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WE DID IT! 🌟
By deadline, we received a whopping 911 new recurring contributions.
More than 1,600 readers chose to support us through one-time contributions.
And, more are *still* trickling in.
That’s nothing short of incredible.
Thank you for helping us fight disinformation this year. 🗞️
By deadline, we received a whopping 911 new recurring contributions.
More than 1,600 readers chose to support us through one-time contributions.
And, more are *still* trickling in.
That’s nothing short of incredible.
Thank you for helping us fight disinformation this year. 🗞️
Since 2020, “rule of law” became politicians’ mantra, urging police to shut down #Wetsuweten solidarity blockades.
Fast-forward six years, the line has been abandoned in favour of something suggesting law is not so much a rule but something to be manipulated.
@amandafollett.bsky.social writes. 🪧💬
Fast-forward six years, the line has been abandoned in favour of something suggesting law is not so much a rule but something to be manipulated.
@amandafollett.bsky.social writes. 🪧💬
What Happened to the ‘Rule of Law’? | The Tyee
It was a common refrain during the Wet’suwet’en pipeline conflict. But when courts side with First Nations, politicians are more equivocal.
thetyee.ca
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Since 2020, “rule of law” became politicians’ mantra, urging police to shut down #Wetsuweten solidarity blockades.
Fast-forward six years, the line has been abandoned in favour of something suggesting law is not so much a rule but something to be manipulated.
@amandafollett.bsky.social writes. 🪧💬
Fast-forward six years, the line has been abandoned in favour of something suggesting law is not so much a rule but something to be manipulated.
@amandafollett.bsky.social writes. 🪧💬
After decades of speculation-driven escalation — fuelled by global capital, low interest rates and rising land values enriching private owners — the market is undergoing a real reset. Patrick Condon writes. #vanpoli
Vancouver’s Real Estate Drop: A Chance to Reset Affordability Policies | The Tyee
The crisis could serve as catalyst if we make these seven pivots.
thetyee.ca
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
After decades of speculation-driven escalation — fuelled by global capital, low interest rates and rising land values enriching private owners — the market is undergoing a real reset. Patrick Condon writes. #vanpoli
“Part-time jobs usually result in lower incomes, and so income insecurity and financial insecurity are the kind of things we’d worry about going forward.”
#bclab #canlab
#bclab #canlab
2025 Jobs Numbers Mask Uncertainty, Growing Disparities: Economist | The Tyee
Part-time working is up and more Canadians hold more than one job, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
thetyee.ca
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Floyd Joseph has fond memories of Cassiar, including playing hockey as a kid.
But he also believes the asbestos mine is responsible for his cancer diagnosis.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
But he also believes the asbestos mine is responsible for his cancer diagnosis.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
The Town That Asbestos Built. The Cancer It Left Behind | The Tyee
Former residents of Cassiar say they weren’t warned about the risks. Now, they struggle to find support.
thetyee.ca
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Floyd Joseph has fond memories of Cassiar, including playing hockey as a kid.
But he also believes the asbestos mine is responsible for his cancer diagnosis.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
But he also believes the asbestos mine is responsible for his cancer diagnosis.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
“In the past week, when facts of what is taking place on the world stage have beggared belief, the necessity of independent media has come into explicit focus.”
The Extraordinary Life of Seymour Hersh | The Tyee
A documentary thriller on the Pulitzer-winning journalist reminds us of the media’s role in holding power to account.
thetyee.ca
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“In the past week, when facts of what is taking place on the world stage have beggared belief, the necessity of independent media has come into explicit focus.”
“Is the surrendering of secrets too high a price to pay for a toehold in posterity?” 📚🖋️
Do You Write Your Name In Books? | The Tyee
You should! A New Year’s letter shows us why.
thetyee.ca
January 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
“Is the surrendering of secrets too high a price to pay for a toehold in posterity?” 📚🖋️
“Despite the everyday struggles that saturate our world, there remains the possibility that things can be different and better than what’s in front of us.” 🏒🏳️🌈
The Glorious Warmth of ‘Heated Rivalry’ | The Tyee
Why the hockey love story was a smash hit this winter.
thetyee.ca
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
“Despite the everyday struggles that saturate our world, there remains the possibility that things can be different and better than what’s in front of us.” 🏒🏳️🌈
“We are questioning the role of museums and art galleries, moving from the idea of the temple or the fortress to the public square.” 🖼️
Sirish Rao Is a Creative Force | The Tyee
The head of the Vancouver Art Gallery champions art as a conduit for healing.
thetyee.ca
January 10, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“We are questioning the role of museums and art galleries, moving from the idea of the temple or the fortress to the public square.” 🖼️
In 2021, the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire tore through nearly 20,000 hectares of land in the South Okanagan, burning reserve and Crown land and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of properties.
