A Big Rise in Mentally Ill Prisoners with Substance Use Disorders
A new study tracked 47,000 BC inmates. The author calls for early intervention.
Category: Plus40
Please Advise! How Will the Left Ruin Christmas This Year?
It’s a festive time for all, but especially for the heathens and socialists who love to ruin a good Christian time.
Greenwashing at COP26: Hope comes from the grassroots, not big climate conferences
‘Youth are losing hope in the system. We’ve perpetually seen a lack of climate action and a lack of political will’
Experts Say Fossil Fuel Royalty Review Should Include Water
BC is overhauling what it charges companies to access public resources. The public can weigh in until Dec. 10.
I Got Kicked Out of My Rental. Now What?
The search for a new home, where I’ll live alone, has me asking some hard questions about Vancouver and me.
In ‘Life in the City of Dirty Water,’ a Cree Man Finds His Way Home
Bestselling author Clayton Thomas-Muller on seeking healing through writing and ceremony.
BC Housing Criticized for Top Executives’ Pricy Hotel Stays
The Tyee received more detail on bills racked up by CEO and others through freedom of information.
Andrew Nikiforuk on Getting Real about Our Crises
WATCH: The noted journo gives a lecture sharing his view of what we’re up against, and what we need to do. Warning: His prescription is bracing.
Xiomara Castro’s victory in Honduras is a win over imperialism
Could this open a hopeful chapter in the history of a country marred by interference by the United States and Canada?
First Nations Want Overhaul of Emergency Planning and Response
The system for aiding people in disasters ‘needs to be chucked out and redone,’ says Stό:lō president.
Overdose Prevention Sites Bring Broad Health Benefits, Study Finds
‘Isolation is what kills drug users,’ says one advocate.
On Fossil Fuel Subsidies, the Facts Matter
The BC Green leader responds to the energy minister’s Tyee op-ed on provincial subsidies.
INVESTIGATION: Canadian news media dominated by corporate lobbyists
A study carried out by Ricochet in collaboration with Jacobin Magazine finds Canadian TV panels are stacked with lobbyists, whose interests are often undisclosed
Torture by Planning
To understand how Vancouver uses and abuses public input on major developments, look at Commercial Drive’s Safeway site.
Violence against Indigenous land defenders must stop
Reconciliation cannot happen as long as the colonial project, and the violence it inflicts, exists