Experts tracking a tremorous trend in northeastern B.C. notched another data point on April 13. In the early morning hours that day, a fracking-caused earthquake tripped the British Columbia Energy Regulator’s drilling shutdown switch. Andrew Nikiforuk writes. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published April 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/26/Fracking-Quakes-Have-Surged-Fort-St-John/

with cover The head of B.C.’s police watchdog wants the government to review the BC Prosecution Service’s handling of his office’s recommendations for criminal charges against officers. Amanda Follett Hosgood and Jen St. Denis report. Amanda is our northern B.C. reporter. Jen is our civic issues reporter. Published April 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/26/BC-Police-Watchdog-Wants-Know-Officers-Not-Charged/

From the Digital Publishing Awards to the Jackman, we’re delighted by the news. The secret ingredient? Reader support. Jackie Wong, our senior editor, writes. Published April 25, 2024.

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No party platforms. No interrupting or shouting over each other. No ad hominem attacks. Six months out from the provincial election, the British Columbia School Trustees Association hosted a forum at Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore hotel on the challenges facing provincial school districts. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published April 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/25/BC-Provincial-Parties-School-Trustees-Education-Matters-Forum/

Arunima Sangwan left her job at McDonald’s to launch Break Time, which serves Indian street food. The commercial kitchen at the Stir makes her venture possible. Marissa Tiel reports. Marissa is a freelance photojournalist and writer based in Kamloops, B.C. Published April 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2024/04/25/How-Foster-Local-Food-Businesses-Create-Stir/

As an agreement to recognize the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title throughout Haida Gwaii was celebrated in the B.C. legislature Monday, BC United cautioned that the party plans to carefully scrutinize and fully debate the bill. Andrew MacLeod, legislative bureau chief, reports. Published April 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/25/What-Next-Historic-Haida-Agreement/

After learning that none of the RCMP officers who shot her son will be charged, the mother of Jared Lowndes is calling for an inquiry into why police have killed so many Indigenous people in Canada. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published April 25, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/25/Mother-Jared-Lowndes-Vows-Keep-Fighting/

When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith mused in the midst of the debate over her government’s new funding turf war with Ottawa that “we could also establish our own research programs” to ensure ideological balance in academic research, many Albertans suspected they understood precisely what she had in mind. Let David Climenhaga explain. David J. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published April 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/04/24/Danielle-Smith-Alberta-Secret-Pandemic-Study-COVID-Restrictions/

The benefit for people with disabilities included in last week’s federal budget is too small and will leave too many people out, B.C. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson said Monday. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is Tyee legislative bureau chief. Published April 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/24/BC-Pans-New-Federal-Disability-Benefit/

Snowboarding legend Craig Kelly leads fellow snowboarder Tom Burt in the Alborz Mountains of Iran in 2000. In his book The Darkest White, author Eric Blehm describes Kelly’s rise to snowboarding fame and his death in an avalanche in BC’s Selkirk Mountains in 2003. Published April 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/04/24/Darkest-White-Excerpt/