Countdown to E-day Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get it delivered weekday mornings. Happy Thanksgiving. We’re taking one last break before the campaigns move into…
A red alert post from Paul Willcocks: I’ve covered a dozen elections, but this one feels menacingly different. [Editor’s note: With the 2019 Canadian federal election in high gear, The…
A Tyee newsletter about the Canadian federal election. Sort of. I’ve covered a dozen elections, but this one feels menacingly different. [Editor’s note: With the 2019 Canadian federal election in…
An unsubstantiated rumour Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left a former teaching job due to a sex scandal has, for the past week or so, spread like wildfire across the internet.…
By Dick Meisnner-THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct. 9, 2019 5:30 p.m. NEWS Premier John Horgan defended how his chief of staff handled allegations made against the former clerk of the B.C.…
Dear Mayor and Council: I strongly applaud the North Cowichan councillors who defeated, in a 5-2 vote, the proposed rezoning application concerning the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. Your correct decision…
Rarely does one candidate dominate the stage with presence and grace as did NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh “In the winner category, you can put a check…
October 4, 2019 After a second evening of public hearings, North Cowichan Council decided to deny third reading of a bylaw to rezone the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit (VIMC)…
The real ‘Back Story’ about the saga of the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit has yet to be fully disclosed by the past or present North Cowichan mayor and council. Former…
Edward Snowden September 21 2019, 2:00 a.m. While working for the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden helped build a system to enable the United States government to capture all phone…
The junk food industry has a new product they are offering in exchange for your health and finances. Using strategies to position it as a healthy alternative for natural meat,…
The September 20 to 27 worldwide climate week is a dream-come-true, a fairytale of sorts, a week which is tailor-made for climate activists. Just a year ago, who could…
Justin Trudeau held a press conference Tuesday morning in Burnaby, B.C., calling climate change “our great global challenge.” As he touted the Liberals’ commitment to a green energy transition, slammed…
Calls for a clean energy transition, resounding in political conversations and street demonstrations around the globe right now, are a clear response to the growing climate emergency. But they can…
What to Read When the World is On Fire The new wave of climate change writing BY ARNO KOPECKY ILLUSTRATION BY MARIA NGUYEN Updated 11:23, Sep. 24, 2019 | Published…
You are invited to the Grand Opening of the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society’s 30th anniversary Viewing Tower at the S’amuna’/Somenos Open Air Classroom 6043 Trans-Canada Highway, north of Duncan, BC…
By Fatima Syed in Analysis, Politics Election 2019 NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa on Oct. 17, 2017. Photo by Alex Tétreault If you have been paying close attention to…
