“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Did I accidentally do something? A tax problem? A traffic violation? Most of all, I can’t shake the impression that this has some connection to my Muslim identity — in one way or another.” Youcef Soufi write. Youcef is the author of "Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 World." Published April 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/17/Homegrown-Radicals-Excerpt/

From climate justice to identity, innovation to tradition, “The Show” reveals how the next generation emerging from Canada’s top-ranked art and design university is using creativity to drive change. By Emily Carr University. 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 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/04/17/Emily-Carr-University-2025-Grad-Show/

A decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to reject a $75-million compensation claim made by a logging company that once operated on Haida Gwaii could have reverberations across the province as the government continues its reconciliation efforts with First Nations. Ben Parfitt reports. Ben is a reporter at The Tyee covering forestry and resource-related issues. Published April 17, 2025.

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Sometimes getting an ambitious work of writing done requires a cozy nook and some extra coffee money. We can do you one better. How about studio space at Upstart & Crow, $4,000 and knowing your finished piece can be published on The Tyee? Tomie Yang writes. Tomie holds a BA (Hons) in English literature from UBC and is the program co-ordinator for Upstart & Crow Society, the literary non-profit on Granville Island. Published April 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/04/16/Upstart-Crow-Writers-Residency-Non-Fiction/

Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between 2016 and 2024. As we wait for platforms to drop, we take a look at the federal parties’ framings of the crisis and fact check some of their policies. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/16/Where-Parties-Stand-Toxic-Drug-Crisis/

Progressives must be mindful that coalescing a vote around two parties may have long-term, deleterious effects for our politics, discourse and polarization. Will Shelling writes. Will is a Vancouver-based government relations consultant who specializes in Indigenous relations and reconciliation, climate change and culture. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/04/16/Progressive-Primary-Who-Will-Win/

Labour advocates and unions are calling for the federal government to support workers affected by tariffs. And the major parties have unveiled campaign promises aimed at addressing the crisis. Isaac Phan Nay breaks it down. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/16/How-Will-Parties-Help-BC-Forest-Workers/

The effort to influence government policy and raise awareness of public spending is not trying to emulate billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial DOGE initiative in the U.S., a spokesperson for Build Canada and Canada Spends. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published April 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/16/Build-Canada-Not-DOGE-Spokesperson/

Read Mark Carney’s policy closely, and you’ll find phrases like “investing in Canada’s conventional and clean energy potential.” “Conventional” = fossil fuels. “Potential” = extracting still more of them. “Fossil fuels” = continued CO2 and methane emissions. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/15/Making-Sense-Carneys-Policy/

When the sawmills closed in Vanderhoof and Fort St. John last year, hundreds of jobs were lost. The closures underscore a long downturn in logging jobs as climate change, invasive beetles and high U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber push forestry employers out of B.C. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/15/What-Happened-Vanderhoof-After-Sawmill-Closed/