antisemitic beliefs, and his interest in Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders. Jen St. Denis reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/22/BC-Separatist-Small-Scale-Farmer-Enthusiastic-Hitler/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A network of 20 inauthentic YouTube accounts has racked up nearly ...

2026-04-21T12:55:06Z

A network of 20 inauthentic YouTube accounts has racked up nearly 40 million views by peddling lies, grievance, division and narratives normalizing the prospect of Alberta’s secession and annexation by the United States. Charles Rusnell reports. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/21/Dishonest-Online-Campaign-Support-Alberta-Separatism/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Alberta’s #UCP government served notice in the legislature ...

2026-04-17T19:05:48Z

Alberta’s #UCP government served notice in the legislature Thursday it intends to toss out the entire report of the 2025-26 Electoral Boundaries Commission.

This is unprecedented as far as electoral boundary commissions go, but not a complete surprise, writes David J. Climenhaga. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/17/Plan-Cheat-Pure-Simple/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Powerwood Canada Corp. claims that wildfires create nightmarish ...

2026-04-13T14:32:41Z

Powerwood Canada Corp. claims that wildfires create nightmarish landscapes and that logging such forests is key to restoring their health.

But scientists counter that logging them spells disaster for plants and animals that rely on burned landscapes to flourish.

Ben Parfitt writes. 🪵 #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/04/13/Does-Burning-Wood-Fight-Climate-Change/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

After news came yesterday that Stephen Lewis had died at the age ...

2026-04-01T16:58:24Z

After news came yesterday that Stephen Lewis had died at the age of 88, David Suzuki shared his final words to a man he considered “the greatest public speaker” in Canada.

Suzuki told Lewis, “I love you. Your legacy will live on.” Christopher Guly reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/01/Outpouring-Love-Esteem-Stephen-Lewis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The B.C. heat wave of summer 2021 brought what may’ve been the ...

2026-03-27T15:29:27Z

The B.C. heat wave of summer 2021 brought what may’ve been the province’s worst five days in history, starting with the silent death of 619 Metro Vancouver residents and ending with the destruction of #Lytton, one of our most historic communities, writes Geoff Meggs.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/03/27/Have-We-Chosen-Forget-2021-Heat-Dome-Lytton/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

It’s unlikely the bobolink, which remains on B.C.‘s ...

2026-03-26T16:19:43Z

It’s unlikely the bobolink, which remains on B.C.‘s endangered species list, will get the help it needs, according to a study published Monday that found genuine improvements in at-risk species’ status are “exceedingly rare.” 🐦‍⬛

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/26/Just-14-Species-Genuinely-Improved-BC-At-Risk-Lists/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Christopher Holcroft: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ambiguity ...

2026-03-23T16:17:45Z

Christopher Holcroft: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ambiguity about the role of international law regarding U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran is more than an excusable stumble by an inexperienced politician. #canpoli #uspoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/23/Carney-Defeatist-Dismissal-International-Law/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

What PM Mark Carney failed to note was a glaring contradiction: ...

2026-03-02T17:10:21Z

What PM Mark Carney failed to note was a glaring contradiction: how could the attacks be intended to thwart development of Iranian nuclear weapons when, according to Trump, Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been “obliterated” in the 12-day war in June 2025?

Crawford Kilian writes. #uspoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/02/28/Carney-Excuses-Trump-New-Iran-War/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Emmett Macfarlane: Albert Premier Danielle Smith’s vision is ...

2026-02-23T15:22:25Z

Emmett Macfarlane: Albert Premier Danielle Smith’s vision is one that would create a nightmarish, dystopian underclass. It is a cruel, inherently racist agenda, straight from the far-right populist playbook we have seen play out in the United States. It is anti-Canadian. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/02/23/Danielle-Smith-No-Separatist-Much-Worse/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

At a moment when companies everywhere are shrinking newsrooms and ...

2026-02-19T16:58:17Z

At a moment when companies everywhere are shrinking newsrooms and some are replacing people with AI, The Tyee is doing the opposite.

