The largest outbreak of measles in B.C. might be cresting, but there are still pockets of people without immunity spread across the province, which could lead to future outbreaks, say public health officials. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published July 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/10/BC-Largest-Measles-Cases-Pocket-Likely-Peaking/

Despite the cost of living continuing its steady climb upwards in 2025, the province quietly let the metre run out on the bonus on July 1 when monthly payments went back to their 2023-24 levels. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published July 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/10/BC-Ends-Family-Benefit-Bonus-Poorest-Families-Lose/

Unions for B.C. public sector workers are expecting challenging negotiations as the province struggles with economic uncertainty and big budget deficits. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published July 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/10/Tough-Battles-BC-Government-Unions/

In Vancouver today, rezoning doesn’t necessarily mean building. Increasingly, it means something else: securing “entitlements” — legal permissions that inflate a property’s value regardless of whether anything is actually constructed. Erick Villagomez writes. Erick is the editor-in-chief at Spacing Vancouver and teaches at the University of British Columbia’s school of community and regional planning. Published July 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/10/Vancouver-Extra-Kind-Land-Speculators/

This year, Early Music Vancouver’s summer festival Bach & Mozart: In Endless Ascent celebrates the elemental forces of nature, musical transcendence and EMV’s 55th anniversary. By Early Music Vancouver. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are put on either by us or by our select partners. Published July 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/07/10/Contest-Mozart-Requiem/

Seven seats. No party status. No research bureau. No guaranteed questions in the House. No vote on committees. For the second time in its history, the federal NDP has lost official recognition in Parliament. And the 2025 election is the worst seat result ever. Now what? Karyn Pugliese writes. Karyn is an award-winning journalist and citizen of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan. Published July 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/10/Carney-Redraws-Political-Map-New-Democrats/

Kaycee Madu, Alberta’s former justice minister, is alleging he was the victim of a racist “witch hunt” after a three-year RCMP criminal investigation into an allegation of attempted obstruction of justice ended with no charge being laid. Charles Rusnell, independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton, reports. Published on July 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/09/Madu-Blames-Ordeal-Conspiracy/

While missiles and drones fly through Middle Eastern skies, a group of Palestinians and Israelis is arguing seriously for the founding of a single confederated state including all of what we now call Israel and Palestine. Crawford Kilian, contributing editor of The Tyee, reports. Published on July 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/09/Is-This-How-War-Palestine-Ends/

Melanie Lecoy is a social work student at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology’s Burnaby campus. Her tuition this year has been covered by a program that waives post-secondary tuition for people who grew up in the child services system. Story by Tracy Sherlock, a freelance journalist and journalism instructor based in Vancouver. She is the editorial lead for the Spotlight: Child Welfare project. Published on July 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/09/BC-Opened-Educational-Doors-Former-Foster-Kids/

Lululemon has led the women’s athleisure market for years. Now the brand’s ‘Anti-Ball-Crushing’ trousers for men are so popular they’re the subject of a lawsuit. Story by Harrison Mooney, associate editor at The Tyee. Harrison is an award-winning author and journalist from Abbotsford, B.C., who recently won the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for his memoir, Invisible Boy. Published on July 9, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/07/09/Welcome-Golden-Age-Testicular-Technology/