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culture

The Breathtaking Work of an ‘Artist’s Artist’

Vancouver sculptor Cameron Kerr interrogates the space between waking and dreaming.

Dorothy Woodend, Yesterday


culture

Cory Doctorow Predicts the AI Bubble Will Burst

The writer sees a shaky future for a technology that has many of us in a lather.

Crawford Kilian, Yesterday


culture

A Banned Book Club Blooms in Alberta

The club sends members titles that have been pulled from public library shelves. It joins a widespread fight against censorship across North America.

Ximena Gonzalez, Yesterday


culture

The Spice of Life

In Northern Indian cooking, garam masala rules. Now it colours my memories of home and my new life in Canada.

Jitya Bagga, Yesterday


opinion

How Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future

Mark Carney’s old company wants an unprecedented right to sell power to the US.

Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Yesterday


presents

Bard on the Beach’s ‘Antigone’ Gives New Voice to the Women

In this contemporary adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy, playwright Kate Besworth focuses on family, inheritance and the choices we make.

Bard on the Beach, Yesterday


tyeenews

The Tyee Podcast: Rachel Gilmore Gives Us a Reality Check

The investigative journalist joins Mo Amir and Jen St. Denis in a special live recording to discuss fighting nonsense and Nazis.

Jacob Boon, Yesterday


news

‘We Want a Role’: Who Gets a Say in AI Adoption?

Data centres could be a top concern in the upcoming Vancouver election, a city council candidate says.

Isaac Phan Nay, Yesterday


culture

‘I Hope Reinforcements Arrive Soon’: A Wildfire Diary

Attila Banhegyi has fought for weeks with his Boston Bar neighbours to save his community. This is his story.

Attila Banhegyi, 23 Jul 2026


analysis

Logging Companies Are Pushing into High-Elevation Forests

As BC seeks to increase harvest rates, more trees are falling in areas once considered too remote to log.

Ben Parfitt, 23 Jul 2026


opinion

Elon Musk Is Leading a Space Gold Rush. Be Afraid

From ‘sunlight on demand’ to orbiting data centres, US businesses have ramped up ‘weird space stuff.’

Samantha Lawler and Aaron Boley, 23 Jul 2026


analysis

Mark Carney, Red Tory

The prime minister is causing a major realignment in Canadian politics. More proof came Wednesday.

Rachel Gilmore, 23 Jul 2026


news

Separatist Site Offers Donors a Piece of the ‘Republic of Alberta’

For a $1,000 contribution, a consortium seems to promise land and citizenship opportunities. ‘Unethical,’ says an expert.

Charles Rusnell, 22 Jul 2026


presents

Inside WestJet Flight Attendants’ Decision to Strike

In a typical month, they work up to 35 unpaid hours.

CUPE 8125, 22 Jul 2026


analysis

How Industry Is Fragmenting Canada’s Vast Boreal Forest

The economic benefits of big projects come with costs for the environment and climate.

Maria Strack, 22 Jul 2026


news

Inside the Upheaval at Columbia College

Big layoffs, plummeting enrolment and a union drive collide as the Vancouver school pursues a merger with Quest University.

Isaac Phan Nay, 22 Jul 2026


opinion

Please Advise! Is Trump Right About Fouled Air and Getting Even?

Sadly, yes, says Dr. Steve. But no one can get him to shut up.

Steve Burgess, 21 Jul 2026


news

‘What Are We Breathing?’ Kitimat Residents Ask

A Tyee investigation has uncovered major gaps in the monitoring of dangerous, potentially carcinogenic pollutants.

Zoë Yunker, 21 Jul 2026


presents

CONTEST: See Aysanabee and More at ‘Come Toward the Fire’

One lucky Tyee reader will receive four tickets to the closing concert, hosted by Dallas Goldtooth, on Sept. 20 at the Chan Centre.

The Chan Centre, 21 Jul 2026


news

The UCP Is Killing a Key Part of Alberta’s Environmental Protection

For two decades, government advisory groups have forged consensus. Now they’re being shut down.

Zoe Mason, 21 Jul 2026


opinion

$&#% Your Fascist Pancakes! A Viral Alberta Moment

How one angry woman’s public rebuke of Danielle Smith launched a thousand memes.

David Climenhaga, 20 Jul 2026


analysis

A Bagful of Reasons to Create Public Grocers

Shoppers would save, local food would flourish and more, say advocates.

Ximena Gonzalez, 20 Jul 2026


presents

Hollyhock Invites You to ‘The Art of Entanglement’

A five-day journey into spirit, art and science showcases the interconnectedness of all things.

Hollyhock, 20 Jul 2026


news

Welcome or Not? BC Communities Plot How to Tame Data Centres

From Terrace to Kamloops, AI proposals have sparked questions from locals and calls for new rules.

Lauren Watson, 20 Jul 2026


news

LNG Canada’s Acid Gas-Burning Incinerator Keeps Failing

A key tool for protecting Kitimat’s environment and humans has frequently malfunctioned, leaving it unusable for months on end.

Zoë Yunker, 20 Jul 2026