We’re investing in real journalists — skilled, curious humans who live in the regions they report on and understand the communities they serve. ✍️ #CdnMedia

https://support.thetyee.ca/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

This #FamilyDay, we’re thinking about friends and family ...

2026-02-16T15:22:52Z

This #FamilyDay, we’re thinking about friends and family supporting a survivor of family violence, whether by helping to pay for groceries, connecting them with resources or listening without judgment, write two Rise Women’s Legal Centre staffers.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/02/16/Reimagine-Who-We-Celebrate-Family-Day/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The value of patient data held by for-profit companies that own ...

2026-01-28T22:21:31Z

The value of patient data held by for-profit companies that own chains of medical clinics is valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Four experts explain how an emerging model is turning Canadian patient medical records — and patients themselves — into lucrative commercial assets. 🩺💻

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/01/28/Your-Health-Records-Quietly-Used-Commercial-Purposes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“When any sector cries about labour shortages, it’s labour ...

2026-01-23T15:14:52Z

“When any sector cries about labour shortages, it’s labour shortages at the price of what they think should be the price of labour in their sector.” #canlab

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/23/What-Behind-Pilot-Shortage-Canada/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“With the help of Washington, a post-Carney Canada could ...

2026-01-08T16:03:38Z

“With the help of Washington, a post-Carney Canada could finally see free and fair elections and the establishment of a secure and prosperous economy integrated with the rest of North America.” 🇺🇸🇨🇦 #canpoli #uspoli

[Editor’s note: This is a satirical opinion piece reprinted by The Tyee, originally published in the Halifax Examiner.]

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/08/Arrest-Mark-Carney-Peace-Prosperity/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“There is this incredible revisionist history,” said Amy ...

2025-12-23T16:38:53Z

“There is this incredible revisionist history,” said Amy Janzwood, an assistant professor in political science at McGill University.

“It’s like, ’We bought #TMX, look how profitable it can be.’ Profitable is not the word we should be using at all.” #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/12/23/Trans-Mountain-Profitability-Accounting-Illusion/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Trans and non-binary people in Canada experience higher rates of ...

2025-12-10T22:41:39Z

Trans and non-binary people in Canada experience higher rates of poverty compared to their cisgender peers, according to a recent StatsCan report. #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/12/10/Statistics-Canada-Study-Shows-Gap-Trans-Non-Binary-Worker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Jared Wesley: Did the premier of Alberta attack the ...

2025-12-09T14:24:59Z

Jared Wesley: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy?

Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/12/09/Danielle-Smith-Dangerous-Attack-Courts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Lo and behold, Prime Minister Mark Carney, a global banker, and ...

2025-12-01T15:48:21Z

Lo and behold, Prime Minister Mark Carney, a global banker, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a petro-populist à la Donald Trump, have big energy plans for Canadians.

Andrew Nikiforuk interviews David Hughes, one of the country’s foremost energy analysts. #canpoli #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/12/01/New-Oilsands-Pipeline/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

With the planet running a carbon-induced fever and desperate to ...

2025-11-28T15:20:04Z

With the planet running a carbon-induced fever and desperate to replace fossil fuels, Canada is one of the countries turning to nuclear energy. Not everyone is pleased.

Michael Harris writes. #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/11/28/Canada-Calls-Reactors-Peaceful-Not-So-Simple/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Mel Woods: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here. ...

2025-11-20T15:02:47Z

Mel Woods: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.

This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives. #abpoli #TransDayOfRemembrance

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/11/20/Danielle-Smith-Goes-Nuclear-Trans-Rights/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“Once you start birding seriously, you never really stop.” On ...

2025-11-17T15:44:28Z

“Once you start birding seriously, you never really stop.”

On the athletics, ethics and dedication of birdwatching. 🕊️🦅🦢

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/11/14/Wondrous-Lives-Hardcore-Birders/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A Tyee investigation has found that anesthesiologists in Calgary ...

