DanceHouse, in partnership with Canada Ice Dance Theatre, presents the Vancouver premiere of Le Patin Libre’s thrilling Murmuration. Published on Feb. 24, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/02/24/Contest-DanceHouse-Murmuration/

Starting Saturday morning, March 1, the newest newsletter in The Tyee universe will be delivered to subscribers. Jackie Wong is a senior editor at The Tyee and edits the Weekender. Published on Feb. 24, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2025/02/24/Look-Lively-Weekender-Newsletter/

Some of Poilievre’s voting base are strong supporters of Trump, despite the U.S. president’s growing hostility towards Canada. But many other voters have been repulsed by Trump’s repeated threats to Canadian sovereignty, and that may be having an impact on support for the Conservatives. Jen St. Denis is a reporter with The Tyee. Published on Feb. 24, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/24/Poilievre-Has-Trump-Problem/

Comedy is about more than getting a laugh — it’s a way for marginalized people to challenge and reclaim social power. Phoebe Fuller is a journalist and writer based in Vancouver. She likes writing about LGBTQ2S+ stories, labour issues and all things screens. Published on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/21/It-OK-You-Can-Laugh/

Comedy is about more than getting a laugh — it’s a way for marginalized people to challenge and reclaim social power. Phoebe Fuller is a journalist and writer based in Vancouver. She likes writing about LGBTQ2S+ stories, labour issues and all things screens. Published on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/21/It-OK-You-Can-Laugh/

More than anything, this real estate reality show’s outsized opulence drowns out the many moments when I’m uncomfortably confronted with the real-life wealth disparities all around me. Sarah Krichel is The Tyee’s social media manager. Published on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/21/Selling-Sunset-Escapism-Wearing-Thin/

In ‘Searching for Serafim,’ out now from Arsenal Pulp Press, author Ruby Smith Díaz draws from historical documents to form an insightful critique of the role that settler colonialism and anti-Black racism played in Serafim “Joe” Fortes publicized story. Ruby Smith Díaz is an Afro-Latina multidisciplinary artist, educator and award-winning body-positive personal trainer. Published on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/21/What-Made-Vancouver-First-Lifeguard-Exceptional/

I believe we need to blow up the outdated, embedded public stereotypes of art and culture, and fashion a wholesale public reimagining of what the sector can really do. And this is the perfect time to do it. Max Wyman is a writer and cultural commentator based in Vancouver. His most recent book is The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy (Cormorant Books). Published on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/02/21/To-Save-Arts-Blow-Up-Old-Ways/

A multimillionaire Edmonton businessman at the centre of a United Conservative Party government scandal involving allegations of corruption within Alberta Health Services’ procurement system bought a property last spring and sold it three months later to the province, netting a profit of $300,000. Charles Rusnell is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton. Published on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/21/Mraiche-Profited-Quick-Sale-Property-UCP-Government/

The 2024 presidential election was fought on the issue of fascism versus democracy, and, in a democratic vote, democracy lost. Millions of Americans are now protesting in the streets to restore democracy, and Canadians see a similar struggle looming in our next federal election. But both we and the Americans should pause and consider what exactly we mean by “democracy.” Crawford Kilian is a contributing editor of The Tyee. Published on Feb. 21, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/02/21/Time-Reboot-American-Democracy/