A proposed class-action suit alleging systemic negligence and harm to children in government care for the past 51 years is one step closer to certification following a judgment in the Supreme Court of British Columbia this month. Tracy Sherlock reports. Tracy is a freelance journalist and journalism instructor based in Vancouver. Published May 22, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/22/Class-Action-BC-Kids-Care/

After 10 weeks of rotating strikes, LifeLabs workers in B.C. have a new collective agreement and patients can look forward to reduced wait times for needed health tests. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac is The Tyee’s labour reporter. Published May 22, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/22/LifeLabs-Strike-Over/

Over the past 20 years, energized by ecological emergency, the young Rights of Nature movement has repeatedly inspired new forms of future dreaming, and unsettled long-held orthodoxies by appealing to imagination as much as to law. By Robert McFarlane. 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 May 22, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/05/22/Robert-Macfarlane-New-Book/

An Australian coal speculator that is suing the Alberta government for billions of dollars has been found to have violated the Public Lands Act and has been ordered to clean up contamination at a construction site in the Crowsnest Pass. Andrew Nikiforuk, Tyee contributing editor, reports. Published May 22, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/21/Australian-Coal-Speculator-Flouts-More-Alberta-Laws/

Which stream of information is Poilievre swimming in? Matthew Hays writes. Matthew is a Montreal-based journalist and author. Published May 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/05/21/Pick-Language-Poilievre/

Trans Care BC has removed clinician names from its website and notified staff about the U.S. initiative as a precaution. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published May 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/21/Snitch-Line-Gender-Affirming-Care/

Premier David Eby defended the government contract with Michael Bryan as recently as Thursday. On Sunday, the government ended Bryant’s contract months ahead of schedule. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published May 21, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/21/BC-Axes-Downtown-Eastside-Adviser/

“I feel oddly collegial toward the Alberta Prosperity Project’s authors and supporters. They’re doing what I used to do as a speculative fiction writer: portray a dysfunctional society, some of whose members are determined to turn it into something better.” Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published May 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/05/21/Alberta-Fantasy-Separatist-Movement/

The mood of the country is as dark and bitter as unsweetened cocoa. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published May 21, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/20/Please-Advise-Nanaimo-Bar/

Experts say the contract is a rare win for fast-food workers, a notoriously difficult industry to organize. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published May 20, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/20/Union-Kamloops-AW-Beat-Odds/