2025-11-17T15:23:46Z

A Tyee investigation has found that anesthesiologists in Calgary are being scheduled by senior Alberta health managers, in response to government directives, to work in for-profit chartered surgical facilities, sometimes against their will.

Charles Rusnell reports. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/11/17/Alberta-For-Profit-Surgery-Push-Failing/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

With so much on the line, the new federal government has tabled a ...

2025-11-05T14:55:43Z

With so much on the line, the new federal government has tabled a budget that in many ways could pass as a Conservative budget, write David Macdonald and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood. #CanPoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/11/04/Military-Wins-Public-Programs-Lose-Carney-Budget/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“We’re the only animal that knows we’re going to go extinct ...

2025-11-03T15:06:37Z

“We’re the only animal that knows we’re going to go extinct and knows what has to be done, and we’re not doing it.” 🌎

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/10/31/Nature-David-Suzuki/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is ramping up ...

2025-11-03T15:01:55Z

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. #canpoli

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

If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving ...

2025-10-31T13:36:38Z

If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/10/31/Physicist-COVID-Seriously-Enough/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“In order to turn the page to become a new and free country, ...

2025-10-29T15:05:15Z

“In order to turn the page to become a new and free country, Alberta has to ditch the things that are Canadian that exist in Alberta right now,” said Bruce Pardy, the exec director for Rights Probe, at a right-wing political conference in Calgary. 🚫🇨🇦 #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/29/Alberta-Separatist-End-Indigenous-Rights/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning ...

2025-10-27T16:19:00Z

Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/27/Warnings-Alberta-Health-Care-Crisis/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A new poll found 58% of Albertans’ sympathies are with the ...

2025-10-15T14:25:02Z

A new poll found 58% of Albertans’ sympathies are with the Alberta Teachers’ Association, compared with 21% who side with the government. #ablab #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/15/Alberta-Teachers-Winning-Public-Opinion/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Adam Olsen: There is a growing chorus of voices telling Canadians ...

2025-10-14T15:04:42Z

Adam Olsen: There is a growing chorus of voices telling Canadians that reconciliation is impossible.

As someone who exists in the dash connecting Indigenous-Crown relations, I need to push back on the idea of winners and losers. #bcpoli #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/10/13/Denialism-Look-History-Coming-Together/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

This is the classic populist playbook: sow grievance, divide ...

2025-10-14T15:03:58Z

This is the classic populist playbook: sow grievance, divide communities and promise to “restore” morality.

OneBC party leader Dallas Brodie’s message isn’t about fixing what’s broken — it’s about convincing people it’s broken so they can offer themselves as the cure.

Wilbur Turner writes. #bcpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/10/13/OneBC-Political-Opposition-Branded-Harassment/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The Alberta teacher strike that has affected more than 700,000 ...

2025-10-14T14:58:41Z

The Alberta teacher strike that has affected more than 700,000 students isn’t just another labour dispute.

It’s the latest front in a long campaign to undermine education, closely linked to the right-wing Project 2025 initiative to transform America.

Ximena González writes. #abpoli #uspoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/10/13/Right-Wing-Attack-Alberta-Public-Education/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The think tank is widely known for creating Project 2025. And ...

2025-10-14T14:16:33Z

The think tank is widely known for creating Project 2025.

And this isn’t the first meeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has had with allies of the U.S. president.

David Falk writes. A DeSmog Canada reprint. #canpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/14/Smith-Reveals-Meeting-Heritage-Foundation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

#WhatWorks: When sugar cane is crushed to make sugar, it turns ...

2025-10-07T14:22:23Z

#WhatWorks: When sugar cane is crushed to make sugar, it turns into a pulpy material known as bagasse, which then gets turned into paper.

Sugar cane can be harvested up to four times per year — much quicker than the 30 years it may take for a tree to grow and be chopped down. 🗒️🌳🍬

https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/10/07/Save-Trees-Put-Sugar-Printer/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

The kids are back in school and so is COVID-19. 🏫🦠 #bcpoli ...

