About six people died every day last month after they using drugs from the illicit market, reported the BC Coroners Service Wednesday. Fentanyl analogues were involved in 90% of the fatalities. From Michelle Gamage, The Tyee's health reporter. Published Friday, July 21, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/21/Toxic-Drugs-Killed-British-Columbians-June/

We don’t know yet whether Premier Smith’s local approach will drag Alberta Health Services back to the 1950s south of the Medicine Line, or if it’s just some ideological dressing to keep the her anti-public-health base happy. Maybe a bit of both. David Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Friday, July 21, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/07/21/Danielle-Smith-Blow-Up-Alberta-Health-Care/

We can’t mitigate what we don’t understand. 🔥 From building new governance structures that understand climate risks to emphasizing the recovery process, our #BracingForDisasters series lead Francesca Fionda on what this months-long series taught us. Published Friday, July 21, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/21/Fifteen-Lessons-Bracing-Disasters/

“Crip Up the Kitchen” aims to make home cooking more accessible for disabled and neurodivergent cooks (and would-be cooks). Our senior editor andrea bennett caught up with author Jules Sherred about “lazy” assumptions, the heroism of a pressure cooker, diet culture and more. Published Friday, July 21, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/07/21/New-Book-Disabled-Cooks/

Stay cool in a dark room and ponder art while you’re at it. Dorothy Woodend, our culture editor, recommends the best art galleries to hit up. Published Thursday, July 20, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/07/20/Summer-Art-Galleries-Friends/

ERs in B.C. are past their breaking points, which led to the death of an infant in 2020 and a senior in 2022. Michelle Gamage got the data that depicts the crisis. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Thursday, July 20, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/20/BC-Emergency-Room-Crisis/

For the rage farmer, anger is an end unto itself. How to slow it? When we see or suspect it, call it out for what it is: a deliberate attempt to manipulate voters into becoming angry. Jared Wesley, a poli-sci prof, and Fajr Ahmad, a comms student, write. Published Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/07/18/Rage-Farming-Poisoning-Politics/

According to documents obtained by The Tyee via #FOI request, planned operating room closures at Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital began in fall 2022. Staffing shortages continue to impact the provision of services. Brishti Basu reports. Brishti Basu is a journalist and editor based in Victoria, B.C. Published Tuesday, July 18, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/18/Victoria-Hospitals-Lack-Of-Staff/

While news media and democracy is facing challenge after challenge, we’re consolidating our resources to bring you a stronger, more integrated Tyee. Apply to be our new web and copy editor now. Details here. Jeanette Ageson, our publisher, and Tara Campbell, our managing editor, write. Published Tuesday, July 18, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/07/18/Tyee-Hiring-Web-Copy-Editor/

Almost $30 million worth of personal protective equipment the B.C. government bought to deal with #COVID19 was disposed of without being used because it was expired or too low quality, according to a new report. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Tuesday, July 18, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/18/BC-Spent-Millions-On-Bad-Pandemic-PPE/