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Alberta, Canada Needs You to Stay an Energy Powerhouse

Opportunity lies with myriad 'orphan wells' left by drillers.

By Mitchell Anderson, Today

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BC Lags in Making Hydro Affordable for Poor: Expert

Many places in North America already reduce rates for strapped low-income users.

By Andrew MacLeod, Today

culture

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Dying to Save Taxpayer Dollars

How outsourcing hospital cleaning is costing lives in BC, laid bare in book.

By Crawford Kilian, Today

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Tyee Poll: 'Do What You Love': Good or Bad Advice?

It's graduation time again. What should young people hear?

By Tyee Staff, Today


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Asbestos Threats to Health Rise as Demolitions Skyrocket

BC doubles inspectors; industry urges mandatory licencing for removers.

By João Vitor Corrêa and Luiz Lopes, 4 Jun 2016


opinion

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Who's Greener, Vancouver or Warsaw?

Six traffic and pollution cures the Lower Mainland can learn from Poland's capital.

By Christopher Grabowski, 4 Jun 2016


culture

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New Biography Sure to Make Christy Clark Smile

Judi Tyabji's error-laced book reads like promo in an election year.

By Bob Mackin, 4 Jun 2016


opinion

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Please Advise! Should Bernie Sanders Quit?

Well, there is the fact that, um, he's lost. There's also the fact of Donald Trump.

By Steve Burgess, 4 Jun 2016


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Business person and Trudeau government advisor Carol Ann Hilton

Indigenomics, and Why the Time Is Right

Carol Anne Hilton on the concept she invented to pull Canada into a better future.

By Megan Devlin, 3 Jun 2016


culture

Maria Bramford

'Lady Dynamite': TV's Weirdest, Funniest Show Is also the Truest

Maria Bamford's autobiographical hallucination is hilariously brave.

By Dorothy Woodend, 3 Jun 2016


opinion

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Don't Leave City Planning to the Planners

Why non-experts should have last say in changing neighbourhoods.

By Michael Kluckner, 3 Jun 2016


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Why China's Foreign Minister Flipped out in Ottawa Yesterday

Canada's press corps touched a nerve. Three very raw ones, actually.

By Jeremy J. Nuttall, 2 Jun 2016


culture

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Special Video Feature: Underground Chef Reveals All!

Spend some time with Ronsar Lo, whose basement is a 'pop-up eatery.'

By Christopher Cheung, 2 Jun 2016


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New Report Knocks Down Pro-Pipelines 'Fantasies'

The economic case is a bust and emissions will shatter limits: expert.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 2 Jun 2016


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Former BC premier Gordon Campbell

As London Gig Ends, Gordon Campbell Decries Global Corruption

Is Canada's exiting UK High Commissioner headed back to BC?

By Bob Mackin, 2 Jun 2016


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Power Bills Rising, 'My Clients Are Panicking'

Hydro costs push many low-income British Columbians to edge, say support experts.

By Andrew MacLeod, 1 Jun 2016


culture

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Career Advice for Newly Minted Workers

Beware the 'hope economy.' Flee if you hear 'do what you love.'

By Shannon Rupp, 1 Jun 2016


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Amidst Vancouver's Paving Spree, a Corner 'Rewilds'

While bird habitat falls to condos, a dump is being converted to forest.

By Margaret Munro, 1 Jun 2016


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Shorter Campaigns Sweeter? NDP Bill Would Limit Lengths

Good idea, says advocate, and why not outlaw campaign lies, too?

By Jeremy J. Nuttall, 31 May 2016


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You Did It! Tyee Readers Fund New Series on Youth Voices across Province

We're blown away by your generosity, and excited to get started

By Jeanette Ageson and Robyn Smith, 31 May 2016


opinion

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Glen Clark's '96 Win, and Lessons for Today

Yes, Gordon Campbell choked. Here's how the NDP helped him do it.

By Bill Tieleman, 31 May 2016


mediacheck

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Sorry, Gov't Still Secretly Grabbing Your Private Info

Despite reforms, law agencies, telecoms keep ducking transparency.

By Michael Geist, 31 May 2016


opinion

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At Main and Hastings, a Radical Rebuff to the Rich Takes Shape

How Bob Williams helped make a derelict cop shop a litmus for clashing values in Vancouver.

By Don Alexander, 31 May 2016


news

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Why Scientists Are Amazed at Oilsands Smog Levels

Air pollution report in Nature shocks even Canada's top researchers.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 30 May 2016


tyeenews

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Last Chance to Give Youth a Voice in New Tyee Series

Less than 24 hours remain to make this new reporting project a reality, join us now.

By Jeanette Ageson, 30 May 2016


culture

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The Wildest West of Them All

Seller of violent spectacle, Hollywood hides its own dark frontier past.

By Crawford Kilian, 30 May 2016


news

Cabinet Minister Bill Bennett

Lens on Poverty in BC: Pay Hydro or Go Hungry

Poorest rate payers plead for relief but ministry and corporation say no.

By Andrew MacLeod, 30 May 2016


tyeenews

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Katie Hyslop Is Rarin' To Go, Turn Her Loose!

Our reporter is keen to travel BC and let young people speak to power. Please fund her -- time is almost up!

By Jeanette Ageson, 28 May 2016


opinion

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Postmedia Baron Godfrey's Gobsmacking Audacity

Now he wants your money to bail out his assault on journalism.

By Shannon Rupp, 28 May 2016


New Biography Sure to Make Christy Clark Smile

Judi Tyabji's error-laced book reads like promo in an election year.

By Bob Mackin

 

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