The tone and timing of Chrystia Freeland’s resignation seems carefully designed to cause the most chaos within the government. It seems not so much a statement on Freeland’s future as an attempt to remove a sitting prime minister. Sam Routley writes. Sam is a PhD candidate in political science at Western University. Published Dec. 18, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/17/Freeland-Topple-Trudeau-Now-What/

Vancouver’s big plan for Broadway has just gotten bigger — worrying locals concerned about the scale of change and the displacement of renters as the city invites development into its “second downtown.” Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 17, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/17/Vancouver-Broadway-Plan-Boost-Cost/

Returned to office with the narrowest possible majority, B.C. Premier David Eby has had several weeks now to reflect on why October’s provincial election was so close. Tyee legislative bureau chief Andrew MacLeod interviews. Published Dec. 17, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/17/David-Eby-Political-Near-Death-Experience/

In one fell swoop, Donald Trump has turned Canadian politics upside down. The Trudeau cabinet is coming apart at the seams, with the shocking departure of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Michael Harris on where that leaves the Liberals. Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/16/Trump-Freeland-Trudeau-Freefall/

For more than two decades, Push International Performing Arts Festival has been the Lower Mainland’s signature, mid-winter cultural event delivering audacious, innovative, contemporary works of live art by acclaimed local, national and international artists. This year’s festival, returning to Vancouver in the New Year from Jan. 23 to Feb. 9, features dynamic and radical genre-bending works. By PuSh Festival. 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 Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2024/12/16/Contest-PuSh-Fest/

Dale McFee, chief of the Edmonton Police Service, will soon take over as Alberta’s chief bureaucop — pardon me, bureaucrat — Premier Danielle Smith announced Friday, surprising absolutely no one. David J. Climenhaga writes. David J. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/16/Police-Get-Ally-Alberta-Public-Service/

The BC College of Social Workers has suspended a member who is a follower of “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, who claims to be a member of an advanced alien race with supreme powers. Have we hit peak weird, Doc Steve? Steve Burgess advises. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/16/Please-Advise-Have-We-Hit-Peak-Weird/

Fans of cryptocurrency were in Vancouver council chambers Thursday to support Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to make Vancouver a “bitcoin-friendly” city, a proposal that sparked strong reactions from both lovers and haters of bitcoin. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Dec. 16, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/16/Vancouver-Mayor-Really-Into-Bitcoin/

Children of diasporas seem to speak a shared language — one that consists of nostalgia for a place that may never have been our home and a sense of straddling two or more worlds. Paloma Pacheco writes for the Weekender. Paloma is a Vancouver-based journalist who writes about art, culture, social issues and how humans and the natural world interact. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/13/Children-Diasporas-Home-Hard-Find/

A triumph for Indigenous women: A Whistler exhibition showcases their talents as carvers. It goes against the grain of history that erased their contributions. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published Dec. 13, 2024. https://preview.thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/12/13/Curve-Triumph-Indigenous-Women-Carvers/