Trans Mountain says it is in the process of wrapping up work to install its pipeline through a sacred Secwépemc site, bringing its expansion project one step closer to completion. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter. Published Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/29/Why-Did-Trans-Mountain-Dig-Through-Indigenous-Burial-Site/

B.C. is failing to invest enough in training skilled workers, protecting employees and increasing access to jobs, says critics of this year’s budget. Brishti Basu reports. Brishti reports on labour for The Tyee. Published Feb. 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/28/BC-Budget-2024-Labour-Post-Secondary-Students-Critics/

After a record-breaking drought and fire season, this month’s B.C. budget made sizable investments in emergency response. But experts say the focus on response is accompanied by a lack of measures to address the root causes of the disasters. Zoe Yunker reports. Zoë Yunker is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published Feb. 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/28/What-BC-Budget-Missed-Climate-Disasters/

By the time the two-week spring break ended on the northern Sunshine Coast in qathet School District 47 in late March 2022, Claire’s youngest child, Bailey, seemed to have turned the corner on their opinion of kindergarten. [Editor’s note: This piece contains graphic details of sexual assault involving children.] Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published Feb. 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/28/Child-On-Child-Sexual-Assault/

B.C. is not adequately prepared to deal with a serious hazardous spill, according to an audit of the province’s Environmental Emergency Program released Tuesday. Amanda Follett Hosgood and Andrew MacLeod report. Amanda is our northern B.C. reporter. Andrew is our legislative bureau chief. Published Friday, March 1, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/28/BC-Not-Effectively-Managing-Hazardous-Spills/

The Alberta government has endorsed a new economic innovation: zombie coal mines. Andrew Nikiforuk, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published Feb. 28, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/28/UCP-Gives-New-Life-Contentious-Coal-Mine/

It has indeed been a fertile week for that particular acronym. The B.C. government could hardly have known that their modest IVF initiative, set to begin next spring, would be announced shortly after the Alabama Supreme Court unleashed the wrath of Jehovah on sinners who hope to conjure up children through the scientific wiles of Satan. Steve Burgess, our in-house political spin doctor, writes. Published Feb. 27, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/02/27/Please-Advise-IVF-Treatment/

"“Wildfire fighting has become a business. If they let the locals do it there’s less work for the unions, less work for the BCGEU, less work for the red shirts.” How B.C. could fight fire with community. 🔥🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/27/BC-Urged-Completely-Change-Approach-Firefighting/

B.C.’s budget for 2024 may have focused on addressing the aging population’s needs, but health experts tell The Tyee they could have gone a lot further to address root issues. Michelle Gamage, our health reporter, explains. Published Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/27/BC-Budgets-Funds-IVF-Staffing-Vacancies-Capital-Investments/

The kids are alright. Kind of. Here are the most concerning — and encouraging — findings from the Adolescent Health Survey. From gender to substance use to mental health. Katie Hyslop and Michelle Gamage report. Katie is our youth/education reporter. Michelle is our health reporter. Published Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/27/BC-Youth-Are-Worried-Futures/