As Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” When it comes to #GHG emissions, Alberta’s UCP government selectively uses statistics to persuade the world of the ludicrous claim that Alberta is a climate change leader, writes Ian Urquhart. Ian is a professor emeritus in political science at the University of Alberta. Published June 26, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/26/Alberta-Fudges-Oilsands-Emissions/

Elections BC has assessed penalties of nearly $12,000 against the financial agent for Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver party for breaking campaign finance laws ahead of the 2022 municipal election. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published June 26, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/26/ABC-Fined-Illegal-Campaign-Contributions/

You can take the man out of the fringe, but you can’t take the fringe out of the man. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published June 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/26/Please-Advise-BC-Right-Wing-War/

The Xatśūll First Nation is back in court renewing its pitch for an injunction to stop the Mount Polley mine from expanding the use of its tailings storage facility, a 60-metre-high dam that collapsed in 2014 and spilled 25 million litres of waste into the Fraser watershed. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 26, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/26/Xatsull-Fight-Halt-Mount-Polley-Tailings-Expansion/

Wildfires are making glaciers retreat faster, but not how you might think. Instead of the heat from the flames melting the glacier, the smoke is darkening the snow and ice. This causes the glacier surface to absorb more energy from the sun and melt faster. Kristen de Jager reports. Kristen is a graduate student at the UBC school of journalism, writing and media and is completing a practicum at The Tyee. Published June 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/25/Wildfires-Speeding-Up-Glaciers-Shrinking-Ice-Albedo-Effect/

The new right-wing alternative has launched with a remarkably inexperienced staff, despite the extra taxpayer money that comes with its new official party status. And with a hiring focus on political purity that’s quickly going to become a weakness. Paul Willcocks, Tyee senior editor, writes. Published June 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/25/OneBC-Big-Hiring-Mistake/

“My main concern at the moment is the widespread adoption, reliance and trust in LLMs, despite a very serious technical limitation — the hallucination problem.” Isaac Phan Nay interviews "Lost in Automatic Translation" author Vered Shwartz. Published June 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/25/AI-May-End-Some-Jobs-Create-Others/

“It’s really positive that the G7 — our prime minister, leaders of other countries — are recognizing wildfire is an issue.” The leaders’ joint statements included the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter, the first G7 document dedicated to co-ordinating international action on wildfire. Zoe Mason writes. Zoe is a freelance journalist and researcher based in Toronto. Published June 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/25/G7-Tackled-Wildfires-Milestone/

It can be tempting to think of the 2021 heat dome as an isolated incident. But extreme heat will continue to threaten lives until we ensure survival is not dictated by someone’s money, age or where they happen to live. Three experts write. Authors: Kendra Jewell is the housing research project manager at the UBC Centre for Climate Justice. Rowan Burdge is the provincial director of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. Liv Yoon is an assistant professor in UBC’s school of kinesiology. Published June 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/25/Four-Years-After-BC-Heat-Dome-What-Learned/

A B.C. conservation organization says it was forced to buy data from private companies to trace the paths of fishing trawlers off the province’s coast. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 24, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/24/Secrets-of-BC-Trawlers/