The Alberta government is criminalizing protest, says the Alberta Federation of Labour, after the governing UCP introduced amendments to its Critical Infrastructure Defence Act that could bar health-care workers from picketing hospitals. Tim Rauf reports. Tim is an Alberta-based science writer. Published Dec. 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/10/Alberta-Targeting-Health-Care-Workers-Right-Strike/

A decade after one of Canada’s worst mining disasters resulted in the dumping of billions of litres of toxic waste into the Fraser watershed, Vancouver-based mining company Imperial Metals has been charged under the federal Fisheries Act. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published Dec. 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/10/Mount-Polley-Disaster-Consequences/

The Alberta government is criminalizing protest, says the Alberta Federation of Labour, after the governing UCP introduced amendments to its Critical Infrastructure Defence Act that could bar health-care workers from picketing hospitals. Tim Rauf writes. Tim is an Alberta-based science writer. Published Dec. 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/12/10/Alberta-Targeting-Health-Care-Workers-Right-Strike/

As many British Columbians don’t have a family doctor, University of British Columbia medical students are offering free, online preventive-health coaching to all adults in the province. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Dec. 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/10/UBC-Med-Students-Free-Coaching-Staying-Healthy/

Statistics Canada recently released its labour force data for November. How did we get both higher employment and higher unemployment at the same time? The answer lies on the supply side of the labour market. Jim Stanford explains. Jim is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver. Published Dec. 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/10/Unemployment-Canada-Worse-Looks/

Faced with a dramatic drop in international students and a loss of tuition fees, Vancouver’s Langara College is planning a major restructuring. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published Dec. 10, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/10/BC-College-Lost-International-Students/

That was fast. Less than a month after Conservative Party of British Columbia MLAs were sworn in, leader John Rustad is facing a caucus rebellion. Paul Willcocks writes. Paul is a senior editor at The Tyee. Published Dec. 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/09/Already-Revolt-Rustad-Party/

This holiday, one lucky Tyee reader will get the opportunity to see Baroque classical music brought to life. By Early Music Vancouver. 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. 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2024/12/09/Contest-Bach-Cantata/

In a Tyee interview, Alberta’s premier discusses the “Turkish Tylenol” fiasco and who’s got all that public money. Graham Thomson writes. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a freelancer. Published Dec. 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/12/09/Question-Danielle-Smith-Struggles-Answer/

There’s a reason these multi-billionaires want us to believe fact-based, well-sourced reporting is dying. They actually want it dead. And they are doing their best to make it happen. David Beers, Tyee editor-in-chief, writes. Published Dec. 9, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/12/09/Billionaire-Overlords-Journalism-Death-Fight-Back/