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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.

28/10/25
Author: 
John Woodside
Travis Olson, Aliya Hirji, Rav Singh, and Chloe Tse, with support from Goldblatt Partners LLP and Ecojustice, are challenging the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in court. Photo by Joshua Best / Courtesy of Ecojustice

Oct. 27, 2025

Travis Olson, a 22-year-old from Camrose, Alta., is worried that his pension is at risk from climate breakdown and has joined three other young people and two law firms to hold the Canada Pension Plan accountable.

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