Eby accused of unfair firings as the board prepared to investigate.

By Jen St. Denis who is a reporter with The Tyee covering civic issues. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen.

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

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/25/BC-Housing-Board-Had-Conflict-Concerns/

Hyper-partisan politics and shoddy reporting created a dangerous frenzy.

By Michael Harris, a Tyee contributing editor, who is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Author of Party of One, the bestselling exposé of the Harper government, his investigations have sparked four commissions of inquiry.

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

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/05/25/Phoney-Chinese-Election-Interference-Scandal/

“We got a hotel room and they took advantage of us for being refugees. We had explained that we were leaving the wildfires. There could have been compassion. They decided to up the price. I will never forget that.” Billie Sheridan on her evacuation from Williams Lake as told to Aldyn Chwelos. Published Thursday, May 25, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/25/Leaving-Your-Life-Behind/

Anila Lee Yuen, pres and CEO of the Centre for Newcomers, says Alberta must do more to make immigration a team effort, and make space for immigrants in workplace environments. Ximena González writes. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published Thursday, May 25, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/05/25/NDP-UCP-Need-Better-Immigration-Plans/

Toxic drug deaths aren’t just an urban issue.

By Holly Mathias who is a PhD student and Vanier scholar in the school of public health at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. She conducts research in partnership with people who use drugs and their families in rural Canada.

Link to the story, published May 24, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/05/24/People-Who-Use-Drugs-Rural-Alberta-Ignored/

Officers should have been aware of Indigenous people’s historical mistrust of the force, law professor David Milward told the tribunal.

By Amanda Follett Hosgood who is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett.

Link to the story, published May 24th, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/24/DOJ-Objections-Expert-Witness-Testifies-RCMP/

When The Tyee's Vancouver team stated returning to in-person work, our office co-ordinator Kimberly Sayson knew proper air filtration would run a steep bill. So she made her own filters. How she did it, and how you can too. Zoë Yunker writes. Zoë is a Victoria-based journalist writing about energy and environmental politics. Published Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/24/DIY-Filters-For-The-People/

An election doesn’t mean much if we don’t pay attention to Alberta’s petro-dysfunction. Andrew Nikiforuk on what to consider while electing representatives. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/05/24/Only-Path-To-Change-In-Alberta/

“They want to forge a career for their lives and retire with something in their pocket still.”

Canadian animators get a worse deal than their U.S. counterparts. But that’s changing, and it all started with a raunchy Seth Rogen film. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/24/Vancouver-Animators-Draw-Up-Union-Plans/

News orgs these days are controlled by algorithms and ad revenues. The Tyee, however, is a collaborative project with our audience. What do you want to read in our digital pages? Take our short poll now. By David Beers and Jeanette Ageson. David is editor-in-chief of The Tyee. Jeanette is publisher of The Tyee. Published Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/05/24/Tell-Tyee-What-Conversations-We-Should-Have/