Hurried pursuit of a liquefied natural gas windfall in B.C. and Alberta will squander a key component of Canada’s long-term energy security while causing environmental devastation, according to a new report. Andrew Nikiforuk reports. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published June 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/25/Massive-Harm-LNG-Fracking-Tallied/

If candidates didn’t care about losing, what would they tell us? Maybe this, writes Steve Burgess. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/06/24/Please-Advise-If-Politicians-Spoke-Minds/

Xtli’li’ye Lydia Hwitsum was named Land Champion and Sulatiye’ Maiya Modeste chosen Emerging Leader. At the Real Estate Foundation of BC’s 2024 Land Awards Gala, projects and people that protect lands and waters are celebrated. By Tyee Staff. 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 either put on by us or by our select partners. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2024/06/24/Land-Awards-Spotlight-Indigenous-Heroes/

As UCP justice minister, he called the Alberta police chief after receiving a traffic ticket. An unprecedented inquiry ensued. But from the outset of his hearing, there was a problem with his defence: it wasn’t plausible. Charles Rusnell reports. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/24/Disciplinary-Hearing-Kaycee-Madu/

The word “woke” has lost any real or useful meaning since its origins in African American vernacular English. It’s now become commonplace in right-wing campaigns and is being applied (seemingly quite effectively) to target anything and everything. Olamide Olaniyan, Tyee associate editor, reports. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/24/Stepping-Inside-Anti-Woke-Tent/

Alberta’s NDP is no longer the party of Rachel Notley. Now it belongs to Naheed Nenshi, who crushed his opponents, and will no doubt rankle some longtime New Democrats. Graham Thomson writes. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a freelancer. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/06/24/Now-Nenshi-Party/

“Very simply put, a journalist in handcuffs cannot get their story out,” said Katherine Jacobsen from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published June 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/21/Arresting-Reporters-Censorship-Concerning-Trend-Press-Freedom/

How did such a cultural moment — the first women’s World Cup in Mexico City which drew an estimated crowd of more than 110,000 people — get almost entirely excised from the annals of sports history? Dorothy Woodend reviews new documentary “Copa 71.” Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published June 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/21/Inside-Fight-Equality-Women-Soccer/

Home to the third-largest oil reserves on the planet — 97 per cent in Alberta’s oilsands — Canada is an opportune and crucial place to study the “oil culture wars,” writes Jordan B. Kinder in “Petroturfing.” Sarah Krichel interviews. Sarah is The Tyee's social media manager. Published June 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/21/Petroturfing-Fringe-Messaging-Major-Movement/

“I’d been waiting. For what, I wasn’t sure. A giant cosmic light? A booming sound? ... But I’d seen nothing. Maybe I fell asleep and missed it? Surely, that must be it.” Carly Butler braces for the end of the world in this excerpt from “Apocalypse Child.” Carly lives in Langley with her husband and two children. Published June 21, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/21/When-End-World-Comes-Goes/