2025-10-06T14:27:27Z

The kids are back in school and so is COVID-19. 🏫🦠 #bcpoli #bced

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/06/Flu-COVID-Vaccines-BC-Pharmacies/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A significant portion of ticket proceeds from the Edmonton ...

2025-10-01T20:19:25Z

A significant portion of ticket proceeds from the Edmonton Oilers’ 50/50 charity raffle goes to a private company owned by the Oilers Entertainment Group, according to audited financial statements obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/01/Oilers-Charity-Draw-Paid-Millions-Associated-Company/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Does PM Carney doubt the resolve of Canadians? It is one ...

2025-06-20T12:34:12Z

Does PM Carney doubt the resolve of Canadians?

It is one conclusion that can be drawn from the apparent softening of the his government’s stance towards the Americans, and Donald Trump in particular.

Christopher Holcroft writes. #cdnpoli #uspoli

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/20/Carney-Elbows-Down/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Crawford Kilian: If Carney can boost military spending to five ...

2025-06-19T13:10:17Z

Crawford Kilian: If Carney can boost military spending to five per cent or higher by 2030, he will have achieved a great deal — and hopefully helped deter future Russian aggression that would require four or five times that much spending. #cdnpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/19/Case-Boosting-Canada-Military-Spending/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

David J. Climenhaga: In a classic Friday afternoon bad news dump, ...

2025-06-16T20:35:11Z

David J. Climenhaga: In a classic Friday afternoon bad news dump, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government announced a scheme to make seniors pay “the full costs” for restricted supplies of COVID-19 vaccines.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/16/Alberta-COVID-Vaccines-Expensive-Harder-Get/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

As wildfires rage in B.C.’s northeast, experts are warning that ...

2025-06-12T15:58:34Z

As wildfires rage in B.C.’s northeast, experts are warning that several other parts of the province are emerging as high-risk areas as a result of lower-than-average snowpack, warm weather and ongoing drought.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/12/Four-BC-Regions-Wildfire-Experts-Watching/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

As an independent non-profit newsroom built and sustained by ...

2025-06-09T16:15:54Z

As an independent non-profit newsroom built and sustained by reader support, doing the job our readers hired us to do is of critical importance.

But how can we hold ourselves accountable to those who make our journalism possible?

Well, by hearing from you in our new audience survey! 🧵💫

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/06/09/Tyee-Reader-Survey/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

While Alberta said it identified multiple books with sexually ...

2025-06-03T14:15:38Z

While Alberta said it identified multiple books with sexually explicit and inappropriate content in school libraries, it has so far named only four coming-of-age graphic novels.

Three of four focus on LGBTQI2S+ characters and themes. Brett McKay reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/03/Conservative-Activists-Alberta-Book-Ban-Plan/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Mountain top removal coal mines in the historic Crowsnest Pass ...

2025-06-02T21:10:32Z

Mountain top removal coal mines in the historic Crowsnest Pass present a clear and present danger to downstream fish populations even decades after their closure, according to a new scientific paper funded by the government of Alberta.

Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/Coal-Mines-Crowsnest-Pass-Killing-Fish/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

It will be the three-year anniversary of the RCMP’s ...

2025-05-29T12:38:41Z

It will be the three-year anniversary of the RCMP’s investigation of former UCP justice minister Kaycee Madu for obstruction of justice, despite being a “fairly straightforward case.”

In an emailed statement, the RCMP did not address why the investigation is taking so long, or when it might be completed. Charles Rusnell reports. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/29/Madu-Investigation-Drags-On/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Danielle Smith, a vaccine skeptic and disease contrarian, has ...

2025-05-28T16:33:04Z

Danielle Smith, a vaccine skeptic and disease contrarian, has worked hard to make her province a burgeoning measles republic.

Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/28/Alberta-Gave-Measles-Advantage/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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An Australian coal speculator that is suing the Alberta ...