One population that benefited? The region’s at-risk western rattlesnakes. 🐍
One population that benefited? The region’s at-risk western rattlesnakes. 🐍
How ‘Lazy’ Rattlesnakes Live Well After Wildfires | The Tyee
Burned land offers benefits for BC’s threatened species, even if some wriggle more and lose their way.
thetyee.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
In 2021, the Nk’Mip Creek wildfire tore through nearly 20,000 hectares of land in the South Okanagan, burning reserve and Crown land and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of properties.
One population that benefited? The region’s at-risk western rattlesnakes. 🐍
One population that benefited? The region’s at-risk western rattlesnakes. 🐍
The liberal order is now totally dead, sovereignty is up for grabs and international law, always an imperfect affair, holds ever less meaning.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #uspoli #canpoli
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #uspoli #canpoli
Venezuela and the New World Disorder | The Tyee
Forget the old rules. Even Canada faces toppling as Trump pursues imperial ambitions.
thetyee.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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. @crof.bsky.social interviews. 🧠
A Glimpse of Hope That Alzheimer’s Can Be Reversed | The Tyee
A major study suggests a stunning advance in preventing dementia and even restoring memory. A Tyee interview.
thetyee.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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. @crof.bsky.social interviews. 🧠
Kelowna is one of several cities in the B.C. Interior where many homes have elevated levels of radon.
Gemma Boothroyd explains what is radon, who’s at risk and how to reduce it.
Gemma Boothroyd explains what is radon, who’s at risk and how to reduce it.
Homeowners Left on Their Own to Deal with Deadly Gas | The Tyee
Radon kills thousands in Canada, but BC lags in helping residents minimize risk.
thetyee.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Kelowna is one of several cities in the B.C. Interior where many homes have elevated levels of radon.
Gemma Boothroyd explains what is radon, who’s at risk and how to reduce it.
Gemma Boothroyd explains what is radon, who’s at risk and how to reduce it.
The Burnaby Public Library’s Board of Directors has approved funding to keep operating three employee inclusivity groups, following reporting in The Tyee that highlighted staff backlash against planned cuts.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
Burnaby Public Library Will Reverse DEI Group Cuts | The Tyee
Staff were concerned about a plan to cancel three working groups devoted to making the library more inclusive.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Burnaby Public Library’s Board of Directors has approved funding to keep operating three employee inclusivity groups, following reporting in The Tyee that highlighted staff backlash against planned cuts.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
Congratulations to @melwoods.me for their @glaad.bsky.social award nomination for Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article in @xtramagazine.com! 🥂 We were pleased to republish the piece in The Tyee:
Trans People Have Every Right to Be Scared | The Tyee
Early media reports jumped to link trans people with Charlie Kirk’s murder, leading to an outpouring of hate online.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Congratulations to @melwoods.me for their @glaad.bsky.social award nomination for Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article in @xtramagazine.com! 🥂 We were pleased to republish the piece in The Tyee:
Métis Nation of Alberta pays one of the companies owned by Sam Mraiche — a multimillionaire Edmonton businessman at the centre of a roiling political controversy — $480,000 a year to lease this Edmonton building used as an addiction treatment centre.
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions | The Tyee
Not long after Addiction Ministry representatives toured the property, Mraiche bought it. Now it’s a detox centre leased to Métis Nation of Alberta.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Métis Nation of Alberta pays one of the companies owned by Sam Mraiche — a multimillionaire Edmonton businessman at the centre of a roiling political controversy — $480,000 a year to lease this Edmonton building used as an addiction treatment centre.
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
“In this talk, we will think alongside water as a theorist, a network and a map to making worlds beyond the one we have inherited from colonialism.”
See Leanne Betasamosake Simpson live in Vancouver on Jan. 29 as she discusses her national bestseller “Theory of Water.”
#TyeePresents #Sponsored
See Leanne Betasamosake Simpson live in Vancouver on Jan. 29 as she discusses her national bestseller “Theory of Water.”
#TyeePresents #Sponsored
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Comes to the Chan Centre | The Tyee
The award-winning author will discuss her bestselling book ‘Theory of Water’ on Jan. 29.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“In this talk, we will think alongside water as a theorist, a network and a map to making worlds beyond the one we have inherited from colonialism.”
See Leanne Betasamosake Simpson live in Vancouver on Jan. 29 as she discusses her national bestseller “Theory of Water.”
#TyeePresents #Sponsored
See Leanne Betasamosake Simpson live in Vancouver on Jan. 29 as she discusses her national bestseller “Theory of Water.”
#TyeePresents #Sponsored
“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
The Arrest of Mark Carney Will Bring Peace and Prosperity | The Tyee
‘Let freedom ring.’
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
@crof.bsky.social: The UN has been moribund for decades.
Its emergency sessions, like the one held Monday after the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, change nothing.
Wars rage in Myanmar, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. The UN has little effect on them.
Its emergency sessions, like the one held Monday after the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, change nothing.
Wars rage in Myanmar, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. The UN has little effect on them.
