Thanks to a new deal between B.C. and Canada, all provincial grade-school students will soon have better access to free breakfast and lunch. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published March 12, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/12/Feds-Boost-BC-School-Food-Program/

This is a moment for courage and candour, responsibility and resolve, for rallying behind that which makes us stronger and calling out those who would make us weaker. Christopher Holcroft writes. Christopher is a writer and principal of Empower Consulting. Published March 12, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/12/Canada-Fight-Life/

The idea to make an all-Canadian cocktail list came to Michaela Kafer in the most Canadian of ways. “On a sleigh ride.” Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published March 11, 2025.

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Just hours after U.S. President Trump’s imposed short-lived but sweeping tariffs across the country last Tuesday, B.C. Premier Eby took the stage to announce a budget intended to weather incoming economic storms, including ramping up resource development like mining and gas extraction. Zoë Yunker reports. Zoë is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published March 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/11/Ecosystem-Protection-Took-Hit-BC-Budget/

A force to be reckoned with for over 60 years, one of folk and popular music’s most iconic voices comes to the stage of New Westminster’s Massey Theatre on March 30. By Ciwko & Cristall. 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 11, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/03/11/See-Judy-Collins-Live-Concert/

Three MLAs who have parted with the Conservative Party of BC said Monday that they will sit in the legislature as Independents for now. Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee's legislative bureau chief, reports. Published March 11, 2025.

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A Christian liberal arts university in the heart of B.C.’s Bible Belt has responded to allegations that the son of its president runs an influential white supremacist X account. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published March 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/10/Racist-X-Account-BC-Roots/

Carney’s victory was expected. Perhaps that’s why he won. People are craving a bit of predictability. They want day to follow night, flowers to bloom in spring, American states to total 50. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published March 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/10/Please-Advise-Mark-Carney/

The Anahim Connector would be more than an optional escape route. It would slice between the Tweedsmuir and Itcha-Ilgachuz woodland caribou herds, two populations whose numbers are already vastly diminished due to decades of logging activity. Ben Parfitt reports. Ben is a reporter at The Tyee covering forestry and resource-related issues. Published March 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/10/Best-Way-Save-Caribou/

Employers have increasingly turned to self-recorded interviews to screen candidates. They sign on to a website, answer questions and then are screened by someone who watches the video. Or, increasingly, by an AI bot. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac reports on labour for The Tyee. Published March 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/03/10/Will-AI-Bot-Decide-Job/