Finance Minister Nate Horner rose in the Alberta legislature Thursday afternoon and delivered a budget speech that reflects the rock and the hard place the United Conservative Party government has found itself between. David J. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published on Feb. 28, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/28/Alberta-Budget-2025-Deficit-Tariffs/

The B.C. Conservatives have a Trump problem that goes far beyond the five dissident MLAs who refused to condemn his tariffs and support a united Canadian response. It starts with leader John Rustad, who genuinely seems to believe that appeasement will work with Donald Trump, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Paul Willcocks is a senior editor at The Tyee. Published on Feb. 28, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/28/Which-Side-John-Rustad/

B.C.’s forested ecosystems are becoming increasingly threadbare, and in some regions particularly hard hit by development, they’re on the verge of collapse. In that context, B.C.’s forest landscape planning system “is sort of like moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic.”

Zoë Yunker is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published on Feb. 28, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/28/Inside-New-Plans-BC-Forests/

Shane Parrish, Mike Murchison and Lucy Hargreaves are supporters of Build Canada who say they want a Canadian version of Elon Musk’s controversial DOGE. Jen St. Denis is a reporter with The Tyee. Published on Feb. 28, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/28/Tech-CEOs-DOGE-Canada/

One of Canada’s foremost defamation law experts says a sweeping interim injunction granted by an Alberta judge against the Breakdown, a popular web-based political commentary show, “is vulnerable to either being set aside or significantly modified” in a court hearing Friday. Charles Rusnell is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published on Feb. 28, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/27/Breakdown-MHCare-Legal-Battle-Close-Look/

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has revealed a new policing initiative for the Downtown Eastside: Task Force Barrage. But Sim’s vision has many Downtown Eastside residents on edge. Christopher Cheung reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published on Feb. 27, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/27/Vancouver-Poorest-Area-Policing-Barrage/

B.C.’s labour minister on how she plans to address a wide range of labour issues right as the United States slams Canada with a slew of hostile trade policies. Isaac Phan Nay is The Tyee’s labour reporter. Published on Feb. 27, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/27/Jennifer-Whiteside-Interview/

B.C. Premier David Eby said Wednesday he raised with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the possibility of targeting shipments of coal from the United States as a response to President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs. Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s legislative bureau chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Published on Feb. 27, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/27/Eby-Looks-Tariffs-US-Coal-Shipped-BC/

Can anyone stop Mark Carney in his bid to become Liberal leader? Not likely and here’s why. Michael Harris, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published on Feb. 27, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/02/27/Carney-Surge-Looming-Election/

University of Victoria researchers want to know how Canadians are having group sex. The Group Sex Project, launched on Valentine’s Day, asks Canadians about group sex: how to have it safely, what contributes to high-quality health care and what makes a group sex experience positive. Michelle Gamage is The Tyee’s health reporter. Published on Feb. 27, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/26/Group-Sex-First-National-Survey-UVic/