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A top U.S. epidemiologist has pierced the silence about COVID’s deeply destructive long tail.“If we learn one thing from...
06/02/2024

A top U.S. epidemiologist has pierced the silence about COVID’s deeply destructive long tail.

“If we learn one thing from this pandemic, we must recognize ‘pandemics disable people.’”

His testimony deserves a broad audience, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. 🦠

A top US epidemiologist pierces the silence about the pandemic’s deeply destructive long tail.

Zoe Grams: Of the 76 words in Trans Mountain Corp.’s most recent statement that its oilsands to tidewater pipeline expan...
05/02/2024

Zoe Grams: Of the 76 words in Trans Mountain Corp.’s most recent statement that its oilsands to tidewater pipeline expansion faces further delays, a quarter of them emit a decidedly “don’t call us, we’ll call you” sentiment.

It’s your pipeline, it’s $24 billion over budget and the builder refuses to say why. Demand answers.

“If you fly over someone’s house, are you trespassing?” In other words, do landowners own the air space above their prop...
05/02/2024

“If you fly over someone’s house, are you trespassing?”

In other words, do landowners own the air space above their properties? 🌃

The public deserves a share in the value upzoning creates, says Cameron Murray.

B.C. political parties are in rare agreement on the significant contributions of Isobel Mackenzie in her 10 years as the...
05/02/2024

B.C. political parties are in rare agreement on the significant contributions of Isobel Mackenzie in her 10 years as the province’s first seniors advocate.

Our legislative bureau chief Andrew MacLeod reports.

Isobel Mackenzie championed older people for 10 years. A look at her impact, and what’s next.

Swapping consumerism with creative joy — all while keeping textiles out of landfills.Here’s , reported by Pippa Norman....
05/02/2024

Swapping consumerism with creative joy — all while keeping textiles out of landfills.

Here’s , reported by Pippa Norman. 🌎👚

Visit ‘an amazing place’ that swaps consumerism for creative joy while keeping textiles out of landfills.

: Alberta’s new “parental rights” policies are both anti-trans and anti-evidence. Two experts on what Danielle Smith go...
05/02/2024

: Alberta’s new “parental rights” policies are both anti-trans and anti-evidence. Two experts on what Danielle Smith got wrong.

Danielle Smith unveiled sweeping actions for ‘parental rights.’ Here’s a fact check.

Dr. Bonnie Henry wants B.C. to expand its prescribed safer supply program so that more people who use drugs can better a...
02/02/2024

Dr. Bonnie Henry wants B.C. to expand its prescribed safer supply program so that more people who use drugs can better access it and clinicians are better equipped to meet patient needs.

On the heels of a record year for toxic illicit drug deaths, those at high risk of overdose need more support.

A last-ditch negotiation has averted a strike that could have shut down Metro Vancouver’s public transportation system.
02/02/2024

A last-ditch negotiation has averted a strike that could have shut down Metro Vancouver’s public transportation system.

A three-day walkout scheduled for Saturday is on hold.

What a lonely, winged neighbour taught Dorothy Woodend about solitude and hope.
02/02/2024

What a lonely, winged neighbour taught Dorothy Woodend about solitude and hope.

Winter with my winged neighbour taught me about solitude and hope.

David Climenhaga: “The profound cynicism of Smith’s introduction to this policy of othering, isolating, banning and enda...
02/02/2024

David Climenhaga: “The profound cynicism of Smith’s introduction to this policy of othering, isolating, banning and endangering a tiny minority of young people as if it were a gesture of kindness and support.”

Despite soft words, UCP is set to adopt harsh, othering and dangerous policies.

RCMP sent the controversial Community-Industry Response Group, or C-IRG, to events protesting Israel’s war on Gaza, refl...
02/02/2024

RCMP sent the controversial Community-Industry Response Group, or C-IRG, to events protesting Israel’s war on Gaza, reflecting an expanded mandate for the unit, which is currently under systemic investigation by Canada’s police oversight body.

Referring to the demonstrations as ‘pro-Hamas,’ the force said C-IRG’s mandate and scope are expanding.

Since the B.C. government introduced a $10 fee for information requests in 2021, the time taken to respond to FOI reques...
01/02/2024

Since the B.C. government introduced a $10 fee for information requests in 2021, the time taken to respond to FOI requests has gotten even longer, according to a new special report from B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner.

The government said a $10 fee would speed responses. It hasn’t.

The Winters Hotel’s sprinkler system and building alarm were 50 years old and did not meet current fire code requirement...
01/02/2024

The Winters Hotel’s sprinkler system and building alarm were 50 years old and did not meet current fire code requirements, a coroner’s inquest heard Wednesday.

Jury hears of missing safety plan and 50-year-old alarm after a fire killed two residents.

We all have a role in challenging ableism. Here’s a good place to start.
01/02/2024

We all have a role in challenging ableism. Here’s a good place to start.

And what not to do, from two experts.

Jean-Philippe Marquis spoke with The Tyee about his new documentary “Silvicola,” which explores B.C.’s forest industry a...
01/02/2024

Jean-Philippe Marquis spoke with The Tyee about his new documentary “Silvicola,” which explores B.C.’s forest industry as seen by the people it employs.

Jean-Philippe Marquis’s film ‘Silvicola,’ screening this month in Victoria and Vancouver, plumbs beauty and destruction in BC’s forests.

It’s been nearly a year since B.C. announced an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Pri...
01/02/2024

It’s been nearly a year since B.C. announced an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Prince George RCMP officers but whistleblowers and complainants say they’ve heard nothing from investigators.

Nearly a year after BC announced an independent investigation, whistleblowers and complainants say they’ve heard nothing.

Retiring Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe on the role of stigma in the toxic drug crisis, the need for nuance in public messa...
31/01/2024

Retiring Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe on the role of stigma in the toxic drug crisis, the need for nuance in public messaging, how she’d like to change the treatment industry and her disappointment with the politicization of drug use.

Every loss from toxic drugs provides an opportunity to advance meaningful change, she says.

How a Horgan-era NDP proposal could have closed B.C.’s housing tax loopholes and prevented today’s land speculation and ...
31/01/2024

How a Horgan-era NDP proposal could have closed B.C.’s housing tax loopholes and prevented today’s land speculation and development site flipping. Robert Renger writes.

The province’s housing policy changes will attract speculators, who can dodge taxes due to government inaction.

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