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In 1904, O. Henry coined the phrase “banana republic” to describe a country where the government supports big business for the exclusive benefit of the morbidly rich. A government of, by, and for what that generation called the “fatcats” or the “robber barons.”The banana republic-ication of America just kicked into high gear, and, curiously, there’s…

As the world reeled from the unexpected outcome of the United Kingdom’s disastrous Brexit vote on June 23, 2016, Jason Kenney notoriously tweeted: “Congratulations to the British people on choosing hope over fear by embracing a confident, sovereign future, open to the world!”ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS & MORE FROM TYEE AND SELECT PARTNERSA Home Made for Indigenous…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.After deliberating more than six months, the…

Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Monday.Starting in the fall, the donation will cover full tuition for medical students from families earning less than $300,000. Living expenses and fees will be covered for students from families who earn up…

This story is part of In the Line of Fire, a series from The Narwhal digging into what is being done to prepare for — and survive — wildfires. When dark thunderclouds build behind Dzilh Yez (Hudson Bay Mountain) in Smithers, B.C., local weather stations capture essential data.  An array of instruments record and transmit vital…

Hurried pursuit of a liquefied natural gas windfall in B.C. and Alberta will squander a key component of Canada’s long-term energy security while causing environmental devastation, according to a new report.ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS & MORE FROM TYEE AND SELECT PARTNERSLand Awards Spotlight Indigenous Heroes and ProjectsAccolades for First Nations leaders and initiatives at this year’s Real…

It’s understandable that Canadians are anxious about the state of American politics this summer. Four months from the U.S. election, President Joe Biden is being hammered by the media while Donald Trump, a convicted felon, is being largely ignored.ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS & MORE FROM TYEE AND SELECT PARTNERSExplore Dazzling New Reads to Inspire You This SummerA…

Twenty-one years after the spotted owl was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, on Thursday the federal government released a proposed recovery strategy identifying critical habitat for the old-growth forest dependent owl. The strategy reinstates about 200,000 hectares of the owl’s critical habitat in southwest B.C. that was quietly erased from maps in…

“The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.” — Philosopher and flâneur Nassim Taleb. Ah, the blue screen of death.Shortly after midnight on Friday, it popped up on millions of computers around the world.That’s when the global system experienced a grand enshittification event, to borrow a…