The word for that moment when a lesbian/LGBTQ+ rights advocate defects from a party to the Conservative Party of BC — which itself has attacked sexual orientation and gender identity school programs?

Politics. Steve Burgess writes. 🏳️‍🌈📷
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#ICYMI : Zuckerberg owned by his *own* AI bot. It advised him to “engage in negotiations with news publishers to ensure fair compensation for their content,” and that Facebook’s refusal can “hurt their ability to produce publicly available data I use.”
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One reason to support The Tyee? You value our journalism. Bonus reason? Merch. thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/…

.David Climenhaga: Alberta’s energy war room stumbled from failure to embarrassment.

Now, Premier Danielle Smith says the war room is being folded into government because “the province should lead the fight to message for the oil and gas industry.”

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The extreme weather of climate change hits residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside differently.

They may be exposed while living on the streets, during the day when shelters aren’t open, or in the neighbourhood’s aging single-room occupancies.

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His father escaped a Nazi railcar. He learned the strength to resist. Yvon Raoul on the deep roots of his rebellion.
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.David Climenhaga: Alberta’s energy war room stumbled from failure to embarrassment.

Now, Premier Danielle Smith says the war room is being folded into government because “the province should lead the fight to message for the oil and gas industry.”

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Thank you Christopher Cheung ✍️ for this timely & important piece on how climate change is adversely impacting residents in the #DTES who’ve contributed the least to it ☀️💨☔️ Union Gospel Mission UBC Learning Exchange

I spent this week in Prince George, where a trial is underway for two RCMP officers charged with obstruction following the death of Dale Culver.

It started 3 days late as the judge heard an application from defence to not allow officer notes as evidence.
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“The study of women in politics now is less about understanding the intricacies of nomination contests and more about documenting and theorizing the gender-based violence women in politics experience,” political science professor Lisa Young writes.
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The extreme weather of climate change hits residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside differently.

They may be exposed while living on the streets, during the day when shelters aren’t open, or in the neighbourhood’s aging single-room occupancies.

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Nearly seven years after her father died while in police custody, Lily Speed-Namox was at the Prince George courthouse yesterday morning as the trial got underway for two RCMP officers charged with attempting to obstruct justice following his death.
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It’s here.

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is reopening after an 18-month closure with a complete rebuilding of its iconic Great Hall.

Win four tickets with The Tyee. 🏛🎟
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His father escaped a Nazi railcar. He learned the strength to resist. Yvon Raoul on the deep roots of his rebellion.

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The recent report suggesting years of foreign interference with our democratic processes has us scanning for global culprits. But we must also investigate ourselves, Crawford Kilian writes.

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“Is this an ad from the bank, or am I in trouble?” No matter how young, “translator kids” are tasked with translating everything. 💬
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School districts are growing, enrolment is up. And yet, thanks to inflation, schools are still facing steep budget cuts. 🏫💰 #bced #vaned

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.Jacob Leung, who wrote for us via the Read Mercer, has won the CJF-FJC bursary for BIPOC students! Congrats, Jacob 🎉

You can read some of his Tyee works in this series on queer mental health here:

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“Is this an ad from the bank, or am I in trouble?” No matter how young, “translator kids” are tasked with translating everything. 💬
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Municipalities across B.C. are raising concerns about how the province has mandated a one-size-fits-all approach requiring rushed rezoning, banning public hearings.

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