It’s understandable people are worried after high-profile events of violence on transit, says one transit police constable. But the public may be conflating it with the real problems: homelessness, the toxic drug crisis and inadequate mental health care. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Monday, May 29, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/29/Myth-Increased-Transit-Violence/

Why are people obsessed with big trees? While many fiddle with measurements and coordinates, “Tracking Giants” author Amanda Lewis was more interested in what questions in her life they could answer. andrea bennett interviews. andrea is senior editor at The Tyee. Published Monday, May 29, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/29/Hunt-For-Big-Trees/

One day, these apartments will join the ghosts. Until then, photographer Nakita Cheung is documenting the buildings with their sun-faded Christmas stickers — that is, without the romanticizing of an idealized past. Christopher Cheung reports. Chris reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Monday, May 29, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/29/Lovely-Lobbies-Of-Past-Burnaby/

‘The most incredible thing is cardiac resuscitation.’

Link to the story, published May 26th, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/26/Day-In-Life-Paramedic/

Danielle Smith’s party is focused on policies that keep wages low.

By Gil McGowan who is the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Alberta’s largest worker advocacy group, representing 175,000 unionized Albertans in both the public and private sectors.

Link to the story, published on May 26, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/05/26/Vote-For-UCP-Vote-Wage-Suppression/

With thoughtful policies in place, the controversial development can light a spark in Vancouver’s Chinatown.

By Auston Chhor who is a biologist and writer living in Vancouver.

Link to the story published on May 26th, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/05/26/How-105-Keefer-Done-Right/

At a certain size, they can dictate their own terms across a landscape, writes John Vaillant. An excerpt from ‘Fire Weather.’

Written by John Vaillant, author of national bestsellers The Golden Spruce and The Tiger. He recently published Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast. He lives in Vancouver. Follow him on Twitter @JohnVaillant.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/26/Corporations-Wildfires-Grow-Similar-Ways/

‘Justice Warriors,’ co-authored with Ben Clarkson, is an ultra-violent satire on policing, crime and inequality.

By Olamide Olaniyan who is associate editor at The Tyee.

Link to the story, published on May 26th, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/26/Welcome-Matt-Bors-Bubble-City/

An expert look at policies on the economy, education, health care and the environment.

By Brett McKay who is a journalist based in Edmonton. David Slater is a student journalist at MacEwan University. Charles Rusnell is an investigative journalist in Edmonton.

Link to the story, published on May 26, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/05/26/Where-They-Stand-UCP-NDP-Four-Key-Issues/

‘Fire Weather’ examines the lies we tell ourselves about climate change, and what needs to happen next.

By Tyee contributing editor Crawford Kilian, who, like more than half of Canadians, lives in a house on the wildland-urban interface.

Link to the story, published May 25th, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/25/John-Vaillant-Fire-Weather-Fort-McMurray-Alberta/