NATIONAL HEADLINES 1 OCTOBER 2020 |
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Thank you, Tyee Builders! Three weeks ago, we announced a drive to sign up 600 new monthly supporters to our Tyee Builders program. We hit our target one day early! We now have the resources to move forward on making a new hire, starting our podcast, and doing more investigations. Stay tuned! — Jeanette Ageson, publisher |
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If We Just Treat COVID-19 as a Pandemic, We’re Screwed
We’re in a syndemic, when an illness and our broken society combine to bring terrible things. Here’s how we need to respond. By Crawford Kilian. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Fashion, Function and the Distinct Style of Chinatowns’ Seniors
Their colourful, practical style is reflected in a new book, ‘Chinatown Pretty,’ which celebrates a way of dressing — and living. By Christopher Cheung. Monday, September 28, 2020. |
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Alberta’s Oilsands Owe Canadians Far More than They Can Pay Why 50 years of bitumen mining will add up to a money loser for taxpayers. By Mitchell Anderson. Monday, September 28, 2020. ‘You Should Never Give Up on Any River’ Mark Angelo and a handful of volunteers started BC Rivers Day 40 years ago. Now it’s gone global. A Tyee Q&A. By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Friday, September 25, 2020. Let’s Hear It for Menopause It’s where I’m at, and let me tell you — women not giving a hot damn who they offend anymore is exactly what’s needed right now. By Dorothy Woodend. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The $47-Trillion Heist A new study estimates the swing in wealth in the US if taxation had stayed at 1975 levels. By Crawford Kilian. Monday, September 28, 2020. Politicians See a Pandemic Bump in Approval Ratings. And More Science News The latest roundup of COVID-19 findings gathered by Hakai Magazine. By Brian Owens. Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Little Action from Feds as Deadline to Remove Salmon Farms Looms Eight years ago, the Cohen Commission gave DFO a deadline to prove salmon farms do not threaten wild sockeye. Time’s up. By Frances Backhouse. Friday, September 25, 2020. The Secret to Caribou Recovery? Indigenous Leadership How two First Nations succeeded where BC’s government had failed. By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Friday, September 25, 2020. Hurrah! Tyee Reporter Katie Hyslop Celebrates 10-Year Tyeeversary She’s covered education, youth and housing issues for a decade now, and we’re lucky to have her. By Olamide Olaniyan. Tuesday, September 29, 2020. |
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