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Our new impact report shows your support helped our non-profit newsroom grow and do more than ever.
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For those in and around the journalism industry, the assumption is that running a news publication nowadays is a doomed enterprise.
So when we get to tell people our recent experience is quite the opposite, the look of confusion is very fun.
“But... how?” 🧵
So when we get to tell people our recent experience is quite the opposite, the look of confusion is very fun.
“But... how?” 🧵
There are many misperceptions about taking testosterone — including among trans men — but the small amount Jules Sherred takes does not translate to bulging biceps. Those are the result of many hours of training, he said.
Changed Rules Will Shut a Trans Bodybuilder Out of Competition | The Tyee
The Canadian association that regulates the sport will no longer allow gender-affirming hormone therapy, citing American rules.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There are many misperceptions about taking testosterone — including among trans men — but the small amount Jules Sherred takes does not translate to bulging biceps. Those are the result of many hours of training, he said.
Dubbed “the MacGyver of meditation,” Jeff Warren is known for making meditation both accessible and irreverent, and doesn’t shy away from the weirdness of human consciousness. #TyeePresents #Sponsored
The Serious Joy of Meditation: A Conversation with Jeff Warren | The Tyee
The bestselling author and meditation teacher returns to the Hollyhock Leadership Centre next spring.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dubbed “the MacGyver of meditation,” Jeff Warren is known for making meditation both accessible and irreverent, and doesn’t shy away from the weirdness of human consciousness. #TyeePresents #Sponsored
PM Carney makes it sound like we can insulate ourselves from Silicon Valley tycoons who genuflect to Trump and serve his authoritarian aims.
But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?
@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?
@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
PM Carney makes it sound like we can insulate ourselves from Silicon Valley tycoons who genuflect to Trump and serve his authoritarian aims.
But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?
@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?
@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
Dan Nicholson and Jan McMurray want you to buy their business. @tyolsen.bsky.social reports. #CdnMedia
A Tiny Town’s Successful Newspaper Faces a Succession Crisis | The Tyee
In the West Kootenays, a beloved local paper needs a new owner. Other small BC papers give reason for optimism.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dan Nicholson and Jan McMurray want you to buy their business. @tyolsen.bsky.social reports. #CdnMedia
Mayor Ken Sim wants zero property tax increases without cutting core services — including community centres. The park board says that’s impossible. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
Are Vancouver’s Parks Facing Tens of Millions in Cuts? | The Tyee
ABC Vancouver calls it ‘fear mongering.’ Independent park board commissioners say budget cuts are coming.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Mayor Ken Sim wants zero property tax increases without cutting core services — including community centres. The park board says that’s impossible. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were found guilty of trafficking meth, heroin and cocaine yesterday morning by Justice Catherine Murray.
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum didn’t have permission to sell tested drugs despite good intentions, court finds.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were found guilty of trafficking meth, heroin and cocaine yesterday morning by Justice Catherine Murray.
“There is something special about being in close proximity to so many types of services, supports and ideas.”
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A Send-up to the ‘Old Y’ | The Tyee
The historic building in Calgary’s Beltline was a longtime grassroots hub. Now it awaits its future.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“There is something special about being in close proximity to so many types of services, supports and ideas.”
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“At no time will a Black kid be the only Black person in the room.” Our inaugural #CreativeForces profile is here! 💡
Anthonia Ogundele Is a Creative Force | The Tyee
She founded a Black-centred, Black-led academy connecting youth with science and the arts. First in a series.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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It’s the Chan Centre’s biggest season yet. That said, it takes patience and persistence — and keeping the big picture in mind. 🎭
Meet Jarrett Martineau, the Chan Centre’s Head Curator | The Tyee
Amid the centre’s biggest season yet, he spoke to The Tyee about keeping things fresh, finding new audiences and the best parts of his job.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It’s the Chan Centre’s biggest season yet. That said, it takes patience and persistence — and keeping the big picture in mind. 🎭
“Alone in the middle of the street, with no cars to fear and silence reigning, it really does feel like your street.”
