Andrew Nikiforuk: Unfortunately, these claims that nuclear power can provide cheap energy security or reverse the persistent failure of national and global policies to reduce CO2 emissions is an illusion. #abpoli #canpoli

Some good news for a change... I wrote about how a Seattle-based company is piloting a way to turn compostable diapers into climate friendly biochar and deal with a portion of the 20 billion diapers that end up in North American landfills. My latest for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/20...

Hey, here's some good news for a change! I wrote about a Seattle company turning diapers into climate-friendly biochar...

The Eric Woodward Foundation, established as a non-profit in 2019, announced some donations in its first few years, then took over the Fort Langley Cranberry Festival in 2020. But it never registered as a charity and no charitable commitments have been announced since Woodward became mayor.

@steveburgess53.bsky.social: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra wants more courtesy from Canadians? Fine, Pete. Next time you see a sign reading “Piss off, neighbour,” maybe we’ll drop the “u.” #uspoli #canpoli

#WhatWorks: Since 2023, Diaper Stork has offered compostable diapers to customers. More recently, it piloted a high-heat process to turn compostable diapers into biochar — a substance that can be used for fertilizer and even to purify water. @andyengelson.bsky.social reports. 👶🧷

Five months after Premier David Eby directed the B.C. government to cancel U.S. contracts wherever possible, the work has fallen short of what he had wanted. Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli #canpoli #uspoli

“For one’s own sake as much as one’s children, there is value in keeping your powder dry.” 📺

“The trick will be to find a mix of engineering ambition and lawyerly caution that will enable us to survive a century of drought, flood, war and migration.”

The new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum on SFU’s Burnaby Mountain campus marks the beginning of a new legacy for the university. #TyeePresents

“I am no saint, to be sure, but contemporary rudeness stands out to me like a sunflower in a field of daisies: obvious and wrong.” 🌻🗯️

“There are worse examples a young person could follow.” 🎬 #RobertRedford

Using airships, we could build research stations and military bases with ease, patrol the Arctic Ocean and rescue whole communities in the event of wildfires, writes @crof.bsky.social.

“Misogyny, sometimes we don’t see it, we don’t identify it. It’s just part of our daily existence.”

Given the extreme nature of many of Charlie Kirk’s comments, the simple act of rising for a standing ovation in response to his death has taken on significance. #canpoli #uspoli

In recent months, B.C. has witnessed more than isolated tragedies. These are alarms exposing the lie that violence in the home is a private matter. Its costs are public and its consequences are everywhere. Angela Marie MacDougall writes. #bcpoli

When city workers confiscate personal belongings like tents and harm reduction supplies from people sheltering on the street, it increases their risk of non-fatal overdose and physical and sexual violence, according to a new study. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.

The Global news layoffs of 45 workers in B.C. and Alberta, including 26 journalists, speak to dwindling confidence that online content and advertising might save mass media and large-scale journalism, writes @tyolsen.bsky.social. 📰 #CdnMedia

The second American Revolution now has a martyr, and his name is Charlie Kirk. Andrew Nikiforuk writes. 🇺🇸 #uspoli #canpoli

I often get asked how @thetyee.ca makes it work in a struggling media landscape. The secret sauce: innovation and our dedicated readers. 👇🏻 thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

“I don’t think we fully understand how he’s considered an enormous cultural figure because he links Christianity and the right.” #uspoli

Canada also has police brutality, anti-Black racism and transphobia, says one expert. But it differs from the U.S. in two ways: laws against hate speech and fewer guns. #uspoli #canpoli

A recent StatCan study shows nearly 60% of temporary foreign workers in health care transitioned to permanent residency. More than half of those workers stayed in the sector five years after obtaining permanent status. #canlab

Premier Smith touts new citizenship markers on driver’s licenses and provincial IDs as means of preserving “election integrity” and “streamlining services.” Those justifications aren't borne out by evidence, leading critics to conclude there's an ulterior motive. @jaredwesley.ca writes. #abpoli

For those in and around the journalism industry, the assumption is that running a news publication nowadays is a doomed enterprise. So when we get to tell people our recent experience is quite the opposite, the look of confusion is very fun. “But... how?” 🧵

