After five days of testimony, a picture is emerging of a sector that depends on home share providers taking on significant responsibility for low pay, with limited support. Andrew MacLeod reports. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Jan. 20, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/20/Inquest-Shedding-Light-CLBC-Failures/

The authors of a new study on the connections between stimulants, heart disease and fatal overdoses recommend that clinicians pay more attention to circulatory diseases for people who use drugs. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Jan. 20, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/20/If-You-Use-Stimulants-Talk-Doctor-Heart-Health/

As living costs rise, good public transit can help. So why is Alberta putting the brakes on a key light-rail project? Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published Jan. 20, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/20/As-Living-Costs-Rise-Good-Public-Transit-Can-Help/

In 2005, Poilievre voted against same sex marriage. In 2008, he questioned compensating Indigenous residential school survivors. In 2014, he achieved his only legislative accomplishment during the Harper government: passing a bill restricting voting rights. Christopher Holcroft writes. Christopher is a writer and principal of Empower Consulting. Published Jan. 20, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/01/20/Standing-Up-Conservative-Attacks-Diversity/

“I didn’t realize how much I’d been missing vivid hues until I visited ’Spectacle.’” Feast your eyes on the wonders of the world with Tyee culture editor Dorothy Woodend. Published Jan. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/17/Reminder-World-Still-Beautiful/

“For animals and children, it works the same way: you fall in love with them all at once and for no reason, and then you let logic slide away.” Jackie Wong, Tyee senior editor, writes life lessons from a three-gallon tank. Published Jan. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/17/Household-Pets-Human-Flaw-Hope/

“In the five years since the start of the pandemic, in-person connection has been hard to come by for many. But I’ve found connection — and reconnection — in an unlikely place.” Mel Woods on competitive “Magic: The Gathering.” Mel is an award-winning Vancouver-based writer, editor and content creator. Published Jan. 20, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/17/Magic-Gathering/

As the Downtown Eastside lost its attraction as a shopping destination and became the city’s poorest neighbourhood, this building took on a different significance — home to protest as activists fought against drug prohibition. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Jan. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/17/Case-Marijuana-Museum/

Some small rural communities are included in B.C.’s Provincial Rural Retention Incentive. Others, such as Cranbrook and Kimberley, are not. It’s unclear why. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Jan. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/17/BC-Rural-Health-Care-Retention/

The spread of avian flu is being fuelled by large-scale poultry farming, writes Eleanor Boyle. But we can help industry and society move toward food production models that won’t invite disease. Eleanor Boyle writes. Eleanor is a Vancouver-based writer on food policy, sustainable agriculture and diets. Published Jan. 17, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/01/17/Address-Bird-Flu-Reform-Chicken-Farming/