MONDAY HEADLINES 18 MAY 2020 |
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You’re invited to join reporter Chris Cheung for ‘Three Things’ Join us for the first edition of a new online interview series where you'll get to know the people behind The Tyee, three things at a time. Register for one of the 100 webinar spots here or catch our live-streaming video on Facebook or YouTube at 1 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 20. |
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What Would Camus Do? On returning to his masterpiece ‘The Plague,’ and this time paying attention. By Patrick Condon. Monday, May 18, 2020. First Nations Asked for Help in Fighting COVID-19. They Were Ignored Coastal communities fear pandemic’s reach, but governments haven’t responded to their call for collaboration. By Moira Wyton. Saturday, May 16, 2020. Don’t Bet on a Vaccine If we get one, great. But here’s why we can’t count on it and what that means. By Andrew Nikiforuk. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Insiders Say Harper’s Fingerprints Are All over Leadership Race He’s backing O’Toole, sandbagging MacKay, say sources. By Michael Harris. Friday, May 15, 2020. Tsilhqot’in Finally Win Long Fight against Open Pit Mine The battle lasted over a decade. Here’s Chief Joe Alphonse on the stakes for his people. By David Beers. Friday, May 15, 2020. Evicted: Renting Families Lose Home after Home after Home In Metro Vancouver, it’s tough to put down roots. Will new rent laws and speculation taxes help? By Jen St. Denis. Monday, May 18, 2020. The Lost Art of Seeking the Powers of Wild Plants An excerpt from 'Feasting Wild,' a tribute and testament to nature’s ‘untamed’ foods. By Gina Rae La Cerva. Monday, May 18, 2020. Are We Ready to ‘Meat the Future’? Liz Marshall describes the subject of her latest documentary as the ‘genesis phase of something that could change the world.’ By Dorothy Woodend. Friday, May 15, 2020. You’re Invited to Join Reporter Chris Cheung Online It’s the first of our new series where you meet Tyee team members, three things at a time. By Emma Cooper. Friday, May 15, 2020. This Growing Season in BC Is Proving Difficult and Dangerous Migrant workers and farmers contend with the challenges COVID-19 brings. By Ainslie Cruickshank. Friday, May 15, 2020. The Bottom Line: We Are Saving Millions of Lives It’s important to tally pandemic deaths. But do the powerful math on what the global shutdown has achieved. By Nicola Jones. Friday, May 15, 2020. Harper, Kenney and the Usual Suspects See the Pandemic as an Opportunity The goal — helping the rich at the expense of the rest — stays the same. This crisis is one more chance to push an austerity agenda. By David Climenhaga. Friday, May 15, 2020. Dave Murray’s Legacy: A Safer World for Drug Users Activist and researcher fought for safe supply and a voice for substance users. By Travis Lupick. Thursday, May 14, 2020. Will BC Let All Homeowners Defer Property Taxes? The province is considering the request by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. By Andrew MacLeod. Thursday, May 14, 2020. We’re Paying More and More for the Liberals’ BC Hydro Mismanagement As the pandemic cuts demand, consumers are forced to buy expensive, unneeded electricity from private companies. By Norman Farrell. Thursday, May 14, 2020. We’re Learning to Share Emotions with Workmates Formalities drop as we peer into each other’s lives, and that’s good. By Andrew Gaudes. Thursday, May 14, 2020. Shut Out: How Families Have Fallen Off the Housing Ladder Owning a home was once the Canadian dream. In Vancouver, it’s out of reach for most. By Jen St. Denis. Thursday, May 14, 2020. Pandemic Geographic: Tyee Readers Map Their New Worlds Dogs, dishes and the blending of days. Thanks for drawing your lockdown life with us. By Tyee Readers. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Home School Slackers Suddenly tasked with supporting my son’s remote education, I learn I have a lot in common with a kindergartener. By Erin Ashenhurst. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. How to Reopen Canada Properly That’s today’s theme for Coronavirus Curated, ten hot links collected by the Tyee team. By Tyee Staff. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The Pandemic Should Change Education: Nine Ways to Start The world is a different place, and school curriculums need to shift too. By Crawford Kilian. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Our Pandemic Response Has Changed the Air. And More New Science Journal Info The latest roundup of COVID-19 findings gathered by Hakai Magazine. By Brian Owens. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Not Enough Evidence for Charges after Political Contribution Investigation Three-year review concluded 'no substantial likelihood' of convictions in cases of false donations reports. By Andrew MacLeod. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Our Meat Processing System Is Sick. Here’s How You Can Force Change COVID-19 outbreaks have shown that foreign workers are paying the price for our food choices. By Tim Ford. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. I Know How Precious It Is to Say Goodbye to a Parent Dying In Care As advocates call for nursing home reforms and launch a major lawsuit, a son recalls trying to do right by his dad. By Christopher Guly. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. A Safer, More Enjoyable Street for Our New Times Let’s convert lightly used roads so we can walk and bike feeling secure about distancing. By Patrick Condon. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Tough Ethical Questions in Rethinking Long-Term Care ‘We don’t want to make nursing homes the hell you move into before you die.’ By Andrew MacLeod. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. We’re Moving towards a Healthier, More Equitable Society. Don’t Let Progress Stop COVID-19 is a fast track to ‘health in all policies.’ By Vanessa Brcic. Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Job Loss Disaster Slams Low-Wage, Young Workers April numbers show three million lost jobs, while another 2.5 million people had their hours cut in half. By David MacDonald. Monday, May 11, 2020. |
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