Canada's first legal tent city at Crab Park is pushing for electricity — a game-changer for people trying to survive, says one supporter. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Jan. 23, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/23/Tent-City-Pushes-For-Electricity/

Learning to plan for the next 500 years: A first-of-its-kind program at Vancouver Island University trains students to steward Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. Erin Blondeau reports. Erin is a freelance writer and the director of communications with the Climate Emergency Unit. Published Jan. 23, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/23/VIU-IPCA-Program/

“Over the weekend, the German people pushed back in great numbers against right-wing extremism. I happen to be in Germany right now on assignment for The Tyee, so I took advantage to join in.” A postcard from reporter Adele Weder. Adele is an award-winning journalist whose most recent book is Ron Thom Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist. Published Jan. 22, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/01/22/Postcard-Germany-Anti-Fascist-Rallies/

🦷 Canada’s population is aging and requiring more care as many dentists get ready to retire. Meanwhile, remote and rural communities in B.C. face a shortage of dentists — especially in Indigenous communities. Chewing on solutions. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/22/Chewing-Solutions-BC-Dental-Shortage/

Tyee contributing editor Crawford Kilian: The war in Gaza is now well into its second 100 days. Whatever the IDF does in Gaza, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already losing the support of Israel’s friends around the world. Published Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/01/22/Gaza-Both-Sides-Have-Lost-War/

#PleaseAdvise, Doctor Steve: What can we learn from royal hospital stays?

Only a simple way to improve health-care access for all. Steve Burgess writes. Steve is The Tyee's in-house political spin doctor. Published Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/01/22/Please-Advise-Royal-Hospital-Stays/

The Winters Hotel fire inquest begins: Family members of Mary Ann Garlow and Dennis Guay are hoping the coroner’s inquest will answer the many questions that linger around the deaths of the two supportive-housing tenants in a fire on April 11, 2022. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is The Tyee's civic issues reporter. Published Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/22/Winters-Hotel-Fire-Inquest-Starts-Today/

Writer, poet, teacher, journalist Brian Brett died Wednesday.

We republish his 2019 Tyee essay — an affirmation of life after his doctors gave him sombre news.

“If doctors said this was your last spring, what would you do?” Published Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/01/19/What-If-Last-Spring/

In audio recordings captured after arrests on Nov. 19, 2021, officers could be heard laughing about police violence, mocking arrestees and making derogatory comments about symbols worn to honour #MMIWG.

Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Content warning.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/19/RCMP-Officers-Laughed-Beating-Land-Defender/

In audio recordings captured after arrests on Nov. 19, 2021, officers could be heard laughing about police violence, mocking arrestees and making derogatory comments about symbols worn to honour #MMIWG. Content warning. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter. Published Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/19/RCMP-Officers-Laughed-Beating-Land-Defender/