Internal documents obtained by the @theijf.org show that thousands of calls referred to Health Link were returned to EMS after the patient’s needs were determined to be serious and thousands more were sent back to EMS because of “transport needs.” #abpoli

The B.C. government has granted an environmental assessment certificate to Ksi Lisims LNG, a gas export facility that will connect to the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline. The decision comes a week after medical professionals called on B.C. to halt further expansion. Our Sept. 11 report:

Three months into the fiscal year, the B.C. government is forecasting a record deficit that would be even larger if lost carbon tax revenue weren’t temporarily offset by a windfall from a successful lawsuit against tobacco companies. Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli

The opening of the landmark Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum on Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus marks the beginning of a new cultural legacy for the university. #TyeePresents #Sponsored

The YMCA closures of its infant and toddler care programs at the West Sechelt and Gibsons locations cut 16 spots from a region already strapped for child care. Some parents say the closure has upended their lives and at least a dozen won’t be able to head back to work. #bclab #bcpoli

An Abacus poll found two-thirds of Canadians think it is time for a change. But only 36% said they thought there was a viable alternative. Why have Carney and his party arrived in this odd spot? Michael Harris writes. #canpoli

Dark fairy tales have replaced the shining myth of American nationhood. @steveburgess53.bsky.social writes. #uspoli

What happened after Canadian journalist @rachelgilmore.bsky.social posted about the potential repercussions of Kirk’s murder: doxxing and violent threats thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

“Together, we can demand that Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: injustice, violence and climate destruction — or a just and safe future for all of us.” #canpoli

@viffest.bsky.social is back. No matter what you’re interested in, there’s a series for you. 🎞️ #TyeePresents #Sponsored

“We’ve crossed a dangerous line when it comes to threats against journalists for doing their jobs. It shouldn’t take an immense amount of bravery to state well-grounded views, and journalists should not have to fear for their lives after speaking up.” #canpoli #uspoli #CdnMedia

WorkSafeBC investigated suspicions that workers at the #SiteC dam were discouraged from reporting injuries, but in May cleared the project. Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli

Julietta Singh and Chase Joynt’s documentary explores the histories a home can hold and the complicated web of relationships contained therein.

“‘Hot Air’ was about so much more than spinning records.” 🎶

“It’s a beautifully written work of fiction, but don’t be fooled. ‘The Hunger We Pass Down’ is hardly a beach read — unless you’re Wednesday Addams.”

“It’s understandable, especially now, to long for a simpler time, even if that simpler time never really existed.” ⚡️

As the BC General Employees’ Union steps up strike action and the government and union wage a war of words, both sides are looking to win public support. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab

“Any connection that bad actors can draw between trans people and this act of violence will be used to harm and threaten us.” Reprinted from @xtramagazine.com. #uspoli #canpoli

#Wildfire smoke is about as deadly as prostate cancer, says Michael Brauer, co-author of a new Nature study. 🔥

Patrick Condon: The citywide rezoning strategy’s fatal flaw lies in its blind faith that increasing housing supply through streamlined rezoning will magically lower costs. 🏘️ #vanpoli

#Merritt residents displaced by flooding in 2021 have filed a class-action lawsuit against the municipality, alleging the city should have done more to fix dikes it knew were unstable. @tyolsen.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

The combination of Charlie Kirk’s unceasing loyalty to Trump and his increasing popularity among young voters saw him increase his power within conservative circles, Jared Mondschein writes. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

PM Carney is launching the Major Projects Office, which will “identify projects in Canada’s interest and accelerate their development.” The Red Chris mine, which trapped three workers underground for more than 60 hours in July, is on the list. Read @zoeyunker.bsky.social report from last month.

In parallel events held Monday in Vancouver and Smithers, B.C. medical professionals and First Nations leaders called on the provincial government to do a comprehensive study into the health impacts of #LNG production before forging ahead with plans to expand the industry.

“I see Alberta through the lens of its natural resource treasures and how they are being squandered instead of stewarded for the future.”