"The thing that emerges most clearly in Knowledge Network’s new limited series “Transplant Stories” is the foundational goodness of humans when the chips are truly down." Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published Nov. 14, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/11/14/Life-Death-World-BC-Organ-Transplants/

“Cities seem to be in worse shape than ever thanks to entrenched neoliberalism, inequality and austerity.” Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Nov. 14, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/14/Problem-Mass-Produced-Urban-Solutions/

“Freedom is not just an absence of evil, but a presence of good.” Timothy Snyder’s latest book offers a bracing lens through which to understand our political moment. Crawford Kilian, Tyee contributing editor, reviews. Published Nov. 14, 2024.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/11/14/Timothy-Snyder-Our-Problem-Is-Us/

He's back! Days after the United Conservative Party fired the Alberta Investment Management Corp. board, former prime minister Stephen Harper appears lined up as new chair. Bad idea, writes David J. Climenhaga. Climenhaga is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Nov. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/11/13/Stephen-Harper-Alberta-Pensions-UCP-AIMCo/

A teenager from the Fraser Health region is in critical condition due to a bird flu infection, likely caused by the H5N1 virus. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Nov. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/13/Bird-Flu-BC-Teen-Critical-Condition/

B.C.’s limits on name changes hurt the vulnerable, say advocates. Limiting access could harm Indigenous people, LGBTQ2S+ people and victims of gender-based violence. Katie Hyslop reports. Katie reports on youth and education for The Tyee. Published Nov. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/13/BC-Limits-Name-Changes-Hurt-Vulnerable/

“I understand now why you’re in Victoria, because you have to help people. Uncle John came to tell me that.” It seems almost everyone has a story about former B.C. premier John Horgan, who died Tuesday at the age of 65. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published Nov. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/11/12/John-Horgan-People-Politician/

“I understand now why you’re in Victoria, because you have to help people. Uncle John came to tell me that.” It seems almost everyone has a story about former B.C. premier John Horgan, who died Tuesday at the age of 65. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published Nov. 13, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/13/Everyone-Has-John-Horgan-Story/

B.C. premiers have had a rough go of it in recent decades. Each in turn seem to come a cropper, resulting in resignations, defeats, parody, ridicule. Not John Horgan. Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Nov. 12, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/11/12/John-Horgan-People-Politician/

Late night TV host Stephen Colbert called Pierre Poilievre “Canada’s Trump.” If that’s true, will we see the Conservative leader adopt more Trump tactics? Such as threatening firing squads in makeup like a four-year-old who just found Mom’s purse? Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Nov. 12, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/11/12/Should-Canadians-Fear-Return-Trump/