“I used to feel shame when taking a day off. Not anymore.” Fixing a too-competitive work environment starts with tackling masculine norms in management. Alana Friend Lettner writes the second of three dispatches from the bush. Alana is a writer and tree planter. Published June 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/27/Real-Reason-Tree-Planters-Work-Like-Demons/

After years of being absorbed, understandably, in infectious diseases, a new report uncovers how the private sector affects people’s health. And what we need to turn things around. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published June 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/27/Costs-Doing-Business-Costing-Lives/

In not so breaking news: Vancouver is once again listed as one the most expensive cities in the world. A comedic web series holds a smart mirror to renter life. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, interviews the series creators. Published June 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/27/In-The-Eviction-Vancouver-Plays-Itself/

“We have to deal with the Stampeders. One of them has mono.” “Always on Call” follows Marion McKinnon Crook’s life as a nurse in the Cariboo in the 1970s and the first line of medical defence — and the time the big game depended on her needle. Marion is a nurse, an educator and the author of more than 25 books, including the award-winning Always Pack a Candle. Published June 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/26/Always-On-Call-Excerpt/

The number of Calgarians who trust the city has seen a 12% drop since 2021. Amid polarization and a drinking water crisis, how to get it back, reports Ximena González. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published June 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/26/Calgary-Citizens-Losing-Trust-City-Hall/

“BC LNG will reduce global emissions.” Believe it? As pressures build to ban “blatantly false” advertisements, Ad Standards Canada described this Canada Action poster as “greenwashing.” But now, the interim decision is being appealed. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/26/Pressure-Builds-Ban-Blatantly-False-Ads/

The news came on a Thursday: Vice Media was shutting down. And more bad news came: Vice’s website would be deleted entirely. Years of work, reports in the thousands, were at risk. A blow to the journalists — and the public. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published June 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/26/How-Save-Online-News-Digital-Death/

Smooth moves: The new Alberta NDP leader makes smart picks for top jobs in the party and aims for the road. Dive in with David J. Climenhaga. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published June 25, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/25/Naheed-Nenshi-First-Smooth-Moves/

The Conservative Party of Canada shocked the Trudeau government by winning the byelection in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s — a Liberal stronghold for the last 30 years. Michael Harris writes. Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/25/Liberal-Loss-Toronto-Seismic/

“Search and Rescue” has come back to get us: The documentary series returns with more heroism and heartbreak from an amazing team in North Vancouver. And they're volunteers! Dorothy Woodend writes. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Tuesday, June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/25/Search-Rescue-Comes-Back-Get-Us/