Two former Immaculata students testified that they had never heard from RCMP during its 18-month investigation of alleged abuse which began in 2012, but then received unexpected visits a month or two before the Human Rights Tribunal hearing.

Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory.

Published on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/18/Burns-Lake-Witnesses-RCMP-Visits/

“Binners” are often low-income people who make regular trips to collect and return recyclables to pay bills. But the immigrant seniors who do this work in and around Chinatown are marginalized in additional ways.

Christopher Cheung reports on urban issues for The Tyee.

Published on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/18/Bottle-Binning-Chinatown/

Various municipalities have already banned, or plan to ban, public drug use following B.C.’s decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs.

Odette Auger (Sagamok Anishnawbek) is a freelance reporter whose work has appeared in APTN, IndigiNews, Watershed Sentinel and Asparagus Magazine.

Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/17/BC-Town-Bylaws-Undermine-Drug-Decrim-Pilot/

For this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, read Katie Hyslop’s interview with Trans qathet, a peer resource and support group for the trans community in Powell River, a small city boasting one of the highest per-capita trans populations in Canada.

Katie Hyslop is a reporter for The Tyee.

Published on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/17/Dedicated-Safe-Space-Powell-River-Trans-Community/

Named after the historic racecourse that hosted the infamous Concert for Democracy in China in 1989, ‘Happy Valley’ dissects the historic, political and cultural context surrounding Hong Kong’s current democratic struggles.

Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2023/05/17/Happy-Valley-Hong-Kong-Memories/

“It was like a bomb had gone off in some areas. There were no birds or anything, it was just burnt-out nothingness.” Maggie Lord survived the 2021 Lytton fire. Here’s her first-hand account, in her own words.

Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/17/Chalkboard-Eraser-To-My-Life/

Chief Dsta’hyl of the Likhts’amisyu Clan was originally taken into custody for mischief and theft over $5,000. He’s now facing a charge of criminal contempt for his 2021 role in the Coastal GasLink pipeline conflict.

Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory.

Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/17/Trial-For-Chief-Charged-In-CGL-Conflict/

Premier David Eby said the audit is needed to restore public trust in both BC Housing and Atira, so “we could trace every public dollar with confidence.”

Jen St. Denis is a reporter with The Tyee covering civic issues.

Published on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/16/Atira-Audit-For-Profit-Arm-Problem-SROs/

Even as another Alberta provincial election approaches, the RCMP continues to investigate allegations of voter fraud and illegal donations within the UCP that most voters have forgotten about.

Charles Rusnell is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton.

Published on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/16/Endless-RCMP-Probes-UCP-Scandals/

“There was so much smoke in the air that Kasha got burns in the back of her throat from breathing.” Racine Jeff survived the 2017 Williams Lake fire. Here’s her first-hand account.

Racine Jeff is one of 11 climate catastrophe survivors who narrate their experiences as part of The Tyee’s Bracing for Disasters series.

Published on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/16/Racine-Jeff-Climate-Survivors/