An Ode to Jaywalking | The Tyee
An excerpt from Alex Manley’s new book of essays, ‘Post-Man.’
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November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“Alone in the middle of the street, with no cars to fear and silence reigning, it really does feel like your street.”
“At no time will a Black kid be the only Black person in the room.” Our inaugural #CreativeForces profile is here! 💡
Anthonia Ogundele Is a Creative Force | The Tyee
She founded a Black-centred, Black-led academy connecting youth with science and the arts. First in a series.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“At no time will a Black kid be the only Black person in the room.” Our inaugural #CreativeForces profile is here! 💡
Training people to lead the transition is not a side project — it is an industrial strategy and community survival.
BCIT’s sustainable business leadership advanced diploma program makes that strategy real. #TyeePresents #Sponsored
BCIT’s sustainable business leadership advanced diploma program makes that strategy real. #TyeePresents #Sponsored
BC’s Green Talent Crunch | The Tyee
BCIT’s sustainable business leadership advanced diploma helps students join the clean energy workforce.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Training people to lead the transition is not a side project — it is an industrial strategy and community survival.
BCIT’s sustainable business leadership advanced diploma program makes that strategy real. #TyeePresents #Sponsored
BCIT’s sustainable business leadership advanced diploma program makes that strategy real. #TyeePresents #Sponsored
Starting now, every first Friday of the month will be Creative Forces day on @thetyee.ca.
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
Do You Know a Creative Force? Tell Us Who! | The Tyee
The Tyee is launching a new project that profiles innovative people using their creativity as a force for good.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Starting now, every first Friday of the month will be Creative Forces day on @thetyee.ca.
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
We’ll profile a person who not only is creative in their field — be it arts, technology, business — but has used their creativity to make something that is having a tangible, positive impact on others. 💡
Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Significantly fewer people are requesting government records in B.C., causing advocates to worry the decline signals eroding government transparency and a loss of trust in public institutions. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #foi
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s “Abundance” is a pitch to disoriented liberals for a new order.
After it was published in March, Canadian governments released laws aimed at cutting regulations.
That's not a coincidence, said BC Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. 🇺🇸📖🇨🇦
After it was published in March, Canadian governments released laws aimed at cutting regulations.
That's not a coincidence, said BC Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. 🇺🇸📖🇨🇦
How the Abundance Movement Is Dividing the Left | The Tyee
Calls for fewer rules and faster building have found a progressive audience, including in the BC government.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s “Abundance” is a pitch to disoriented liberals for a new order.
After it was published in March, Canadian governments released laws aimed at cutting regulations.
That's not a coincidence, said BC Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. 🇺🇸📖🇨🇦
After it was published in March, Canadian governments released laws aimed at cutting regulations.
That's not a coincidence, said BC Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. 🇺🇸📖🇨🇦
A Vancouver school board trustee is disappointed after her motion to improve transparency was amended to allow private board meetings at the school board’s discretion and to delete public recordings of meetings after one year.
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #bced #vanpoli
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #bced #vanpoli
Asked to Improve Transparency, School Board Keeps Private Meetings | The Tyee
Updated policies don’t reflect requests to improve access to democratic process, says one Vancouver school trustee.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A Vancouver school board trustee is disappointed after her motion to improve transparency was amended to allow private board meetings at the school board’s discretion and to delete public recordings of meetings after one year.
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #bced #vanpoli
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #bced #vanpoli
Saving a life is more important than policing small amounts of drug use, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled last month.
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
The Supreme Court of Canada Wants You to Call 911 if Someone Is Overdosing | The Tyee
Police can’t arrest a person for drug possession if they call for help and stick around, a new ruling finds.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Saving a life is more important than policing small amounts of drug use, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled last month.
