People in Vancouver’s Filipino community gathered at Sunday mass to pray, mourn and come together after deadly tragedy hit at the heart of a joyful festival to celebrate community strength and unity. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 27, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/27/Darkest-Day-Our-City-History/

“I wanted to believe that I could be tender and soft and edging on sappy, and I wanted someone to show me that was possible.” Jackie Wong reviews Niko Stratis's new book, "The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman." Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/25/Niko-Stratis-Dad-Rock-Music-Memoir/

“It was time to do away with my collector’s mindset once and for all.” Shawn Conner writes. Shawn is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist and the author of "Superheroes Smash the Box Office: A Cinema History from the Serials to 21st Century Blockbusters." Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/25/Nerd-Not-Defeated/

“The present moment demands we direct our dreams towards worlds that refuse capitalism and the violences required to maintain them.” Leanne Betasamosake Simpson writes. Leanne is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer and artist. Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/25/Leanne-Betasamosake-Simpson-Theory-Water-Excerpt/

“Watching the ‘Wildfire’ episode dedicated to Devyn Gale’s life and work, I tucked my head so no one in the office could see the tears.” Tyee culture editor Dorothy Woodend writes. Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/25/Wildfire-Brave-Portrait-Human-Strength/

Whether the Online News Act funding persists may depend on the outcome of Monday’s election vote, since the Conservatives circulated a petition slamming the law, blaming Meta’s counterpunch on Liberals who “created chaos and eliminated news from the social media feeds of Canadians.” Sarah Krichel reports. Sarah is an associate editor with The Tyee. Published April 24, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/24/Canadas-Online-News-Act-Close-Look/

Almost two decades since Cindy Blackstock and the Assembly of First Nations took the federal government to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for knowingly underfunding services for 165,000 status First Nations children and youth, Blackstock says kids are still going without needed health supports. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/25/Liberals-Jordans-Principle-Cindy-Blackstock/

It should “enrage” British Columbians that the BC Liquor Distribution Branch, a Crown corporation responsible for distributing alcohol in the province, is misleading the public while making it difficult for small, local producers to sell their products in provincial liquor stores, an industry representative told The Tyee. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/25/BC-Definition-Canadian-Liquor-Stores/

Vancouver’s Some Assembly Theatre Company is thrilled to launch its 25th season with OUR LAST TREE, onstage for public audiences May 2 and 3 at the Roundhouse Performance Centre in Vancouver’s Yaletown. By Some Assembly Theatre Company. 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 April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/04/25/Some-Assembly-Theatre-Our-Last-Tree/

As the federal government prepares to weather tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Indigenous rights and reconciliation have taken a back seat to discussing the expansion of resource development, fuelling the domestic economy and diversifying Canada’s trade partners. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published April 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/25/What-We-Miss-When-Reconciliation-Economic/