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Man on strike at Extra Foods
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On BC's longest running picket line, Extra Foods workers in Maple Ridge can't get owners to the table, but they're not giving up. A slide show with voices. Read more »

By Justin Langille, 10 Sep 2010

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Pink slip

Axe Falls on Officer who Nixed Libs' HST Budget Mailer

Linda Johnson's job eliminated by politically appointed interim Elections BC chief.

By Andrew MacLeod, 10 Sep 2010

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Vancouver Canuck Sedin twins

Sportsnet One Screens out the Sedins

Did we really need another sports station? One that carries Canuck games we can't see?

By Steve Burgess, 10 Sep 2010

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We Can Have Green Jobs If Politicians Hear Us

BlueGreen Alliance director leading the charge in US speaks in Vancouver tonight.

By David Foster, 10 Sep 2010

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Blockbuster Poem VII

This week, feel the cold grip of automation.

By Larissa Lai, 10 Sep 2010

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Map of unconventional oil reserves

Canada Helps Create an Oil Sands World

Alberta is showing the way for nations with similar reserves. Brace for a global 'age of tough oil.'

By Geoff Dembicki, 9 Sep 2010

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Ten Books to Read on the Job

Want to understand the shifting world of work? Read these works. Recommended by BC leaders in the field of labour.

By Justin Langille, 9 Sep 2010

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Andrew Nikiforuk

Tar Sands Expert Nikiforuk to Speak at UBC

Tyee writer-in residence will reveal 'Who Regulates Canada's Oil Patch, and for Whom?'

By David Beers, 9 Sep 2010

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Vancouver band Fine Mist

Dancing With Tears in My Eyes

Vancouver synth duo Fine Mist mingles beats with broken hearts.

By Alex Hudson, 9 Sep 2010

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Employment centre director Melanie Hardy
A Tyee Series

When Two Jobs Aren't Enough

Thousands in BC lack the full time, decent paying jobs they seek. Walk a mile on their treadmill.

By Justin Langille, 8 Sep 2010

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Protest over Langley school cuts

The 'Double-Whammy' Facing Langley's Schools

Tight provincial spending plus a deficit of at least $13.5 million equal anger, accusations and a tense wait for the auditor's verdict.

By Katie Hyslop, 8 Sep 2010

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The Community Media Fund that Never Was

The CRTC had a perfect chance to strengthen local independents. It failed.

By Steve Anderson and Lindsey Pinto, 8 Sep 2010

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Teachers Mark Beadet and Nicole Beaudet, BCTF rally
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'Biggest Rollback of Worker Rights in Canadian History'

That's how one scholar terms Campbell-era policies. Part two of the decade's top 10 labour stories.

By Tom Sandborn, 7 Sep 2010

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Tug of war with a laptop

Prying Loose the Grip of Broadband Giants

Three key competition concerns driving CRTC Internet provider policy.

By Michael Geist, 7 Sep 2010

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Come Clean, Premier Campbell

HST questions for BC Liberals after censored documents released draw unbelievable answers.

By Bill Tieleman, 7 Sep 2010

books

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma

What Makes a Master Teacher?

Geniuses like Yo Yo Ma and their mentors are profiled in 'Talent Abounds.' For the rest of us sloggers, are there lessons?

By Michael Fellman, 7 Sep 2010

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HEU strike
A Tyee Series

The Decade's Top Labour Stories In BC

Ten key ways working in this province changed in the Campbell era. First of two parts.

By Tom Sandborn, 6 Sep 2010

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Judy Fong Bates

Rediscovering Our Parents: Memory and Mystery

Author Judy Fong Bates on the sacrifice of the soul that immigrants make, family mysteries, and going 'home' for the first time.

By Fiona Lam, 6 Sep 2010

Tar Sands Expert Nikiforuk to Speak at UBC

Tyee writer-in residence will reveal 'Who Regulates Canada's Oil Patch, and for Whom?'

By David Beers

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BC's Education Brownout

The province refuses to meet the true cost of sustaining our public schools, as a close analysis shows. We all will pay a price.

29 Apr 2010