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: It sure sounds as if Premier Smith’s UCP will soon rip a page from the book of Depression-era Social Credit premier William Aberhart and repeal the province’s recall legislation as soon as possible, now that it’s being used against UCP MLAs. #abpoli
Will Alberta Kill Recall Laws Now That UCP MLAs Are at Risk? | The Tyee
Legislation stripping teachers of their Charter rights has brought new challenges to the Smith government.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@djclimenhaga.bsky.social: It sure sounds as if Premier Smith’s UCP will soon rip a page from the book of Depression-era Social Credit premier William Aberhart and repeal the province’s recall legislation as soon as possible, now that it’s being used against UCP MLAs. #abpoli
@steveburgess53.bsky.social: The main thing is that by participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, we will indicate Canada is turning toward Europe and away from Trump’s America.
We do not join in on “51st State of Mind.” Our tune is more like “50 Ways to Leave Your Neighbour.” 🎤🎶
We do not join in on “51st State of Mind.” Our tune is more like “50 Ways to Leave Your Neighbour.” 🎤🎶
Please Advise! Is Carney Going to Get Us into Eurovision? | The Tyee
That’s the budget promise, says Dr. Steve. And about time.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
@steveburgess53.bsky.social: The main thing is that by participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, we will indicate Canada is turning toward Europe and away from Trump’s America.
We do not join in on “51st State of Mind.” Our tune is more like “50 Ways to Leave Your Neighbour.” 🎤🎶
We do not join in on “51st State of Mind.” Our tune is more like “50 Ways to Leave Your Neighbour.” 🎤🎶
To say @avilewis.ca is having a busy fall would be an understatement.
Our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social interviewed the NDP leader candidate. #canpoli #canlab
Our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social interviewed the NDP leader candidate. #canpoli #canlab
‘We’re in an Emergency. We Have Got to Start Talking’ | The Tyee
Environmentalist and documentarian Avi Lewis is taking another swing at federal politics. This time, he wants to lead the NDP. A Tyee Q&A.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
To say @avilewis.ca is having a busy fall would be an understatement.
Our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social interviewed the NDP leader candidate. #canpoli #canlab
Our labour reporter @isaacphannay.bsky.social interviewed the NDP leader candidate. #canpoli #canlab
Politically engaged Albertans have spent a lot of time debating the popularity of the Alberta independence movement lately.
But there’s an important difference between popularity and acceptability. Samuel Goertz writes. #abpoli
But there’s an important difference between popularity and acceptability. Samuel Goertz writes. #abpoli
Has Separatism Gone Mainstream in Alberta? | The Tyee
We spent the summer exploring the question. Here’s what we learned.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Politically engaged Albertans have spent a lot of time debating the popularity of the Alberta independence movement lately.
But there’s an important difference between popularity and acceptability. Samuel Goertz writes. #abpoli
But there’s an important difference between popularity and acceptability. Samuel Goertz writes. #abpoli
Speak plainly. Organize. Show up.
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
Four Lessons for Canada’s NDP from the NYC Mayoral Race | The Tyee
Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win votes. He made people feel seen.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Speak plainly. Organize. Show up.
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
All that red ink makes an easy target for deficit hawks like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Michael Harris writes. #CanPoli #Budget2025
Michael Harris writes. #CanPoli #Budget2025
Will Carney’s Budget of Contradictions Sink His Government? | The Tyee
With a mega-deficit, big job cuts and more military spending, critics have lots to attack.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
All that red ink makes an easy target for deficit hawks like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Michael Harris writes. #CanPoli #Budget2025
Michael Harris writes. #CanPoli #Budget2025
Infants younger than six months old get hit the hardest with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, making up almost half of all patients hospitalized for the illness in Canada, according to a new study. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
Infants Bear the Brunt of RSV Hospitalizations, UBC Study Finds | The Tyee
Researchers say the province should do more to protect the very small and vulnerable.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Infants younger than six months old get hit the hardest with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, making up almost half of all patients hospitalized for the illness in Canada, according to a new study. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
With so much on the line, the new federal government has tabled a budget that in many ways could pass as a Conservative budget, write David Macdonald and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood. #CanPoli
The Military Wins and Public Programs Lose in Carney’s Budget | The Tyee
But will the Liberals find enough support to survive a non-confidence vote?
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November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
With so much on the line, the new federal government has tabled a budget that in many ways could pass as a Conservative budget, write David Macdonald and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood. #CanPoli