Telus and B.C.’s Medical Services Commission are working on a resolution in a dispute over the company allegedly extra billing patients for health services.

Under B.C.’s medicare act, no provider can offer preferential treatment in exchange for payment.

Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief.

Published Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/04/BC-Telus-Talks-Health-Care-Extra-Billing/

The BC NDP promised to build 114,000 housing units in the 2017 election.

To date, almost half of the 74,668 units the government claims have been added are “policy created” rather than newly built units.

Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief.

Published Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/04/Creative-Accounting-NDP-Faces-Questions-Housing-Promises/

International students provide crucial labour, income for landlords and revenues for post-secondary institutions.

Canada needs to act to ensure applicants aren’t being taken advantage of — both in and outside of Canada. 🇨🇦 Tania Das Gupta and Yvonne Su write.

Tania Das Gupta is a professor at York University. Yvonne Su is an assistant professor at York University.

Published Monday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/04/03/Pandemic-Worsened-International-Student-Exploitation/

Emily Carr U is at it again. Win a prize pack including $150 toward a teen course or workshop, a gift certificate, a tote and more. Enter below.

By Emily Carr University. 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 either put on by us or by our select partners.

Published Monday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2023/04/03/Contest-Emily-Carr-Teen-Prize-Pack/

“A throbbing orange light seeps through your blinds. A voice booms out. ‘Evacuate immediately.’”

As climate disasters become more frequent and severe, B.C.‘s disaster response may not be nearly enough. Francesca Fionda reports a special Tyee series.

Francesca Fionda is an investigative reporter and regular contributor at The Tyee. Find her on Twitter @FrancescaFionda.

Published Monday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/03/Bracing-For-Disasters/

If you get just five friends to sign up for our free newsletter, we’ll arrange a virtual coffee with a Tyee editor so you can get in on the behind-the-scenes of your favourite Tyeesters and Tyee stories.

By Jeanette Ageson. Jeanette is publisher of The Tyee.

Published Monday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/04/03/Share-Free-Newsletters-From-Tyee/

As climate disasters increase, those who seek refuge can expect to be uprooted for long stretches. Our data analysis found the average tops three weeks — far longer than the length of time B.C. supports evacuees.

Francesca Fionda reports. Francesca is an investigative reporter and regular contributor at The Tyee.

Published Monday, April l4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/03/Major-Gap-In-Disaster-Education-Support/

We launched a big project today on The Tyee. How did we do it?

Reporter @FrancescaFionda interviewed collaborator and data scientist @vb_jens about their analysis, what to do with flawed data and the most surprising parts of their research.

Francesca is an investigative reporter and regular contributor at The Tyee.

Published Monday, April 4, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/03/How-We-Counted-Data-On-Disaster-Survivors/

A major BC study sets out a road map to a better future.

Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Find him on Twitter or reach him at [email protected].

Link to the story, published on March 31, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/31/BC-Study-Targeted-Supports-At-Risk-Children/

No, says Dr. Steve. But she might try if you had COVID while driving drunk.

Steve Burgess writes about politics and culture for The Tyee.

Link to the story, published on March 31, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/03/31/Danielle-Smith-Artur-Pawlowski-COVID-Recording/