Premier Danielle Smith often cites Quebec when she talks about her plans to increase Alberta’s autonomy from Ottawa, especially when she is in full oratorical flight before a partisan crowd. Charles Rusnell reports. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published June 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/03/What-Smith-Gets-Wrong-Alberta-Quebec-Separatism/

“Being a loyal member of Team Trump is like sitting beside a flatulent French bulldog, repeating, ‘My dog did not fart. It must have been you.’” Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published June 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/06/03/Please-Advise-Canadians-Being-Mean-Trump/

Throughout the four decades of her artistic practice, Anishinaabe artist Rebecca Belmore has created works that challenge the operations, structures and processes of the galleries, museums and other institutional structures in which they circulate. By Jeffrey Boone. Jeffrey is a guest curator for the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. 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 put on either by us or by our select partners. Published June 3, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/06/03/Redefining-Worth-Museums-Art-World/

For the third year in a row, The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter, Amanda Follett Hosgood, has won a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Tyee Staff writes. Published June 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/06/02/Tyee-Wins-Silver-Canadian-Association-Journalists-Award/

Mountain top removal coal mines in the historic Crowsnest Pass present a clear and present danger to downstream fish populations even decades after their closure, according to a new scientific paper funded by the government of Alberta. Tyee contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk writes. Published June 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/Coal-Mines-Crowsnest-Pass-Killing-Fish/

At the B.C. legislature’s first session since the NDP’s narrow election win in October, government house leader Mike Farnworth was unapologetic about the controversy over new laws aimed at accelerating development. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published June 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/NDP-Defends-Rush-Pass-Bills-Speed-Development/

If you were to approach David Connell — an encounter likely to take place at a Prince George local farmers market — and ask him to name one thing that would make the world a better place, his answer would be simple. “It would be to change the food system, to make the food system more localized.” Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/Why-Shop-Farmers-Market/

“I really wanted to show the people living, being, doing things on the lands, on the waters, and allow the viewer to have a strong sense that we continue to use and occupy our lands.” By National Film Board of Canada. 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 put on either by us or by our select partners. Published June 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/06/02/Historic-Fight-One-River-Collective-Future/

When Jacob Reaume, pastor of Waterloo’s Trinity Bible Chapel, speaks to his congregation, the better world he conjures includes Canada being annexed by the United States. Donald Gutstein writes. Donald, a former professor in the school of communication at SFU, is the author of "The Big Stall," "Harperism" and three other books on links between corporations, politics and media. Published June 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/02/Christian-Movement-Wants-End-Canadian-Self-Rule/

“The combination of music and narrative is a powerful one-two punch that can bowl you over.” Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes for The Weekender. Published Friday, May 30, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/30/Opera-Has-Always-Been-Political/