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Dear Elon, we’re out. The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why. thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/02/…
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In October 2023, a right-wing government swept to power in New Zealand on a wave of populist anger similar to Canada’s. The results so far? Government debt forecast to rise. The deficit got worse. Unemployment is increasing. Craig Renney writes. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/…
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While President Trump’s administration rolls back hard-won anti-racist initiatives in the U.S., many of us in Canada shake our heads. But we ought to look at how the Canadian government played a role in shaping how we understand racialized people. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/0…
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“We’re concerned additional border security measures will lead to more danger and death for migrants attempting to cross between the two countries.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/…
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Many of the 2,000 Jasperites displaced by the fire yearn for some sense of certainty about the future. “It’s hard to live a normal life if you don’t have a home.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/06/C…
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The ongoing catastrophic loss of life is better explained as a failure of prohibition, rather than a failure of Canada to control fentanyl exports, said UBC professor Mark Haden. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/06/N…
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While everyone The Tyee spoke with agreed that a catastrophic number of drug-related deaths are happening across North America, no one The Tyee spoke with believed Trump was acting in good faith to protect the lives of people who use drugs. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/06/N…
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This week, President Trump paused implementation of the 25% tariff on all Canadian non-oil exports for 30 days. Forestry experts say if the tariffs go ahead, even more workers’ jobs are in jeopardy. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/06/T…
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Here’s what populist parties — from the extreme-right AfD in Germany to Trump’s Republicans to the Conservative Party of Canada — have in common: Their idea of democracy is fundamentally different from what most of us are used to. Jared Wesley explains.thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/…
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“Liberal democracy” doesn’t mean one governed by liberals or Liberals. It means we protect individual liberties and group rights. Populists, by contrast, focus on the majority — often at the expense of minorities and dissenters, writes Wesley. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/…
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Trump’s return has sparked tighter border policies. But research shows policing borders pushes migrants into more dangerous crossing points, which leads migrants to rely more heavily on human smuggling operations. Experts write. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/…
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There are high hopes for hempcrete, the building material that is carbon-negative, energy-efficient, safe and durable. Founders of the Indigenous Habitat Institute explain how they are using hemp to build more sustainable and climate-proof houses. thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/02…
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Inside the Vancouver Public Library’s ban on Pro-Palestinian symbols: The library’s policies say employees can’t wear political symbols. Some staff say the rules are selectively applied. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/05/V…
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There have been arguments about how concrete towers are not an “Indigenous way of building.” “It’s like saying if an Indigenous person is in the city, they’re no longer properly Indigenous.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/…
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Could Jasper’s blaze ignite housing solutions? Vacancy was near zero before a third of the town burned. Locals are demanding action. 🏘 thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/06/C…
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If President Trump carries out his threat to introduce tariffs next month, expect even more forest companies to leave the province, forestry experts say. @isaacnaynay reports. #bclab #uspoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/06/T…
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Here is a timeline detailing the coal industry’s lobbying campaigns, lobbyist ties to Alberta politics and key policy decisions. thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/30/H…
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“With every new excess of Donald Trump’s retribution binge in the opening days of his presidency, and given the obvious similarities between the agendas of Trump and Poilievre, it is no longer automatic the CPC will win the next election in a cake walk.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/…
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A landowner who has tried for more than a year to halt a potential earthquake-inducing fracking operation near his home has learned less than a week before the drilling is to commence that his request for an appeal is denied. @BenParfittCCPA reports. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/05/H…
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Richard Kabzems, who lives in the heart of B.C.’s most developed methane gas zone, says he is troubled the Energy Resource Appeal Tribunal took over six months to deny his request — months he could’ve spent trying to fight the project by other means. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/05/H…
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