Is B.C.’s wolf cull setting the stage for a disaster? A hunt to protect caribou could increase the spread of a horrific disease, researchers warn. 🐺
On Nov. 8, as Irene Alec walked along downtown Burns Lake, she stooped to pick up a green cloth shopping bag that was lying in the road and placed it on the sidewalk. Moments later, she found herself handcuffed in the back of an RCMP vehicle. image
Stephen Harper, former PM and author of the Firewall Letter urging Alberta to pull out of CPP, has been handed the keys to AIMCo, home to public sector union workers’ pension savings. #abpoli #canpoli image
A curriculum framework calling on teachers to promote Alberta’s #OilAndGas industry to schoolchildren was quietly published months ago, to the surprise of experts and the opposition. Angela Amato and Carly Penrose report. An investigation with the @npub1364s...u672. image
“Fascism is not a static artifact wearing a brown shirt. “This damnable political force evolves like a COVID virus with ever-changing variants. “It is not so much a definable political choice as it is a conditioned response to disorder.”
It’s more or less over. Trump won. The worst campaign, run by the worst candidate, backed by all the worst people. Only in America. #uspoli image
The election was rough. The struggle to govern for the common good will be rougher. Paul Willcocks writes. #BCElxn2024 image
Join The Tyee Saturday night for live election results! Thanks to new machines that tabulate votes, results are expected within an hour of polls closing at 8 p.m. tomorrow. We’ll be updating our coverage throughout the night. #BCElxn2024
“What can I tell you about my cherished friend Stan Persky, who died on Oct. 15, in Berlin? “His writing was sharp, his advocacy principled. When I needed help, his generosity shone.” Tom Sandborn writes. image
🚏 “A troubling trend has emerged in media: journalists leaving their ivory towers to ride public transit, only to report their discomfort at seeing people in crisis.” Jeremy Appel writes. #CdnMedia