Lee Nisar’s “Dil Ka” is a tender reflection on taking chances with the ones we love, and the quest for the best biryani. Jeevan Sangha writes. Jeevan is the 2024 Hummingbird journalism fellow with The Tyee. She has written for CBC Music, Billboard Canada and Shado Magazine. Published March 28, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/03/28/Dil-Ka-Queer-Muslim-Joy/

A truly life-or-death, three-way struggle is going on around the world — a struggle to determine the response to the next pandemic. Crawford Kilian writes. Crawford is a Tyee contributing editor. Published March 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/03/28/We-Ready-Next-Pandemic/

Inside the Rise, Fall and Return of John Galliano

A new documentary on the disgraced designer asks important questions about our twisted relationships with work and the things we cherish. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published March 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/03/27/Rise-Fall-Return-High-Low-John-Galliano-Dior-Fashion-Documentary/

Please Advise! How Gross Is This Sewage Plant Overrun?

A yucky three billion dollars is the answer. Will the North Shore boondoggle trigger a lavatory levy? Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published March 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/27/Please-Advise-North-Shore-Sewage-Plant/

Natural gas made its debut in the City of Vancouver over a century ago, where it started out in things like lamps, then crept beneath ground into a network of pipes tracing the city’s main thoroughfares, and then eventually across the province. Today, it’s the primary way B.C. powers its buildings, and a major problem for B.C.’s pursuit to cut its emissions by 40 per cent in a mere six years. But in some places, a change has begun. Zoë Yunker reports. Zoë is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published March 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/03/27/BC-Climate-Goals-Gas/

Rakhi Pancholi, one of the most credible candidates to lead the Alberta NDP, has jumped aboard the Naheed Nenshi juggernaut. David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published March 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/27/McGown-Enters-Race-Nenshi-Ally/

What would you do with more than five million pounds of crab shells? Most people would turn their nose up, literally. This year, instead, Craig Kasberg and his company Tidal Vision will convert that massive pile into a product that, among its many uses, not only replaces synthetic chemicals but makes water cleaner. Pippa Norman reports for our #WhatWorks section. Pippa is a journalist based in Vancouver, whose work has been nominated for a National Newspaper Award and a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Published March 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2024/03/27/Crab-Shells-Wonder-Ingredient/

How International Students in a Janitors’ Union Won Their Fight: ‘Most of the students here, they don’t get work easily, so it’s hard to fight for our rights and to raise our voice at work.’ Brishti Basu reports. Brishti reports on labour for The Tyee. Published March 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/03/26/International-Students-Janitors-Union-Won-Fight/

B.C.’s anti-gang police agency is faltering. The province’s response to organized crime and gang murders is “weak, scattered, ineffective,” external reviewers say. What’s the fix? Geoff Meggs writes. Geoff Meggs is a former journalist, Vancouver city councillor and chief of staff to Premier John Horgan. Published March 26, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/26/Anti-Gang-Police-Agency-Faltering/

The year 2023 has the “record” for bear killings in B.C. The rate consistently reported by media was 603 kills. But there is more to the story around animal management than kill data. Bryce Casavant writes. Bryce is a former B.C. conservation officer and provincial police firearms instructor. Published March 26, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/03/26/Lethal-Force-BC-Bears/