The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis are coming to Vancouver for one night only. Win tickets to see a repertoire of historic compositions and commissioned works. By Coastal Jazz. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are either put on by us or by our select partners. Published Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2023/09/05/Contest-Wynton-Marsalis/

Spoiler: Conditions did not allow. A vivid excerpt from ocean journalist Laura Trethewey’s “The Deepest Map,” published by Goose Lane, which writes of the people and industries racing to map the ocean floor entirely by 2030. Published Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/09/05/Mapping-If-Conditions-Allow/

About 65,000 people were displaced in the 2017 wildfires. An in-depth review of how B.C. manages wildfires and floods made 108 recommendations in response. Six years and one town burnt down later, B.C. still hasn’t implemented many of them. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/05/High-Profile-Wildfire-Review-Real-Change/

The Starbucks on Dunbar Street, one of only four unionized Starbucks in Vancouver, will shut down at the end of this month — due to unrelated reasons, says a spokesperson. But veteran organizers say the company has a history of discouraging unionization. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. ☕️ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/04/Vancouver-Only-Unionized-Starbucks-Closing/

“We have such a history of uncovering new frontiers and not treating them very well. What is the point?”

andrea bennett interviews ocean journalist Laura Trethewey on her new book documenting the race to map the seafloor by 2030. andrea is The Tyee's senior editor. Published Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/09/04/Inside-Quest-To-Chart-Seafloor/

Who’s standing up for Albertan workers? Is it Premier Danielle Smith, who suggests anyone questioning the future of oil and gas is betraying workers? Gil McGowan, Alberta Federation of Labour president, asks this #LabourDay in The Tyee. Published Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/09/03/Alberta-Workers-Future-Denial-Blocks-View/

“This is a very, very big deal.” Around 486 British Columbians have ALS. Now, an oral formulation of the drug edaravone, also called Radicava, is covered by PharmaCare. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/01/New-Meds-ALS-Better-Quality-Life/

Seven months pregnant and alone while her husband was at work, Ayesha Tabassum was trapped on her balcony as a fire entered her Mount Pleasant apartment. Now she says if she’d known the landlord’s history with fires, “we wouldn’t have lived there.” Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is The Tyee's civic issues reporter. Published Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/01/Pregnant-Trapped-Burning-Apartment-Building/

#DEBATE: A four-point scale will replace letter grades in report cards for students in kindergarten to Grade 9 in B.C. this year. It’s meant to provide a clearer picture of where the student is at. But many are asking: If it’s not broken, why fix it? Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/01/BC-End-Letter-Grades-Report-Cards/

Rising construction costs, inflation and delays have made it harder than ever for non-profits to build affordable housing. After a delay of a year and four months, a 91-unit project in Surrey ballooned from $36.6 to $57.5 million. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/31/Affordable-Housing-Unaffordable-Build/