Andrew Nikiforuk: It’s getting harder and harder for the electorate to connect the dots between unfettered oil production, wildfires and wildfire programs getting cut when oil prices drop so it can spend on oil propaganda like the Canadian Energy Centre. Nikiforuk is a contributing editor at The Tyee. Published Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/05/31/Danielle-Smith-Example-For-Canada/

Manga is known to have a wide range, from horror to erotica. “JAJ” tells the story of the first contact between Indigenous people and white Europeans using a similar approach, running the gamut from tragedy to comedy and back again. Dorothy Woodend writes. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor. Published Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/31/Haida-Manga/

In this present-day version of the timeless story, Brutus, played by Andrew McNee, strives for political freedom and justice — but makes fatal errors along the way. Tyee readers get a special deal on tickets — get yours now. By Bard on the Beach. 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 Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2023/05/31/Julius-Caesar-Bard-Beach/

“Every culture has its taboos. For people in Lytton, you do not play with fire.” Here is Micha Kingston’s first-hand account of surviving the Lytton fire and preparing for the future it revealed, as told to Aldyn Chwelos of the Climate Disaster Project. Published Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/31/Post-Wildfire-Parenting/

Following a damning report that found former BC Housing CEO repeatedly ignored conflict of interest rules when pushing for projects to Atira Women’s Resource Society — then headed by his wife — Atira has announced Catherine Roome will be its new CEO. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/30/New-Atira-Head-Pledges-Improved-Safety-Financial-Management/

B.C. will open new cancer centres in Kamloops, Nanaimo, Surrey and Burnaby, with the Kamloops location likely to open by 2027. But opposition party BC United pointed out that in 2020, then-premier John Horgan promised a new centre as early as 2024. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/30/BC-Promise-Four-New-Cancer-Centres/

The NDP knocked out health and justice ministers Jordan Copping and Tyler Shandro — who were struggling with health care and the opioid deaths crisis. Those files will pass once again to inexperienced ministers, notes political scientist Lori Williams. Authors: Brett McKay is a journalist based in Edmonton. David Slater is a student journalist at MacEwan University. Charles Rusnell is an investigative journalist in Edmonton. Published Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/30/Danielle-Smith-UCP-Shuts-Door-NDP-Opportunity/

“The irony of looking for a Pacific yew is that yews pop up when you’re not looking for them. These short slender trees blend in and thrive in the shade of bigger trees.” Read an excerpt of Amanda Lewis’s “Tracking Giants,” out today. Author Amanda Lewis writes. Published Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/30/Tracking-Giants-Excerpt/

“There are concerns when media are seen as law enforcement.” A 2012 Georgia Straight article — still online today — contained abuse allegations. RCMP “kept asking for the affidavits, but wouldn’t get a production order,” recalls former editor Charlie Smith. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter. Published Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/30/Georgia-Straight-Testify-RCMP-Tribunal/

B.C.’s housing plan, while a step toward better housing, is largely re-announcing previously planned units — and is still missing key regulations like vacancy control and supports for those displaced for redevelopment. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives senior economist Marc Lee writes. Published Monday, May 29, 2023.

@ccpa senior economist Marc Lee writes.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/05/29/New-BC-Homes-People-Plan/