No Vaccine? No Movies, Concerts or Restaurants
BC to require proof of vaccination for wide range of ‘discretionary’ activities to curb COVID spread.
Category: The Tyee
Art Is Hell: Walter Scott on the Funny, Agonizing ‘Wendy’
‘I know I’m doing something right when I’m laughing as I’m making a sketch.’
What’s In a Place Name? One History or Another
Peeling back the official labels we give to our streets, buildings and neighbourhoods.
This Overdose Awareness Day, Activists Will Again Hand Out Safe Drugs
After tracking 900 drug users during three earlier events, advocates say their ‘compassion club’ model has resulted in zero overdoses.
No COVID Spread at Open-Air Football Games With Limited, Masked Attendance
And other pandemic news from science journals.
BC Reverses Course on Masks, Reveals Back-to-School Plans
Students Grade 4 and up will need masks in classrooms, but no mandatory vaccination plans for teachers, staff.
Were You Drawn by the ‘Sneaky Artist’?
Nishant Jain follows in the footsteps of the world’s urban sketchers.
How Did Postmedia and CBC Fall for This Bit of Bitcoin Hype?
Headlines touted a crypto boom for Alberta. A quick bit of research would have killed the dubious story.
Letter from Haida Gwaii, As History Is Made
After decades of struggle, the Haida Nation signs a landmark agreement with BC and Canada aimed at autonomy.
When Dire Climate News Came, Canada’s Front Pages Crumpled
The day the ‘code red’ IPCC report dropped, top US papers made a measurably bigger deal of it.
As School Nears, Fears Mount about COVID Risk
Teachers’ federation calls on government for stricter measures to protect students and staff when classes reopen.
Swim (Virtually) With Salmon in ‘Uninterrupted’
Nettie Wild’s new film plugs you into VR to tell the story of surviving the multiple predations of a hungry world.
Canada Needs the ‘Every Child Matters Act’
It’s way past time to implement the TRC Calls to Action into law.
Aussie Billionaire Sues to Reverse Rejection of Open-Pit Mining
Gina Rinehart is challenging the federal decision to block a giant coal mine on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
An Afghan Abroad Aches for His Homeland
‘They’re hanging onto airplanes — this is not a bike or a car, it’s an airplane, and they know they can die.’