Kenny Hotz and Spenny Rice, ahead of their BC tour, on their hit show, rude filth, ‘horrors of the male relationship’ and more. A Tyee interview.

Josh Kozelj is the inaugural Hummingbird Fellow with The Tyee.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/10/05/Kenny-Vs-Spenny-Friends-Again/

An invasive pest inside a peach. A B.C. ghost town. A father preparing for death. If yesterday’s VIFF film picks didn’t suit your fancy, here are eight more.

By Dorothy Woodend who is the culture editor for The Tyee.

Link to the story, published on Oct. 5th, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/10/05/Even-More-VIFF/

Is Langford’s low voter turnout because they’re just so darn content with everything? Not necessarily.

By Andrew MacLeod who 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 Oct. 5th, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/05/Langford-Turned-Political-Battleground/

We’re nearing Election Day across BC. Why is my brain so fuzzy, Dr. Steve?

Steve Burgess writes about politics and culture for The Tyee.

Link to the article, published Oct 4th, 2022: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/10/04/Please-Advise-Cast-Civic-Vote/

Dorothy Woodend watched all the VIFF movies so you don’t have to. Here are her picks so you know what not to miss this year.

Dorothy Woodend is The Tyee's culture editor.

Published Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/10/04/VIFF-Returns/

The Tyee sat down with Stewart to talk renter protections, alternatives to policing and how to fix a dysfunctional council.

Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/04/Kennedy-Stewart-Mayoral-Race/

Stanley Park’s Vancouver Aquarium is home to research, tourists, and an unfathomably cute otter named Joey. Akhila Menon spoke with marine biologist Jessica DeBenedetto for A Day in the Life of a marine animal curator.

Akhila Menon is a journalism fellow with The Tyee through Journalists for Human Rights inaugural Enhanced Access for BIPOC Youth in Canadian Media program.

Published Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/04/Day-For-Aquarium-Biologist/

The federal government has stepped in to try and resolve a dispute between Seaspan and 165 striking tugboat staff.

Wages, a shift scheduling system and safety concerns were at the source of the dispute, The Tyee has learned.

Our new labour reporter Zak Vescera reports.

Published Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/04/Parked-Tugs-Froze-Shipyard/

Theocratic conservatives — like those at the infamous Universal Peace Federation — have long been central to the former prime minister’s political calculus.

Michael Harris writes. Harris is a Tyee contributing editor and highly awarded journalist.

Published Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/10/03/Why-Stephen-Harper-Tight-Moonie-Church/

Fiction, poetry, youth reads: There’s something for everyone at this year’s in-person, Granville Island Vancouver Writers Fest. If that isn’t enough, one lucky Tyee reader will win a prize pack of five assorted books from this year’s fest. Enter to win!

This sponsored Tyee Presents story was published in partnership with Vancouver Writers Festival.

Published Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2022/10/03/Win-Books-Vancouver-Writers-Fest/