A CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association is raising concerns about a B.C. contract that will see Telus Corp. provide services for people living with eating disorders.

Services are needed, but ought to be integrated with the public system, he says. Andrew MacLeod reports. Published Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/22/Lobbyists-Telus-BC-Health-Care/

“My Toyota was my temporary home. But one Christmas, I resolved not to be in the same place next year.” By Ola Szczecinska. Ola is a graduate of the University of Toronto. Her writing has been featured in Narrative and Geist magazines. Published Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/12/21/The-Christmas-I-Lived-In-My-Car/

The not-so-sweet sugar wars, then and now. The Rogers strike is the latest twist in a tangled history. Zak Vescera reports. 🍭 Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/21/Not-So-Sweet-Sugar-Wars/

It would be an understatement to say 2023 has not been kind to Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. A Tyee interview by Graham Thomson. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a freelancer. Published Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/21/Rachel-Notley-Interview/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Sonia Furstenau on B.C.’s political landscape — and menopause.

In a legislature where the other party leaders are men, the BC Green MLA marks the need to publicly broach the topic. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/21/Sonia-Furstenau-Political-Landscape-Menopause/

How are kids with dyslexia doing? Don’t ask B.C. The province doesn’t track or specifically support students with the most common learning disability. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie is The Tyee's youth/education reporter. Published Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/20/Kids-With-Dyslexia-School/

“At this time of year when goodwill is supposed to take centre stage, it’s worth thinking about what one would most like to change.” Dorothy Woodend on her gift wish list this year — and it isn’t material. 🎁 Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/12/20/This-Season-Searching-For-Sublime/

“The reality is the need is here, now — and we’re not doing an adequate job of addressing that.”

Vancouver’s 10 new ‘tiny homes’ were approved 20 months ago. The path to making them happen has been long and slow. 🏡🏡🏡 Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is The Tyee's civic issues reporter. Published Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/20/Long-Slow-Path-Vancouver-Tiny-Homes/

Some campaign promises were met (100 cops, not 100 nurses). 🚔🏥

Some goodies excited locals (the return of the Stanley Park miniature train). 🚂

Advocates, experts and former politicians weigh in on Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC Vancouver, one year in. Jen St. Denis and Christopher Cheung report. Published Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/20/Ken-Sim-ABC-Vancouver-One-Year-In/

Ian Urquhart: Media praised #COP28 for the call on governments to contribute to “transitioning away from fossil fuels.” Big deal. Taking more than 28 years to acknowledge fossil fuels isn’t cause for celebration; it’s cause for near despair. Ian Urquhart is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alberta and the author of Costly Fix: Power, Politics and Nature in the Tar Sands. Published Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/12/15/COP28-Landmark-Or-Surrender/