Scrabble Players, Gird Your Loins | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Harrison Mooney·7 Sept 2026
Last December, a cohort of leading Canadian linguists sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, criticizing his government’s pivot away from Canadian English. Utilise. Globalise. Catalyse.
The Twisted Fantasy of ‘Cowboy Individualism’ | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Dorothy Woodend·5 Sept 2026
At the end of the summer, it’s natural to think about the world ending. The number of films that have taken inspiration from the end of all earthly matters is legion, and English sci-fi director...
CONTEST: Experience Some of BC’s Best Applied Art and Design | The Tyee
The Tyeeby BC Achievement Foundation·5 Sept 2026
What happens when some of British Columbia’s most accomplished artists, designers and creative thinkers come together in one room? On Nov.
Social Media Limits Our Emotional Range | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Jackie Wong·5 Sept 2026
The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything Kathryn Jezer-Morton Viking (2026) My son was born in 2017, long before before Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and...
For Monique Gray Smith, ‘Love is Medicine’ | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Katie Hyslop·5 Sept 2026
A conversation with Victoria-based author Monique Gray Smith, even one held via the shaky digital portal that is a Zoom call, can feel like a warm embrace from a dear friend.
Why COPE’s Mayoral Candidate Suspended Her Campaign | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Jen St. Denis·3 Sept 2026
COPE mayoral candidate Stephanie Allen suspended her campaign Wednesday, saying there is no path to victory over incumbent Mayor Ken Sim if multiple progressive candidates split the left-wing vote.
Parents Upset as U of A Cuts Off Non-Profit Child-Care Centres | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Slater·3 Sept 2026
Brooklyn Seitz rushes to make her 8 a.m. class. The morning marathon starts much earlier for the fifth-year biological sciences and education major at the University of Alberta.
Senior Surprised to Find Herself Unhoused Four Years After Retirement | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage·3 Sept 2026
Elizabeth Davis is a bit of a firecracker. She dedicated her 30-year career to social work, working with unhoused people and women fleeing abuse, and later as an advocate for the Squamish Nation.
Uber Union Expands to Kamloops and Kelowna | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isaac Phan Nay·2 Sept 2026
The Uber drivers’ union has expanded into the B.C. Interior, bringing more than 1,000 Kamloops and Kelowna-area drivers under the first collective agreement for app-based ride-hailing workers in...
BC Has an Extinction Problem. Scientists Say There’s a Fix | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox·2 Sept 2026
Canada’s last wild spotted owl was known as Skalula. In Nlaka’pamux, the Interior Salishan language spoken around B.C.’s Fraser Canyon, where the female owl lived, skelúleɁ is the word for owl.
OneBC’s Dallas Brodie Sues Fired Staffer over Online Posts | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Andrew MacLeod·2 Sept 2026
OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie has filed a lawsuit accusing fired party staff person Othman Mekhloufi of defaming her in social media posts.
New Meta Data Centre Could Cost Albertans $460 a Year | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Climenhaga·2 Sept 2026
Oddly, Alberta media seem to have had very little to say about the new analysis by the Pembina Institute that the $13-billion artificial intelligence data centre planned by Meta Platforms Inc.
What a Liberal Win in North Vancouver Means for Federal Politics | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Hugh Chan·1 Sept 2026
It was a Liberal sweep for last night’s three byelections — including right here in British Columbia.
Hospital Transfer Drivers Threaten to Strike for Higher Wages | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Isaac Phan Nay·1 Sept 2026
When Wilson Molina starts up his hospital transfer bus Monday morning, he doesn’t know what to expect. The air conditioning might not work, he says. The heaters could be broken.
Pain Is in the Brain. And That’s a Good Thing | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage·1 Sept 2026
Cynthia Thomson wants to change how Canadians think about and experience pain. She’s an associate professor in kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley and has lived experience with...
Will Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s First Stand Also Be Her Last? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Tyler Olsen·1 Sept 2026
Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s August was bad. Her September could be even worse. On Friday, Premier David Eby called a byelection for Abbotsford-Mission, where the Conservative Party of BC leader hopes to...
Joan Phillip’s Voice Will Continue to Reverberate in the NDP | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Geoff Meggs·31 Aug 2026
The outpouring of grief in response to news Friday of the death of Vancouver-Strathcona MLA Amshen (Joan Phillip), was striking for how many mourners, including members of the BC NDP caucus, posted...
Please Advise! How Fast Can the BC Conservatives Deflate? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Steve Burgess·31 Aug 2026
[Editor’s note: Steve Burgess is an accredited spin doctor with a PhD in Centrifugal Rhetoric from the University of SASE, situated on the lovely campus of PO Box 7650, Cayman Islands.
A Bat Hit Me. And the Clock Started Ticking | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox·31 Aug 2026
I like bats. Their ears are adorable. They’re the only mammals that can truly fly. As a mother, I love the idea that female bats take turns looking after one another’s babies.
Vancouver Fringe Festival Turns Up the Music | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society·29 Aug 2026
The last long weekend of summer comes with free live music for all ages as part of the 2026 Vancouver Fringe Festival. The Fringe Patio kicks off Sept.
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