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Allegations that the UCP pressured Alberta Health Services to accept exorbitant contracts to operate chartered surgical facilities have dominated the news in Alberta since February. But lost in the conversation is how Alberta’s increasing reliance on for-profit service delivery got us here.

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“I couldn’t help feeling turned off by the guys who called themselves ‘dopeless hope-fiends.’ I was more comfortable with the skeptics at the back of the class. The guys who’d whisper ‘Don’t relapse without me’ after the meeting.” An excerpt of @garthmullins.bsky.social’s new book “Crackdown.”

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When the sawmills closed in Vanderhoof and Fort St. John last year, hundreds of jobs were lost. The closures underscore a long downturn in logging jobs as climate change, invasive beetles and high U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber push forestry employers out of B.C. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports.

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“I’ve never experienced so much emotion at the doorstep.” Voters have a choice, said Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May. “People who are afraid either of Donald Trump or Pierre Poilievre, just take a deep breath and choose the candidate that you think will do the best job.” #CdnElxn2025

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Longtime Tyee readers may remember way back when the political nerds in our newsroom cooked up a lighthearted way to have some fun with our political leaders. We figured politicians play with us all the time, so how about we play back? thetyee.ca/About/Nation...

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“As Canada careens into a fresh round of anti-drug policies where politicians promise more policing and fewer services to keep people who use drugs safe, ‘Crackdown’ is an important read.”

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The Pain-Racked Patients Alberta's Orthopedic Surgery Centre Won't Take via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

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As a social worker, I really appreciate the role the Tyee plays in BC.

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It couldn't be more important to support Canadian owned independent investigative journalism, than it is today. A small monthly investment supports Canadian journalists to bring us the truth. Highly recommend @thetyee.ca The Conservatives' Last Gambit: Smear Carney

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If you missed my @thetyee.ca interview with the incredible Thao Lam about her adorable new picture book, Everybelly, no you didn't thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

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Sean Orr (@seanorr.bsky.social), a political freshman who campaigned successfully on a promise to “grill Ken Sim,” had not even been sworn in before he was publicly smeared by the mayor. @harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews the new Vancouver councillor. #vanpoli

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B.C. has been illegally detaining some of the province’s most marginalized people using a law that doesn’t actually permit that practice, says British Columbia Humans Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.

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Don MacKinnon is one of more than 1,400 complex surgical patients on a waiting list at the Orthopedic Surgery Centre, or OSC, a 56-bed stand-alone clinic operated by Alberta Health Services at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. @charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports.

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Having failed to win over voters’ minds with his plans and promises, the new game for Pierre Poilievre will be to trash Mark Carney — the classic far-right politics of personal destruction. The process has already begun. Michael Harris writes. #CdnElxn2025

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“It doesn’t matter if the CBC is good or bad, it’s both. It is ours, and it is us.”

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A 2024 fire consumed the Whale Interpretive Centre. How do you rebuild a collection that grew organically over years? 🐋

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“‘Everybelly’ is a wonderful reminder that our children love our bodies as they are, and we should too.”

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As Canadians boycott American goods and cancel their U.S. travel, Canadian cinema: this is your moment! 🇨🇦🎞

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Maybe this election feels more dire drama than comedy — but we all need to... breathe. And even smile. So we’re bringing back our political paper dolls. 👔🧥🧦 Become a Tyee Builder before April 18 and we’ll send you a set to showcase on your fridge or corkboard. support.thetyee.ca?utm_source=b...

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Mark Carney’s Liberals have promised to invest in skilled trades, but so far, it’s crickets on struggling university programs. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #CdnElxn2025

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“I’ll be blunt: after 80 long years, we need to bring back conscription — and fast. “But I’m not in love with the idea.” @crof.bsky.social writes.

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Todd Caldecott made this sign about Aaron Gunn, the Conservative candidate in his riding under fire for comments on residential schools. The signs were ripped down.

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“We will axe the tax for everyone, for everywhere, for everything.” With Canada’s consumer carbon price in the dustbin, the country’s biggest oil and gas companies asked prospective governments to scrap their industrial carbon price too. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was happy to oblige.

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Policymakers concerned for survivors of intimate partner violence could take many steps, such as funding a variety of effective prevention programs. But Pierre Poilievre’s approach appears to centre the offender — not the victim. Experts write. #CdnElxn2025

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The shortlist for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes is here! Congratulations to the finalists — many of whom The Tyee has covered this past year. Check out our thread below for interviews and reviews featuring the award-nominated authors and reads. 🔥📚🧵 bcyukonbookprizes.com/winners-fina...

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“During this election I see one party advocating for the defunding of Canada’s public broadcaster. “Perhaps you need to have grown up with Fox News in your household to understand the urgency of this issue.” @willshelling.bsky.social writes. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia

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“We have received freedom here but cannot fully feel it. “In my last dispatch, I’ll explain what that tension is like for some Ukrainians. And why I am writing this from Italy, where I’ve come to ponder whether my future lies in Canada after all.” Yuriy Umansky writes.

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If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.” The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration. Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.

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Reporters rarely want to be the story. But the Conservative party’s tight grasp on the media’s ability to ask basic questions has been increasingly gaining the spotlight during the current federal election. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia

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As the federal election campaign unfolds, a concerning pattern is emerging in Western Canada: some high-profile conservatives retreating from national coalition-building in favour of grievance politics. @drjaredwesley.bsky.social writes.

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In the wake of South Korea’s historic admission, author Jenny Heijun Wills on South Korea’s adoption “fraud,” trauma-bonding with other victims, fixing the unfixable and more. @harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews.

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Maybe this election feels more dire drama than comedy — but we all need to... breathe. And even smile. So we’re bringing back our political paper dolls. 👔🧥🧦 Become a Tyee Builder before April 18 and we’ll send you a set to showcase on your fridge or corkboard. support.thetyee.ca?utm_source=b...

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NDP Premier David Eby met with Prime Minister Mark Carney Monday to talk about the response to Trump tariffs. Eby has said he supports the “Team Canada” approach to tariffs, but he’s still on “Team Orange” for the election campaign. #CdnElxn2025

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While surveys can help school districts define their priorities, they also sometimes land trustees in hot water by seemingly pitting students’ educational needs against each other. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #bced

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Desperate times require unorthodox methods.

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If elected, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would approve LNG Canada’s second phase, an expansion of the Kitimat gas processing facility that would double its export capacity. The only problem: the project’s already approved. @amandafollett.bsky.social reports.

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Sure, this election is being fought under the shadow of U.S. aggression toward Canada. But it didn’t take long for leaders to turn to the very Canadian problem that has dominated elections for years. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #CdnElxn2025

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Alberta’s Danielle Smith is Schrödinger’s premier. Like the cat of the famous thought experiment, she exists in two opposing states simultaneously. Or tries to. 🐈📦 Graham Thomson writes. #abpoli

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The union says blood tests and other diagnostic tests should be part of the public health-care system.

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Reversing the ban could pave the way for projects like Northern Gateway, which faced fierce opposition in Skeena-Bulkley Valley.

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Poilievre has vowed to defund Canada’s public broadcaster. Try covering that.

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