More sharks. More ladies in peril. More impossible stunts. More — just more, okay? Cram it in there. Use a shovel if you have to. Dorothy Woodend on “Meg 2.” Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/08/14/Meg-2-Film/

Smith’s ban on renewables and pledge to defy federal law are a gift to Trudeau.

Written by David J. Climenhaga an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. He blogs at AlbertaPolitics.ca. Follow him on Twitter at @djclimenhaga.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/08/11/Alberta-Stumbles-World-Stage/

The province is asking people to ‘be prepared, stay safe and look out for one another.’

Written by Michelle Gamage, The Tyee’s health reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/11/Heat-Wave-Starting/

Ten years before a Mount Pleasant apartment blaze, a Burnaby building with the same owner was destroyed by flames. Now both properties are vacant.

Written by Jen St. Denis, reporter with The Tyee covering civic issues. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/11/Towards-Empty-Lot-Three-Apartment-Fires-One-Landlord/

The province’s Labour Ministry is fielding proposals for new requirements on Uber and similar firms.

Written by Zak Vescera, The Tyee’s labour reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/11/BC-Moves-Closer-Gig-Worker-Protection-Laws/

Manabu Ikeda’s ‘Flowers from the Wreckage’ intricately mixes beauty and dystopia. Now at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.

Written by Award-winning and cultural journalist Adele Weder.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/08/11/West-Coast-Fired-Mind-Brilliant-Japanese-Artist/

The top aide to Alberta’s premier ran a BC treatment centre blasted by a newly revealed 2011 internal government report.

Written by Paul Willcocks, senior editor at The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/08/10/Marshall-Smith-Recovery-Success/

A building gutted by flames lacked sprinklers and was cited repeatedly for fire safety violations.

Written by Jen St. Denis, a reporter with The Tyee covering civic issues. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/10/Fire-Vancouver-Rental-Housing/

The grapes in Cowichan Valley, B.C.’s largest vineyard will produce pinot noir, chardonnay, and gamay noir wine for the California owners. Some praised their sustainable approaches. Others critiqued that it replaced 24 hectares of rare coastal Douglas firs. Larry Pynn reports. Larry is a veteran environmental journalist who publishes sixmountains.ca, a blog where a version of this first appeared. Published Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/09/When-Forests-Fall-For-Wine-Grapes/

Evictions for vulnerable tenants have repeatedly led to homelessness.

This article was written by Jen St. Denis, a reporter for The Tyee who specializes in covering civic issues. You can find her on Twitter under the username @JenStDen.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/04/Supportive-Housing-Help-Tenants-Stay-Housed/