Can Municipal Candidates Really Lower Your Taxes? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby andrea bennett·1h ago
It’s a fresh fall morning in Powell River, and the city’s aquatic centre is open for swimming. Sunlight beams through hemisphere windows, across three shared wide lines.
Progressive Unity? Rebecca Bligh Endorsers Challenge the Script | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Katie Hyslop·1h ago
Green Party of Vancouver mayoral hopeful Pete Fry is supposed to be the progressive voter’s candidate of choice this election.
‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Paula Simons·1h ago
[Editor’s note: On Oct. 6 Sen. Paula Simons rose in chamber to speak in support of Sen. Tony Loffreda’s Inquiry No.
Residential School Denialism Meets BC’s Civic Elections | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Lauren Watson·1h ago
[Editor’s note: This article contains discussion of residential schools and residential school denialism. It may be triggering to some readers.]
The Time for Documentaries Is Now | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Dorothy Woodend·2d ago
After a rather doldrum-ish period through the early 2000s, when theatrical runs for non-fiction films fell off a cliff, documentary film is enjoying a monumental resurgence this fall.
Preventing Youth Homelessness, One Youth at a Time | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Maria Howard·2d ago
On any given night, more than 170 youth under the age of 25 in Greater Vancouver are unhoused. It's important that we address why this is happening, but equally important is how we respond to each...
The Courage of Clara Hughes | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage·2d ago
Learning to Breathe: A Memoir Clara Hughes Simon and Schuster Canada (2026) Most Canadians know Clara Hughes as the only Olympian to win multiple medals in both the summer and winter games.
The Québec Election Result Is Worse Than You Think | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Christopher Holcroft·2d ago
Québec politics is never boring and Monday's provincial election produced lots of drama. Its results promise to influence Canadian policy and politics in three significant ways: more risks to...
COPE, ABC Clash Over Chinatown Voting Offer | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isaac Phan Nay·2d ago
Vancouver’ Coalition of Progressive Electors is alleging a supporter of rival party A Better City Vancouver improperly influenced seniors’ votes.
ABC Wants More Involuntary Care. No, Say Vancouver Liberals | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage·3d ago
Vancouver Liberals mayoral candidate Kareem Allam is asking Vancouverites to vote no on Oct. 17 when asked if they want to convert the old St. Paul’s Hospital into an involuntary care facility.
OK, Lorne, You’ll Repeal DRIPA. Then What? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Adam Olsen·3d ago
Conservative Party of BC interim leader Lorne Doerkson confirmed that if his party forms government, he would repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act as his top priority.
Elon Musk Makes It Clear He Hates Canada | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Climenhaga·3d ago
It’s no surprise the Most Hated Man on Earth thinks that Canada should be busted up and sold for scrap. But it does clear the air to have it right out there, don’t you think?
A Delta LNG Project Is Expected to Push Emissions Past Standards | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Zoë Yunker·3d ago
Emissions from the site of a recently approved LNG expansion in Metro Vancouver are projected to exceed Canadian ambient air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide, a harmful pollutant, according...
‘No Excuse’: Doerkson Fires Conservative Candidate | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Andrew MacLeod·3d ago
BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson fired the party’s candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill shortly after learning about social media posts the BC NDP flagged as racist.
Doerkson Stumbles into First Campaign Crisis with Secret ICBC Promises | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Paul Willcocks·3d ago
Lorne Doerkson and the BC Conservatives made their first misstep of the election campaign this week. MoveUP, the union representing ICBC employees, released a letter Doerkson sent Sept.
The Tyee Podcast: Vancouver Election Special Episode | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isaac Phan Nay·3d ago
It’s a confusing time to be a voter in B.C. Here in Vancouver, voters in the 2026 municipal election will be confronted with more than half a dozen political parties — some of which are brand new...
A Predictable Wave of Anti-Trans Hate | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Mel Woods·4d ago
On Tuesday, U.S. officials held a joint press conference announcing the arrest of a 30-year-old American in connection to the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., earlier this year.
Why the US Licks Its Chops at a ‘Free’ Alberta | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Andrew Nikiforuk·4d ago
During Alberta’s 2023 election Danielle Smith said nothing about changing laws and institutions to make it easier to hold a vote on separating from Canada.
Why BC’s Economy Is a Strong Card for Eby’s NDP | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Jim Stanford·4d ago
The first days of the B.C. election campaign were dominated by controversy over the timing of the vote, manoeuvrings on the political right and culture war skirmishes.
Who Will Fix Vancouver’s Broken Pools and Crumbling Community Centres? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Katie Hyslop·4d ago
If there’s one thing the municipal parties vying for the seven Vancouver Park Board seats agree on, it’s that Joni Mitchell was right: you don’t know what you got till it’s (almost) gone.
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