I’m Calling It. Time for a New NATO | The Tyee
The ‘New Alliance Treaty Organization’ could offer real protection from what’s brewing in the US.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
@crof.bsky.social: The UN has been moribund for decades.
Its emergency sessions, like the one held Monday after the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, change nothing.
Wars rage in Myanmar, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. The UN has little effect on them.
Its emergency sessions, like the one held Monday after the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, change nothing.
Wars rage in Myanmar, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. The UN has little effect on them.
Canada can’t afford to lose expert voices at a moment when the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases is rising.
Yet research suggests online harassment is a growing deterrent that is driving researchers and scientists out of the conversations needed at this time. Three experts write. 🏥💬 #canpoli
Yet research suggests online harassment is a growing deterrent that is driving researchers and scientists out of the conversations needed at this time. Three experts write. 🏥💬 #canpoli
Online Harassment Is Silencing Health Experts When We Most Need Them | The Tyee
Here are the supports that can help them deal with abuse and threats.
thetyee.ca
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Canada can’t afford to lose expert voices at a moment when the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases is rising.
Yet research suggests online harassment is a growing deterrent that is driving researchers and scientists out of the conversations needed at this time. Three experts write. 🏥💬 #canpoli
Yet research suggests online harassment is a growing deterrent that is driving researchers and scientists out of the conversations needed at this time. Three experts write. 🏥💬 #canpoli
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Holiday season may be over, but you can still treat yourself with these reads, like Billy-Ray Belcourt’s THE IDEA OF AN ENTIRE LIFE. His writing is a balm and a gift. 😁 @thetyee.ca
Come, Let Us Adore The Tyee’s 2025 Holiday Reads | The Tyee
They’re joyful and triumphant! Here are our staff’s top books for gifting this year.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Holiday season may be over, but you can still treat yourself with these reads, like Billy-Ray Belcourt’s THE IDEA OF AN ENTIRE LIFE. His writing is a balm and a gift. 😁 @thetyee.ca
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Did you read the @thetyee.ca article about the TMX, lying & second set of books. If not, here’s the link.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Did you read the @thetyee.ca article about the TMX, lying & second set of books. If not, here’s the link.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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The Tyee has featured great stories well written for as long as I've known about them - which is getting close to 20 years now. You should check them out.
Active Clubs contribute to the rise of a new form of white nationalism: less overtly political, more cultural and therefore more difficult for law enforcement — but also parents, educators and civil society — to detect and challenge.
Frédérick Nadeau and Tristan Boursier write. 🥊
Frédérick Nadeau and Tristan Boursier write. 🥊
The Stealthy Far-Right Campaign to Recruit Young Men | The Tyee
‘Active Clubs’ promote health and self-improvement. With a side of white nationalism.
thetyee.ca
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The Tyee has featured great stories well written for as long as I've known about them - which is getting close to 20 years now. You should check them out.
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I found this interview enlightening. McQuail compares complex ecosystems in agriculture with the complexity of government, and argues for the NDP to be the Green party as well as the labour party.
NDP Leader Candidate: 'I'm Arguing for Regeneration' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
NDP Leader Candidate: 'I'm Arguing for Regeneration' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
NDP Leader Candidate: ‘I’m Arguing for Regeneration’ | The Tyee
Organic farmer Tony McQuail pledges a ‘green, progressive’ vision for the federal party. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I found this interview enlightening. McQuail compares complex ecosystems in agriculture with the complexity of government, and argues for the NDP to be the Green party as well as the labour party.
NDP Leader Candidate: 'I'm Arguing for Regeneration' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
NDP Leader Candidate: 'I'm Arguing for Regeneration' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: Credit where credit is due. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan raid and kidnapping have accomplished one important thing: there was hardly a word in the media about the Epstein files most of the day Monday!
#uspoli #abpoli
#uspoli #abpoli
Will Trump’s Raid Help Smith Get a Pipeline to BC’s Coast? | The Tyee
Probably not. But Alberta’s premier will try to exploit the crisis anyway.
thetyee.ca
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: Credit where credit is due. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan raid and kidnapping have accomplished one important thing: there was hardly a word in the media about the Epstein files most of the day Monday!
#uspoli #abpoli
#uspoli #abpoli
#WhatWorks: Years after co-founding SFU’s first electric racing team, Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan and Gurmesh Sidhu now lead a firm that makes generator-like energy storage systems from used EV batteries. 🚗🪫 @joshkozelj27.bsky.social reports.
Old but Full of Energy: Giving EV Batteries a Second Life | The Tyee
How Moment Energy harvests and puts to work batteries from worn-out electric cars.
thetyee.ca
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
#WhatWorks: Years after co-founding SFU’s first electric racing team, Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan and Gurmesh Sidhu now lead a firm that makes generator-like energy storage systems from used EV batteries. 🚗🪫 @joshkozelj27.bsky.social reports.