Doc Steve is brainstorming slogans for the Premier Danielle Smith’s new one-question, zero-followup policy ahead of #ABElxn2023:

“Ask me no more than one question and I’ll tell you no more than one lie.” Impressive, says Doc Steve!

Steve Burgess is The Tyee's in-house spin doctor.

Published Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/04/18/Danielle-Smith-One-Question-Policy/

A psychologist who developed a protocol combining reprocessing therapy and Buddhist mindfulness that’s now used in trauma and addiction treatment centres across the U.S. also says, without hesitation, that the punk scene saved his life.

An excerpt from "Scream Therapy" by author Jason Schreurs.

Published Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/04/18/Excerpt-Scream-Therapy/

You may’ve heard. Our reporters Jen St. Denis and Amanda Follett Hosgood were recognized for some of the best Canadian investigative journalism this weekend.

By Tyee Staff.

Published Monday, April 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/04/17/Tyee-Snags-Two-CAJ-Awards/

Shane Simpson is a former BC NDP social development minister who grew up in a flourishing Downtown Eastside.

Today’s reality is very different, he writes, due to a street entrenched population and a poison drug supply.

Here’s how to change it.

Published Monday, April 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/04/17/Better-Future-For-Downtown-Eastside/

Myles Gray was 33 when he died after a confrontation with seven Vancouver police officers that left him with horrific injuries.

As his inquest starts today, his family wants people to know he was a gregarious man who was quick to make others laugh.

andrea bennett and Jen St. Denis report. andrea is a senior editor at The Tyee. Jen covers civic issues for The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/17/Remembering-Myles-Gray/

“The mistakes are of such magnitude they can influence elections”: For the second time in 18 months, Elections Alberta has produced a campaign so misleading one expert says the office, while legitimate, can no longer be trusted.

Independent investigative reporter Charles Rusnell writes.

Published Monday, April 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/17/Elections-Alberta-Mess-May-Skew-Ballots/

Do not mistake your dog’s goofy nature for a lack of lethal ability. 🐕🏖 Ben Goldfarb explains the beach mayhem of off-leash dogs, controversial leash policies and dog bans, and how playfulness can lead to habitat loss.

Ben Goldfarb is the author of "Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter."

Published Monday, April 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/17/Dogs-Are-A-Shorebird-Enemy/

Fact-based reporting is a bedrock of democracy. That’s why some want it gone. Second of two.

Written by David Beers, the founding editor of The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/04/14/War-Journalists-Part-Two/

Tourists flock to appreciate a past that never was. But the kitschy attraction nonetheless holds the story of the neighbourhood.

Written by Jen St. Denis, a reporter with The Tyee covering civic issues. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/04/14/Gastown-Case-Misunderstood-Clock/

Stress reveals character. The Rouleau Commission ignored the self-inquiry Canadians still need.

Written by Crawford Kilian, a contributing editor of The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/04/14/Freedom-Convoy-Taught-Ourselves/