MONDAY HEADLINES 5 OCTOBER 2020 |
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They Call It Wapatraz
Two women took jobs at a vast work camp north of Fort Mac. Something in the air, they say, ruined their lives. A Tyee special investigation. By Andrew Nikiforuk. Monday, October 5, 2020. |
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New Green Leader Annamie Paul’s Priorities? We Asked, She Told Us ‘Diverse representation matters. We all bring our lived experience to our political lives.’ By Christopher Guly. Monday, October 5, 2020. Khelsilem Is Young, Squamish and Reshaping the Political Landscape How the kid they called Old Man Rivers is helping to change the future of his people and the region. By Christopher Cheung. Friday, October 2, 2020. Is That the Smell of Desperation? Why the BC Liberals’ Sales Tax Cut Is Bad Policy Don’t take it from me. Former Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott has his own critique. By Paul Willcocks. Thursday, October 1, 2020. Where They Stand: What BC’s Parties Promise on the Overdose Crisis Advocates are calling for bold, immediate action. Here’s what politicians pledge. By Jen St. Denis and By Moira Wyton. Monday, October 5, 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. Black in a Pandemic: Two Artists’ Cross-Border Conversation They’ve become collaborators and sisters during COVID-19. They’ve never met. By Jonathan Ore. Friday, October 2, 2020. Teachers’ Union Clashes with NDP Won’t Erode Support, Say Analysts It hasn’t been smooth sailing between the BCTF and government, but memories of the BC Liberal era remain strong. By Katie Hyslop. Friday, October 2, 2020. A BC Election? In this Pandemic? A Tyee Video WATCH: What you need to know about the voting process, the back story, and more. By Tyee Staff. Friday, October 2, 2020. BC Needs a ‘Wartime Approach’ to the Climate Emergency. And Now The urgent response to the pandemic has shown us we can do it. We can’t dither another minute. By Seth Klein. Friday, October 2, 2020. BC Government Begins Hunt of Moose Calves to Save Caribou First Nations opposing the hunt say the province has not consulted or considered Indigenous knowledge in the decision. By Amanda Follett Hosgood. Friday, October 2, 2020. Please Advise! Can We Make Elections Not Happen So Much Right Now? It’s all good. Stub your toe going to vote and, for a second, you’ll forget the rest of 2020. By Steve Burgess. Friday, October 2, 2020. ‘Another Safety Net’: Safewalk Group Forms in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant Volunteers come together amidst frustrations about suspicious incidents and police response. By Samantha McCabe. Thursday, October 1, 2020. Gavin McInnes Said His Proud Boys Were Built for Violence. Now Trump Is Sending Them Signals From Vice to virulence: the noxious Canadian export in his own words and deeds. On video, too. By David Beers. Thursday, October 1, 2020. Where They Stand: Homelessness and Housing Homelessness has risen in the wake of COVID-19. Here’s what BC’s three main parties promise on issues such as tent cities and affordable housing. By Jen St. Denis. Thursday, October 1, 2020. Vancouver Eyes First Overdose Prevention Site Outside the Downtown Eastside Pushback expected from Yaletown neighbours, but advocates say the site will save lives and reduce community problems. By Moira Wyton. Thursday, October 1, 2020. Horgan Pledges $140 Million a Year to Improve Seniors’ Long-Term Care Unions welcome campaign pledge; Green leader says NDP ‘tinkering around the edges’ instead of offering real change. By Andrew MacLeod. Thursday, October 1, 2020. What You Need to Know about Voting in BC’s Pandemic Election Voting by mail? Request your package now. Voting in person? Free masks! And many more questions answered. By Christopher Cheung. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. MEC’s Demise Was Predictable and Avoidable The co-op began eroding its memberships’ voice years ago, which no doubt contributed to its troubles now. By Marc-Andre Pigeon. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. This Pandemic Election Is a Chance to Demand a Better Future Poverty, housing, childcare, racism, climate — voters should press parties for real, ambitious plans to fix the problems laid bare by COVID-19. By Elba Bendo, By Deb Bryant, By Shannon Daub and By Viveca Ellis. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. 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. Wild Salmon Defender Alexandra Morton Is Running for BC Greens The political newcomer will try to take the North Island riding away from the NDP. By Andrew MacLeod. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. ‘In Times of Great Uncertainty, One Can Look to the Creatives...’ Painter David Wilson on his show ‘Close to Home,’ which captures a slippery Vancouver that never stops changing. By Dorothy Woodend. Tuesday, September 29, 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. 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. First Shelter for Sex Workers to Open in the Downtown Eastside COVID-19 restrictions have made life more dangerous for women who are sex workers. A new shelter aims to provide respite. By Jen St. Denis. Tuesday, September 29, 2020. This BC Election, Many More Voters Will Mail It In In 2017, 6,500 people voted by post. This year, more than 400,000 plan to do so. How might it affect the results? By Moira Wyton. Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Fracking Industry Is Hurting. Its Future Should Be an Election Issue Crushed by debt and low prices, frackers are floundering. Will BC’s politicians rethink propping up LNG? By Andrew Nikiforuk. Tuesday, September 29, 2020. BC Liberals Propose an $8-Billion PST Tax Cut Greens say the proposal shows ‘astonishing lack of imagination.’ The NDP asks what Libs would cut to pay for it. By Andrew MacLeod. Tuesday, September 29, 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. Heart of the City Returns to Give Voice to the Downtown Eastside Organizers are finding creative ways to offer performances both online and face to face. By Jen St. Denis. Monday, September 28, 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. 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