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Stories for week starting Monday, May 6, 2024

news

A Flawed Autopsy. A Dropped Murder Charge

Arlene Westervelt’s family believe she was murdered. But missteps by the coroners service and police have left the case unresolved.

Jen St. Denis, Today


analysis

What H5N1 in US Dairy Says about the State of Public Health

Another pandemic is inevitable, and we need a better plan.

Crawford Kilian, Today


culture

On Haida Gwaii, Falling Trees at the End of an Era

An excerpt from ‘The Last Logging Show.’

Aaron Williams, Today


opinion

Here Are the Next Big Steps to Fix the Housing Crisis

Private developers aren’t going to do it. We need an explosion in public and non-profit housing.

Alex Hemingway, Today


opinion

Please Advise! Who Will Win the Big Hockey Bet?

The premiers of Alberta and BC have thrown down. What will the loser be forced to proclaim?

Steve Burgess, Yesterday


news

Inside the Generational Fight for Indigenous Fishing Rights in Yuquot Bay

‘It wasn’t just their livelihood that was taken, but their identities as fishermen.’

Amy Romer, Yesterday


presents

21 Finalists Announced for the 2024 Land Awards

BC leaders in sustainable, equitable and socially just land use will be honoured June 13.

Real Estate Foundation of BC, Yesterday


culture

If Romance Is Dead, Opera’s Giving Me Life

‘Carmen’ is an old warhorse. Why I’m taken by its charms.

Dorothy Woodend, Yesterday


opinion

Why the UCP Is a Threat to Democracy

Political scientist Jared Wesley makes the case. And explains how Albertans should push back.

Jared Wesley, Yesterday