We said election journalism matters. Clearly, you agree. Thanks to the amazing support from our readers, in just one week, we reached our goal. Now we’re setting a stretch goal of $120,000. Help us get there! David Beers writes. David is The Tyee's editor-in-chief. Published June 3, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/06/03/Election-Journalism-Matters/

John Rustad’s Conservative party gained a third MLA at the expense of BC United with Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson switching parties. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published May 31, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/31/Another-BC-United-Defection-Lorne-Doerkson-Rustad-Conservatives/

For time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have stewarded what’s now called “Canada,” living off of and caring for its lands and waters. When settlers arrived, they introduced commercial fishing, shipping and industrialization, which have come to endanger the aquatic ecosystems critical to our survival. Author: Pippa Norman is a journalist based in Vancouver, whose work has been nominated for a National Newspaper Award and a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Published May 31, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/31/Indigenous-Marine-Protected-Conserved-Areas/

Meeting an octopus is a little like meeting a mythological creature. Culture editor Dorothy Woodend writes. Published May 31, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/31/Day-I-Met-Octopus-Lost-My-Mind/

After an interim decision was leaked earlier this week, Ad Standards Canada says it will not make public the final outcome of its investigation into allegations of greenwashing against oil and gas advocacy group Canada Action Coalition. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published May 31, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/31/Leaked-Decision-Slams-LNG-Ads-Greenwashing/

The critics of beleaguered PM Justin Trudeau are stuck on this big question: How many nails in his political coffin can he endure before giving up the ghost? Michael Harris writes. Michael, a Tyee contributor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published May 30, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/05/30/What-Tempts-Trudeau-Stay-Ring/

Renters evicted, old apartments destroyed and new condos erected. For over a decade, these were the scenes of Burnaby. Christopher Cheung writes. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published May 30, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/30/Displacement-Destruction-Development-Metrotown/

Protesters gathered at Calgary City Hall and in seven other Alberta cities Saturday to demand changes to the UCP government’s policies. Susan Jane Wright writes why she marched — and why she’ll keep marching. Susan was a lawyer and an executive in the energy sector before she became a writer. Published May 30, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/30/Taking-It-Streets-Alberta/

Is tending to the self key for ecological restoration? Emily Blatta interviews “Medicine Wheel for the Planet” author Jennifer Grenz. Emily is a practicum student with The Tyee. Published May 30, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/30/Jennifer-Grenz-Interview/

The Speaker of Alberta’s legislature is refusing to explain how a former Edmonton Police Service officer with a history of violent domestic assault and several other officers with serious disciplinary records came to be hired as part-time security officers at the legislature. Charles Rusnell reports. Charles Rusnell is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/29/Some-Who-Guard-Alberta-Legislature-Done-Crimes/