ChatGPT and I have been discussing morality, jokes, and what it can do for my field of study, education. Listen in.

Written by Charles Ungerleider a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia who writes a blog on education.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/03/03/Talking-With-Robot/

Dockworkers at a Global Container Terminals’ Deltaport site are still climbing cranes without working elevators despite an initial federal investigation that identified serious safety issues after a worker’s death. @ reports.

In late January, some employees at the site refused to climb the 23 flights of stairs to the top of gantry cranes unless elevators were working. That was about six weeks after maintenance worker Dan Alder after experiencing a medical emergency while atop a crane.

The federal Labour Program investigation into his death found six safety violations and ordered changes. But a second investigation by Transport Canada — a different federal department — found there was “no imminent danger” to workers if elevators aren’t functioning.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/03/Conflicting-Federal-Investigations-Raise-Deltaport-Concerns/

Charter violations and use of excessive force by RCMP are alleged by Wet’suwet’en members and supporters in their application.

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

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/02/Land-Defenders-Call-To-Dismiss-Charges/

Calgary police and its police commission failed to properly investigate why they hired a California man with fabricated credentials to conduct PTSD debriefing training that one psychologist called “nonsensical psychobabble,” experts told The Tyee.

Charles Rusnell reports. Charles is an independent investigative journalist based in Edmonton.

Published Thursday, March 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/02/Calgary-Police-Service-Investigation-PTSD/

With two proposals waiting to hear from government, B.C. is at a pivotal moment of weighing the economic promise of #LNG against the goal of reducing #GHG emissions.

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

Published Thursday, March 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/02/Clouds-Building-BC-LNG-Projects/

“A beacon of hope” for the rest of Canada: This week’s B.C. budget revealed the province will eliminate out-of-pocket costs for prescription contraceptives including pills, injections, Plan B and more.

Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter.

Published Thursday, March 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/02/Health-Benefits-Savings-Free-Contraception/

“Brooklyn’s Last Secret” is a love song to life on the road as a band, with a deep well of affection for the oddballs that heed the siren call of the musician’s life, no matter the cost.

Dorothy Woodend reviews Leslie Stein’s first full-length fiction. Dorothy is The Tyee's culture editor.

Published Thursday, March 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/03/02/Tales-From-Tour-Van/

While police got a big budget increase, councillors say a last-minute funding boost to other departments was welcome.

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

Published March 1st, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/01/Vancouver-Budget-Libraries-Police/

Anonymous claims say over the last few months “several sections of the Coastal GasLink pipeline have been vandalized,” including drilling holes and damaging the pipe’s joints and protective coating. Investigations are underway.

“Financially, the consequences of each act were minor: a few holes in the pipeline here, some corroded welding seams there, damaged concrete here. Our goal was to contribute to the small delays in a project that was already well over budget,” the post said.

When contacted by The Tyee, someone behind the BC Counter-info website, where the anon claims were made, said its submission system does not provide personal details for those who submit content.

The threats are the latest development in a years-long dispute over the 670-kilometre pipeline, which is under construction from northeast B.C. to the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat.

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 in March 1, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/01/Activists-Sabotage-CGL-Pipeline/

Andrew Nikiforuk explains why changing government body names to exclude “oil and gas” and instead include words like “energy” makes all the difference for industrial interests.

The BC Oil and Gas Commission, after allowing fossil fuel companies to build a series of illegal dams to hold water for fracking, will change its name to BC Energy Regulator.

“Plastic words in the mouths of experts and politicians not only blind people to shifts in power, but make a state of continuous disruption seem natural.”

By Tyee contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk who is an award-winning journalist whose books and articles focus on epidemics, the energy industry, nature and more.

Link to the story, published on March 1, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/03/01/How-Plastic-Words-Mask-Reality/