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03/11/25
Author: 
Christopher Holcroft
Welcome, brave new robots! Prime Minister Mark Carney ignores the dark side of Big Tech’s AI agenda. Photo by Adrian Wyld, the Canadian Press.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is ramping up its drive for artificial intelligence glory while deepening an alignment with Canada’s own “tech bros” movement.

02/11/25
Author: 
Chris Hatch
Hurricane Melissa

Nov. 2, 2025

Bill Gates picked one hell of a moment to release his call for a “strategic pivot” in tackling climate change. “Hell” being the most frequent description of sheltering through the terrifying fury of Hurricane Melissa as it cut across the Caribbean.

01/11/25
Author: 
David Falk
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a Canadian conservative conference she met with the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025 shortly after the 2024 US election. Photo via Alberta government.

Oct. 16, 2025

The Alberta premier said she met with the right-wing think tank because of its influence on the president.

[Tyee Editor’s note: This story is being published in collaboration with DeSmog, a global leader in providing accurate, fact-based information regarding global warming misinformation campaigns.]

01/11/25
Author: 
 Lev Golinkin
CBC Blurs Out Fascist Link

Oct. 30, 2025  • 

Graham Platner’s problem is that he lives just a tad too far south. If the Democratic Senate candidate from Maine wanted to make all the hubbub about his Nazi tattoo go away, all he’d have to do is move to Canada.

The furor over Platner’s Totenkopf, or Death’s Head, tattoo stands in striking contrast to Canada, where both Nazi symbols and a shameful history of aiding Nazis is hushed over or, quite simply, blurred out.

31/10/25
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey is considering a proposal to cut the tax assessments for pipelines in BC, increasing costs for others who pay property tax. Photo via Coastal GasLink.

Oct. 31, 2025

After a Tyee report, the legislature grapples with a change that could cost homeowners.

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said she shares the worry that other taxpayers could pay for a large cut in property taxes for pipeline companies.

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