An excerpt from Angela Sterritt’s ‘Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls.’

Written by Angela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist and author from the Gitanmaax community of the Gitxsan Nation on her father’s side and from Bell Island, Newfoundland, on her mother’s side.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/06/02/Place-Maple-Trees/

“Hopefully this is along the way to putting excited delirium with other junk science.” Vancouver police have no plans to change training on excited delirium, a dubious theory that critics say has been used to absolve police when people die in custody. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Friday, June 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/02/Despite-Inquest-Evidence-Police-Use-Force-VPD-Stands-Ground/

“I got a coffee and drove back to the park and sat there just eating and drinking and thinking, ’I don’t know what to do next.’” Donna Rae’s first-hand account of enduring the 2021 Merritt flood, as told to Geena Mortfield.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/02/Everything-Else-Whole-Past-All-Gone/

In her own words, Donna Rae recounts her flood ordeal and gets real about living on a pension after a climate catastrophe.

Written by Donna Rae, as told to Geena Mortfield.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/02/Everything-Else-Whole-Past-All-Gone/

A StatCan report found marginalization and unhappiness are risk factors as large number of high school students use substances.

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

Link to the story published on June 1, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/01/Teens-Drink-Do-Drugs-Reduce-Harm/

“Rather than move through the world like a chameleon using my white or Indigenous identity to my advantage, I’ve chosen to use both as a point of responsibility.” Angela Sterritt on her new book exploring grief, sexual assault, Canadian media and more. By Solana Pasqual, an intern with The Tyee. Published Thursday, June 1, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/06/01/Angela-Sterritt-Interview/

Made over the course of eight years in five hospitals in northern Paris, “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” shows what’s happening in contemporary medicine: hospitals are understaffed and overworked health care providers are dealing with complex caseloads. Dorothy Woodend reviews. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Thursday, June 1, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/06/01/De-Humani-Film-Review/

Would a new condo revitalize the area, or would it continue to make Chinatown more exclusive? Of 48 speakers at Monday’s meeting, 44 urged the board to reject the application. About 25 speakers remained by the time the meeting was adjourned. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Thursday, June 1, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/01/Chinatown-Seniors-Protest-105-Keefer/

Incomplete, corrupted and faulty: Electronic medical records have long held promise to improve health care. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent, there’s still no agreed-upon system to keep patient data straight and accessible — intel that could help save lives. Andrew MacLeod writes. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Thursday, June 1, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/01/Canada-Broken-Medical-Records/

Meet changemakers in our bioregion who are the inaugural recipients of a new award from Salmon Nation.

By David Beers who is the founding editor of The Tyee and serves as current editor-in-chief.

Link to the story, published May 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/31/Are-You-Edgewalker-These-Just-Won-Prizes/