Why Alberta’s High-Speed Rail Fantasy Is Doomed | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Climenhaga11d ago
It’s a three-hour drive from Edmonton to Calgary — maybe less with Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen’s new higher speed limits.
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top 91%Drop in International Students Eases University Housing Crunch | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Nayeli Martin del Campo11d ago
Some students are having an easier time finding a place to rent, thanks to a drop in the number of international students allowed to come to Canada.
BC Ferries Heads to $1.3-Billion Deal with US-Owned Fuel Supplier | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Andrew MacLeod11d ago
At a time when British Columbia Premier David Eby is championing buying Canadian, BC Ferries may be preparing to enter a multi-year agreement to buy fuel from an American-owned company with strong...
‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Tyler Olsen12d ago
Time is running out to preserve key documents that can shed more light on the impacts of Canada’s Indian residential schools on individuals, families and communities.
BC’s Big, and Now Secret, Natural Gas Giveaway | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Ben Parfitt12d ago
In 2019, Shell Canada, a subsidiary of one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, paid the British Columbia government not one dollar in royalty payments despite producing 175 billion cubic...
Sexual Health Educator Concerned About Abbotsford’s Focus on Abstinence | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage12d ago
When the Abbotsford School District extends an invitation to a guest speaker, it asks them to sign a letter acknowledging abstinence as the only way teenagers can be “truly safe” from unwanted...
You Can’t Beat the Truth | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Simoo’gyet Malii, Glen Williams12d ago
When I was young, I spent hours sitting on my grandfather’s front porch, gazing up at the row of totem poles in Gitwangak village.
DULF Wins Constitutional Challenge, Judge Applauds Their Work | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage12d ago
Drug User Liberation Front co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will not face jail time, Justice Catherine Murray ruled this morning.
Will Duelling Elections Confuse Municipal Voters? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Grace Kennedy13d ago
Provincial politics in British Columbia have entered soap opera levels of drama. Politicians are switching parties faster than a university freshman during frosh week.
Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox13d ago
The state of Washington is urging the Mark Carney government not to fast-track the new West Coast oil pipeline, saying shared waters are “too valuable” to expedite a project that could lead to a...
BC’s Local Governments Call for Higher Taxes for AI Data Centres | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isaac Phan Nay13d ago
For Mayor Joan Atkinson, the local hyperscale artificial intelligence data centre is a welcome addition to the district of Mackenzie.
Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Jen St. Denis13d ago
Kamloops residents are grappling with a disturbing gathering of an apparent white supremacist group in their city a few days before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
BC Needs a Real Climate Action Plan | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isabel Siu-Zmuidzinas13d ago
As we bid goodbye to summer and welcome fall, many of us breathe a sigh of relief that another “wildfire season” is winding down. Our skies are clear of smoke again.
Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Charles Rusnell13d ago
By April 18, 2020, the Cargill meat packing plant in High River, Alberta was still in the weeks’ long grip of the worst COVID-19 outbreak in Canada.
Potential Rabies Exposures Are Up Across North America | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage14d ago
British Columbia has seen a spike in potential human rabies exposures in 2026, with 1,598 potential exposures compared with 931 potential exposures in 2025, according to the BC Centre for Disease...
Municipal Candidates Must Act on Intimate Partner Violence: Advocates | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Meg Collins14d ago
A Vancouver organization that supports women experiencing abuse is calling on municipal candidates across B.C. to commit to five actions to support victims of intimate partner violence.
A Massive Tire Embankment Decays Along a Shuswap Lake | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Bill Metcalfe14d ago
A community group in Chase is urging the provincial government to do something about a berm made of thousands of stacked tires on the shore of Little Shuswap Lake.
Carney’s Push to Fund Industry Imperils Canada’s Nature Promises | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox14d ago
The Mark Carney government has been open-handed this year when it comes to funding major projects in B.C. that it deems to be in the national interest.
The Uncomfortable Roots of Alberta Separatism | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Max Cameron16d ago
[Editor’s note: Political scientist Max Cameron has authored a new book tracing the evolution of polarization in Canada.
Endangered Sturgeon Need Help Making Babies | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Grace Kennedy16d ago
Kara Geary is a matchmaker for fish. It’s not a particularly romantic job — not unless you find syringes of sturgeon semen, fishy fundal massages and bowls of sticky eggs romantic.