“I couldn’t help feeling turned off by the guys who called themselves ‘dopeless hope-fiends.’ I was more comfortable with the skeptics at the back of the class. The guys who’d whisper ‘Don’t relapse without me’ after the meeting.” An excerpt of Garth Mullins' new book “Crackdown.” Garth is a harm reduction activist, award-winning journalist, writer, broadcaster and musician. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/15/Crackdown-Excerpt/

Allegations that the UCP pressured Alberta Health Services to accept exorbitant contracts to operate chartered surgical facilities have dominated the news in Alberta since February. But lost in the conversation is how Alberta’s increasing reliance on for-profit service delivery got us here. Jeremy is an Edmonton-based independent journalist who writes the Orchard on Substack. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/15/Real-Cause-Alberta-CorruptCare-Scandal/

“I’ve never experienced so much emotion at the doorstep.” Voters have a choice, said Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May. “People who are afraid either of Donald Trump or Pierre Poilievre, just take a deep breath and choose the candidate that you think will do the best job.” Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published April 15, 2025.

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Don MacKinnon is one of more than 1,400 complex surgical patients on a waiting list at the Orthopedic Surgery Centre, or OSC, a 56-bed stand-alone clinic operated by Alberta Health Services at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. Charles Rusnell reports. Charles is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/14/Alberta-Orthopedic-Surgery-Centre/

B.C. has been illegally detaining some of the province’s most marginalized people using a law that doesn’t actually permit that practice, says British Columbia Humans Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/14/Marginalized-People-Detained-Unlawfully/

Sean Orr, a political freshman who campaigned successfully on a promise to “grill Ken Sim,” had not even been sworn in before he was publicly smeared by the mayor. Harrison Mooney, Tyee associate editor, interviews the new Vancouver councillor. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/14/Sean-Orr-Fired-Up-Grill-Ken-Sim/

Having failed to win over voters’ minds with his plans and promises, the new game for Poilievre will be to trash Mark Carney — the classic far-right politics of personal destruction. The process has already begun. Michael Harris, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published April 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/14/Conservatives-Last-Gambit-Smear-Carney/

A 2024 fire consumed the Whale Interpretive Centre. How do you rebuild a collection that grew organically over years? Adrienne Mason writes. Adrienne writes about science and history for adults and children. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/After-Fire-Starting-Over-Telegraph-Cove/

As Canadians boycott American goods and cancel their U.S. travel, Canadian cinema: this is your moment! Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/Time-Is-Now-For-Canadian-Film/

“‘Everybelly’ is a wonderful reminder that our children love our bodies as they are, and we should too.” Harrison Mooney interviews author Thao Lam for the Weekender. Published April 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/11/Thao-Lam-Interview/