2025-05-21T20:39:12Z

An Australian coal speculator that is suing the Alberta government for billions of dollars has been found to have violated the Public Lands Act and has been ordered to clean up contamination at a construction site in the Crowsnest Pass.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/21/Australian-Coal-Speculator-Flouts-More-Alberta-Laws/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Trans Care BC has removed clinician names from its website and ...

2025-05-21T13:47:12Z

Trans Care BC has removed clinician names from its website and notified staff about the U.S. initiative as a precaution.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/21/Snitch-Line-Gender-Affirming-Care/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

A B.C. ostrich farm fighting an order to kill its 400 birds has ...

2025-05-16T14:03:31Z

A B.C. ostrich farm fighting an order to kill its 400 birds has become a flashpoint for the far right and people skeptical of both mainstream science and the regulatory powers of governments. 🐦

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/16/BC-Ostrich-Farm-Far-Right-Crusade/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

When you think of a hackathon, you might not initially think of a ...

2025-05-15T21:42:22Z

When you think of a hackathon, you might not initially think of a room full of 11- to 15-year-old girls and gender diverse kids.

Hackergal is changing that. 💻💻💻 Katie Hyslop reports.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/15/Comox-Kids-Learn-Code-AI-Hackergal/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

We’re moving fast to report on this election, and going above ...

2025-04-17T14:08:25Z

We’re moving fast to report on this election, and going above our normal editorial spending, because this moment is too important to miss.

Will you join us? 🗳🗞 #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia

https://support.thetyee.ca/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

With our neighbour down south sabre-rattling about annexation and ...

2025-04-16T13:07:03Z

With our neighbour down south sabre-rattling about annexation and trade wars — and brand-new PM Carney — this is a different race from what we expected a few months ago.

What hasn’t changed is the need to cut through disinformation.

Support our election reporting and become a Tyee Builder today.

https://support.thetyee.ca/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“I’ll be blunt: after 80 long years, we need to bring back ...

2025-04-11T14:09:19Z

“I’ll be blunt: after 80 long years, we need to bring back conscription — and fast.

“But I’m not in love with the idea.” Crawford Kilian writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/11/My-Case-Conscription-Canada/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“We will axe the tax for everyone, for everywhere, for ...

2025-04-11T13:59:11Z

“We will axe the tax for everyone, for everywhere, for everything.”

With Canada’s consumer carbon price in the dustbin, the country’s biggest oil and gas companies asked prospective governments to scrap their industrial carbon price too.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was happy to oblige.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/11/Poilievre-Energy-Policies-Could-Cost-Canada-Money/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

“During this election I see one party advocating for the ...

2025-04-10T15:17:28Z

“During this election I see one party advocating for the defunding of Canada’s public broadcaster.

“Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.”

Will Shelling writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/10/Why-We-Need-CBC/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the ...

2025-04-10T15:13:13Z

If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.”

The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration.

Catharine Winstanley and Liisa Galea

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/10/Attacking-Science-Poilievre-Trump-Playbook/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Reporters rarely want to be the story. But the Conservative ...

2025-04-10T15:10:39Z

Reporters rarely want to be the story.

But the Conservative party’s tight grasp on the media’s ability to ask basic questions has been increasingly gaining the spotlight during the current federal election.

Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/10/Three-Things-Reporters-Would-Ask-Poilievre/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

As the federal election campaign unfolds, a concerning pattern is ...

2025-04-09T20:33:21Z

As the federal election campaign unfolds, a concerning pattern is emerging in Western Canada: some high-profile conservatives retreating from national coalition-building in favour of grievance politics. Jared Wesley writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/09/Canada-West-Sore-Losers-Hurt-Conservative-Cause-Democracy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

In the past six months, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has: • pushed ...

2025-04-07T14:35:02Z

In the past six months, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has:

• pushed for the city to invest in bitcoin;
• halted new supportive housing developments, and;
• ousted a female city councillor from his party because she didn’t agree with the supportive-housing policy.

Jen St. Denis reports. #vanpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/07/Vancouver-Voters-Byelection-Message-Ken-Sim/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial