Trey Helten, 42, was an advocate and an activist, a punk who loved karaoke and believed in people’s resilience, an artist, animal lover and dedicated friend. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published My 8, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/08/Remembering-Trey-Helten/

Within a few minutes of PM Mark Carney’s trip to the White House, he interjected against Trump’s repeated assertions that Canada should become the “51st state.” The comments were carefully calibrated. Stewart Prest writes. Stewart is a lecturer in political science at the University of British Columbia. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/07/Mark-Carney-Emerged-Oval-Office-Unscathed/

B.C.’s chief coroner says the investigation into the death of Tatyanna Harrison will be reopened and an inquest held, three years after the discovery of her half-naked body on a boat in a Richmond marina. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Coroner-Announces-Inquest-Tatyanna-Harrison/

Politicians and the public should be cautious about pinning the blame on mental illness as the reason behind the Lapu-Lapu Day attack, experts warn. This could further stigmatize people with mental illnesses and be used to increase policing of already marginalized communities. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Groups-Warn-Against-Blaming-Mental-Illness/

David Yager met Alberta Premier Danielle Smith 16 years ago. “We clicked,” he says. Now his involvement in energy policy and regulation has some concerned about conflict-of-interest possibilities. Raynesh Ram reports. Raynesh is a journalism student at MacEwan University with a focus on political and investigative journalism. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Alberta-Energy-Regulator-Close-Ties-Danielle-Smith/

After dealing herself a weak hand by making assumptions that turned out to be wrong, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sat down for her weirdly timed mid-afternoon video address to the province Monday and tried to bluff her way out of a predicament of her own creation. David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/06/Smith-Talk-Served-Contradictions-Misinformation-Gaslighting/

Whew! What a spring it’s been for The Tyee. With your support, we published 63 stories on a whirlwind federal election. Now, we’ve got more news: we’ve been nominated for five journalism awards. andrea bennett, senior editor at The Tyee, writes. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/05/06/Tyee-Two-Award-Nominations/

When the only candidate in your rear-view mirror is the People’s Party dude, the bronze medal is not much consolation. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/06/Please-Advise-Party-Leaders/

B.C. Premier David Eby described U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend threats of a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside the United States as ludicrous and unworkable. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/06/Trump-Threat-BC-Film-Industry/

Under Poilievre’s leadership, the Conservatives increased its seat count and captured a greater share of the popular vote than in any election since Brian Mulroney. And yet Poilievre is not prime minister. Worse still for him, he lost his own seat in Carleton. Jared Wesley writes. Jared is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/06/Will-Conservatives-Choose-Rage-Farming-Collaboration/