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The costs of climate change are piling up, yet almost 70% of Canadians oppose the recent increase in the federal carbon price.

How to change the anti-tax discourse. Because our future is at stake. Ekaterina Rhodes writes.
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Flowers marked the spot where a 37-year-old Indigenous woman was found dying on a sidewalk just before dawn on March 30. Despite first responders’ efforts, she died at the scene.

An advocate calls for transparency in the Vancouver police investigation. thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…

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Turning 20 last year has The Tyee reflecting.

Normally we’re running to bring you fresh stories. But when we pause to look back, we’re amazed at the powerful pieces we’ve published.

So we picked 30 of them and published an anthology. ✨✨✨

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Deep Water Recovery has been hit with a stop-pollution order after allowing toxic effluent to run off into marine environment.

Read Michelle Gamage’s Tyee coverage on the Vancouver Island ship-breaking site’s environmental rule-breaking. From 2023:
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British Columbia entered this month with the lowest snowpack in more than 50 years, creating risks for BC Hydro, agriculture and the coming fire season.

“The 63% of normal for the province on April 1 is the lowest since 1970.”
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Charles Adler is a conservative. These days, however, that does not necessarily equate to being a Conservative.

The talk star on Poilievre, Trudeau, the problem with “both-sides-ism” and more. A Tyee interview by Steve Burgess.

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Poetry allows us to reach for things in writing when we cannot quite utter them in everyday speech. To celebrate this poetry month, we are sharing excerpts from four award-winning poetry collections.

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Every year, federal and provincial governments use $6.03 billion taxpayer dollars — or roughly $214 per taxpayer — to provide financial supports or tax breaks to fossil fuel companies. And Canadians don’t get a rebate on this. Steve Lorteau writes.

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Andrew Nikiforuk on two recent studies that show humans’ disruptive effects on the earth’s lakes, rivers and aquifers.

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Poetry allows us to reach for things in writing when we cannot quite utter them in everyday speech. To celebrate this poetry month, we are sharing excerpts from four award-winning poetry collections.

thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/0…

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As Vancouver continues to build up, it’s hard to tell what will endure the test of time. Get lost with Christopher Cheung ✍️ in the dreamy, painted landscapes and contested spaces of Michael Kluckner’s new book ‘Surviving Vancouver.’

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You never know what will vanish in Vancouver — the Landmark hotel tower was demolished while this little West End storefront survived.

Artist Michael Kluckner's new history book is filled with scenes of beauty and battles over land. My The Tyee piece:
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Visitors to the Museum of Vancouver can engage with the meaning behind tattooing at ‘True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices.’ Co-curator and artist Dion Kaszas talks to us about the exhibition and Indigenous tattooing.

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Every year, federal and provincial governments use $6.03 billion taxpayer dollars — or roughly $214 per taxpayer — to provide financial supports or tax breaks to fossil fuel companies. And Canadians don’t get a rebate on this. Steve Lorteau writes.

thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/…

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Andrew Nikiforuk on two recent studies that show humans’ disruptive effects on the earth’s lakes, rivers and aquifers.

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As Vancouver continues to build up, it’s hard to tell what will endure the test of time. Get lost with Christopher Cheung ✍️ in the dreamy, painted landscapes and contested spaces of Michael Kluckner’s new book ‘Surviving Vancouver.’

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After a two-week cleanup, the makeshift two-storey house is gone. So are the chaotic plywood structures. Gone too are the gardens planted in cinder blocks and piles of junk.

Jen St. Denis reports on CRAB Park’s tent city razed by Vancouver — and what’s next. thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…

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🚔 “Allegiance” is surprisingly nuanced in how it approaches issues like safe supply, race and revenge porn.

CBC’s new Surrey-set police procedural aims to complicate mainstream police show narratives. @dorothywoodend interviews the creators behind it.

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: The B.C. government is making a one-time $430 payment to low-income renters and increasing the monthly amounts available for senior renters. Andrew MacLeod reports.

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Regenerative tourism anyone?

For social enterprise 4VI, tourism success is about visitors and their dollars leaving the place in better shape than they found it.

Ryan Stuart reports our latest . ♻️

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