Since BC crown prosecutors announced a stay of charges against RCMP accused of killing Dale Culver, I've been unpacking the case, from his death in 2017 to the announcement last month, for The Tyee.

It leaves more questions than answers. 🧵
thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/0…

for The Walrus, I wrote about the misguided, self-serving attempts by Canadian employers to cover up their institutional problems by strategically positioning Indigenous people in front of them. thewalrus.ca/how-workplace-…

No matter what Canadian city you live in, you’ll know the dismal feeling of watching rents and home prices climb higher and higher.

Victoria journalist Gregor Craigie’s new book offers solutions.
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I asked the provinces if they think housing is a human right, and plan to make rules protecting that right. Quebec sent this:

'Do I ghost her again? Otherwise, a general response that doesn't answer, to say housing is a priority for our government?'

thestar.com/news/canada/ca…

hehe always love it when we have two tyeesters in a single category. whoever takes it, our editor Jackie Wong wins.

(you can check out andrea's piece here: thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/2…)

By Jackie Dives. ❤️

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'I’m an Indigenous artist. This is the type of art I create, so it’s Indigenous art.' Great insights from painter D. Ahsén:nase Douglas on the constraints placed on Indigenous artists and the expectation to perform a specific stereotype of Indigeneity. thelocal.to/indigenous-art…

Welcome to Metrotown 2054.

Interviewed Metropolis' owners Ivanhoé Cambridge for the first time on breaking up the mall with streets, plazas, new towers. Phase one will take 30 years (how old will we be...) and leave 80% of the mall untouched. In @thetyee:
thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…

hihi @thetyee put together an anthology of BC stories titled 'Points of Interest' for its 20th annivesary. the book is gonna be launched on tues evening at the gastown steamworks:
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/…

yours truly has chapter on...

People have always lived in Stanley Park, but did you know someone has been there for 34 years? He's been there by choice, and his time is coming to an end. This is part 1 of a 3-part story.
Meet the man who’s lived 30 years in Stanley Park.
Global BC
globalnews.ca/news/10418430/…

.The Tyee was one of the OGs so it's always nice to see a profile like this one in The Hub that recognizes its 20+ year legacy in independent media!

thehub.ca/2024-04-11/the…

This was the highlight tho, among other fun easter eggs:

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:
thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/0…

After razing the CRAB Park camp, the City of Vancouver is pushing the site into a new direction: telling residents to move into their strictly organized new area with concrete barriers and rules to follow.

@thetyee story by Jen St. Denis, these pics by me:
thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/1…