Two months after a coroner’s inquest jury recommended immediate fixes to Community Living BC after the starvation death of Florence Girard in a government-funded home share, the government has yet to formally respond. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published March 26, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/26/Inquest-Jury-Wanted-Urgent-Fixes-CLBC/

Featuring five fierce and funny works of comedy, theatre and circus, The Cultch’s inaugural Warrior Festival features some of Canada’s most boundary-breaking artists and companies. By The Cultch. 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 either put on by us or by our select partners. Published March 26, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/03/26/Cultch-Warrior-Festival-Celebrates-Comedy-Theatre-Circus/

The city is poised to regain control of what has become prime land as those leases expire. What should it do to remain true to the original vision of False Creek South and best respond to the city’s crisis of affordable, sustainable housing? Robert Renger writes. Robert was the senior development planner for the City of Burnaby and the city’s lead for the planning and development of the UniverCity community at SFU. Published March 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/25/snookering-false-creek-south/

B.C. cabinet minister Adrian Dix is dismissing concerns that the United States is coming for Canada’s water after the Trump administration paused negotiations on renewing the Columbia River Treaty. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published March 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/25/US-Isnt-Coming-Canadas-Water/

Uber drivers in Greater Victoria are waiting to learn if they will become the first unionized workers for a ride-hailing app in Canada. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published March 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/25/Victoria-Uber-Could-Unionize/

The campaign will certainly be run on Canadian fear and anger about our threatened sovereignty. As if Trump’s threats were not enough, Canadians now have to wonder whether Hudson’s Bay is in danger of being re-branded the Gulf of Walmart. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published March 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/25/Please-Advise-Election-2025/

“If you think Alberta politics are wild now, just wait!” David J. Climenhaga on Danielle Smith’s revival of the idea of a separatism referendum as the Alberta Health Services scandal deepens. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published March 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/24/Threatening-Canada-Alberta-Week/

Premier Danielle Smith urged U.S. officials to delay tariffs until after the election to help Pierre Poilievre win. Lisa Young explains why that matters. Lisa Young writes. Lisa is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary. Published March 25, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/24/Danielle-Smith-Urged-Trump-Team-Help-Poilievre/

Today, the “39 Steps” staircase looks a little worse for wear, with some paving stones missing and cracked, although their mossiness makes the stairs feel mysterious and perhaps slightly haunted. Jen St. Denis reports our latest edition of Place Detective. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published March 24, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/03/24/Whimsical-Statues-Place-Detective/

To appreciate our new world disorder with its daily menu of betrayals, threats and tariffs, we require an honest vocabulary. So let’s call a spade a spade and name the words we need. Words like “revolution.” “Führer democracy.” “Mafia state.” “Orbánization.” Andrew Nikiforuk, Tyee contributing editor, writes. Published March 24, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/03/24/Revolution-Destroyers-Demands-New-Names/