Charles Adler is a conservative. These days, however, that does not necessarily equate to being a Conservative. The longtime radio and TV talk star, currently a columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press and host of a popular podcast, increasingly has found himself alienated from political parties carrying the banners of the right in Canada and the United States. Steve Burgess interviews. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published April 12, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/12/Charles-Adler-Interview/

April is national poetry month. And there are a lot of reasons to turn to the intimate practice of poetry, which allows us to reach for things in writing when we cannot quite utter them in everyday speech. By Tyee Staff. Published April 11, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/04/11/Tough-Times-Award-Winning-Poetry-Grief-Futures/

The thirst of humans and our technology for water, according to two important studies, is bottomless and accelerating, even if the precious liquid itself is finite on this planet. Andrew Nikiforuk writes. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published April 11, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/04/11/Draining-World-Fresh-Water/

Tattooing is not only an art form, but a process, a practice, an ordeal and a ceremony. The Museum of Vancouver writes. 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 April 11, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2024/04/11/Indigenous-Tattoo-Artists-True-Tribal/

It’s hard to bet on what will survive in Vancouver. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published April 11, 2024. https://www1.thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/04/11/Contested-Art-Surviving-Vancouver/

Alberta’s United Conservative Party government tabled legislation Tuesday to establish its previously announced Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence, which appears to be the drug-treatment equivalent of the UCP’s notorious Alberta energy war room. David Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published April 10, 2024. https://www1.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/04/10/Alberta-UCP-Drug-Crisis-Recovery-War-Room-Ideology-Over-Evidence/

The B.C. government is making a one-time $430 payment to low-income renters and increasing the monthly amounts available for senior renters. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published April 10, 2024. https://www1.thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/10/BC-Raises-Rent-Supports-Low-Income-Seniors/

Allegiance, CBC’s new police procedural, is a pleasant surprise. Sure, it occasionally strays into extra-earnest territory, but in other respects it is surprisingly nuanced and thoughtful in how it approaches tricky issues like safe supply, race relations and sextortion. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published April 10, 2024. https://www1.thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/04/10/More-Than-Cop-Show-Allegiance/

After a two-week cleanup effort, the makeshift two-storey house is gone. So are the chaotic plywood structures covered in tarps. Gone too are the small gardens planted in cinder blocks and the piles and piles of junk. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published April 10, 2024. https://www.thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/10/Vancouver-Razed-CRAB-Park-Tent-City/

For social enterprise 4VI, it’s about visitors and their dollars leaving the place in better shape than they found it. Ryan Stuart reports. Ryan is a freelance writer living and working in K’ómoks First Nation unceded territory. Published April 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2024/04/10/Vancouver-Island-Big-Change-Tourism/