Katie Hyslop
@kehyslop.bsky.social
Journalist. Cat enabler. Status quo de-stabler. Too old to join the circus, too young to quit trying. City/ed journo for TheTyee.ca. Settler on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, and Skwxwú7mesh lands, born/raised on stolen Beothuk land. They/them
The Vancouver developer who took nearly 20 years to replace social housing at Little Mountain and let a historic hotel rot into the ground has had an eventful summer, with a massive new project on the horizon. #vanpoli @kehyslop.bsky.social reports: thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...
Social Housing Finally Arrives at Little Mountain | The Tyee
It’s taken nearly 20 years to create social housing, but the city still granted an embattled developer’s future project.
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“It’s like the rebel in me. I was just done with shrinking myself to make everyone around me feel comfortable.” @kehyslop.bsky.social interviews analytics Tyeester Shubhalaxmi Patil on sharing her life as a queer woman on social media. 📱🏳️🌈 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
This Is Desi Pride | The Tyee
The Tyee’s Shubhalaxmi Patil on what it means to live the life of her dreams and share her realities with the South Asian community.
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ABC Vancouver told reporters that the Villages plan was “disrespectful”, that city staff went too far, and that they were protecting residents from the sins of bureaucracy. But who told city staff to come up with a transformative plan? Here’s the receipts.
My favorite thing about being Executive Director of @transjournalists.org is giving $$ to (trans) journalists to pursue their pro dev goals. Because we deserve investment, too! Applications are rolling through August.
Trans Journalists Association@transjournalists.org · last wk.Level up your journalism career 📈 Apply for Level Up stipends (up to $1,000) to attend conferences, trainings, or leadership programs. Applications close September 1 (9AM PT) Open to journalists eligible for TJA membership. Apply HERE: bit.ly/TJA-LU
New West needs a 2nd high school. SD40 are considering tearing down seismically-upgraded Tweedsmuir Elem for the new school. Where will Tweedsmuir students go temporarily? To Stride Avenue School, which is at high risk in event of an earthquake. My @thetyee.ca piece today thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
New West Is Densifying. Schools Aren’t Keeping Up | The Tyee
Parents are worried that plans to move kids from a seismically safe school to an unsafe one will put them at risk.
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I also co-founded @defactomedia.ca earlier this year, you should follow us and subscribe to our newsletter!
This is my last working week as the labour reporter at PressProgress. I received notice a little over a week ago that the labour reporter position is being terminated and I’m being laid off.
"People who were subject to a birth alert will have until Dec. 4, 2027, to apply to be a class member and receive compensation." People Subject to BC Birth Alerts Can Now Apply for Compensation via @michellegamage.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
People Subject to BC Birth Alerts Can Now Apply for Compensation | The Tyee
The class-action lawsuit against the province has reached a proposed settlement of $66 million.
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Has anyone calculated how much American pollution impacts Canada? Growing up, the only time we had smog in NL was when the wind carried it up from the U.S.
Ontario's jails are using an artificial intelligence tool that disproportionately places Black prisoners in maximum security The government anticipated its tool AI would produce biased outcomes, but used it anyway My latest @breachmedia.ca investigation breachmedia.ca/black-prison...
Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The Breach
Ontario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities
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“The danger of the city making economic impact promises is that when somebody promises you that, then you invest,” she said. via @nationalobserver.com & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
How the World Cup Landed with Local Businesses | The Tyee
Many restaurateurs braced for a boom. Did it materialize?
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Here’s the full story: the BC Conservatives have hired an Alberta separatist and a far-right media figure, signalling the direction the party plans to take under new leader Kerry Lynne Findlay thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
BC Conservatives Hire an Alberta Separatist and Far-Right Media Figure | The Tyee
Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay commits to a MAGA approach to winning power.
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Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 3w agoWorking on a #bcpoli story...
Parents, students and at least one Vancouver School Board trustee say pausing Britannia Secondary School’s Hockey Academy in September could be a step toward the school’s closure. 🏒🏫 @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vaned #bced
What’s Lost When a High School Hockey Program Ends? | The Tyee
For this East Vancouver secondary, the fears go far beyond the ice.
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“These programs are fundamental to keeping journalism going. Somebody’s got to be training the journalist to be out there, uncovering the truth, and holding power to account,” @tracysherlock.bsky.social says. “If they don’t, the whole of society will pay for it.” runnermag.ca/2026/06/a-vi...
‘A vital voice’: Langara’s student newspaper The Voice faces end with journalism program - The Runner
Langara College’s student newspaper was not part of Oksana Shtohryn’s plan — neither was journalism....
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The Tyee was often given conflicting reasons why hospital overdose data from six B.C. health authorities couldn’t be accessible to the public. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
How Many People Are ODing in BC Hospitals? It’s Still a Mystery | The Tyee
The Tyee just lost our last FOI appeal. Here’s what we can tell you.
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It's still early in the election (& I have yet to get an interview w/Mayor Sim), but my last *scheduled* Vancouver mayoral candidate interview is on @thetyee.ca . Meet Stephanie Allen, a former BC Housing exec & Hogan's Alley Soc. co-founder running for mayor with COPE. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
Stephanie Allen Wants to Be Vancouver’s Next Mayor | The Tyee
The former BC Housing exec pledges to use her research and building bona fides to serve the whole city.
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My @thetyee.ca piece today
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · last mo.Parents Sara Lindberg and Lynn Henderson say changing the province’s direct funding formula for supporting kids and youth with disabilities is a good thing. They just don’t understand why the shift will result in a loss of funding for their autistic children’s needs. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports.
I watched a lot of Jerry Springer growing up. And also a lot of Jim Carey movies. But realizing now in rewatching 1990s tv, transphobia, especially against women, was deeply engrained in our culture. via @lsinbc.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
Healing My Relationship with Pride | The Tyee
As a trans woman, I internalized some cultural messaging that also wounded me. Now I’m turning that around.
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"The Carney Liberals’ approach to AI, including its rapid incorporation into government, is just one of nearly 20 government policy decisions that can be traced back to Build Canada’s policy memos..." via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Carney Under the Sway of the Broligarchs | The Tyee
Build Canada’s advocates are wealthy, aggressively pro-tech and piling up wins in Ottawa. First in a series.
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Powerful piece of public service journalism by my colleague @michellegamage.bsky.social on @thetyee.ca today. Even if you never commit a crime, it's important to know your rights re police.
Michelle Gamage@michellegamage.bsky.social · last mo.I saw police detain a man and search his backpack. After, when I asked the police what happened, I was told the man had been “arrestable” and therefore could be searched. That’s not a thing. Here’s a refresher on what police can and can’t do. Procedure is important. thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Zoom is celebrating it's 15 year anniversary. I'm so used to time feeling wonky over the last six years, that for a split second I thought it had been that long since the pandemic began.
There’s a fair amount of “wait and see” regarding the impact of this bill, if made law. But here’s what we know so far about How Age-Restricting Social Media May Play Out via me & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
How Age-Restricting Social Media May Play Out | The Tyee
What Canada’s ‘pause’ on social media and AI chatbot accounts for kids could look like.
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There's an icky magazine that's exploding on social media -- and it's basically Cosmo for tradwives. This Peter Thiel-linked magazine is posting short-form, relatable videos. But when you look at the narratives it pushes, you realize those videos are a pipeline for something way more bleak:
Fight with your neighbour? Upset with the school board? Need alternatives to calling police? A coalition of 40 organizations in Vancouver have released a framework for implementing restorative justice city-wide. All they need is consistent $. My @thetyee.ca piece today. thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Vancouver Billed Itself as a Restorative Justice City. Until Budget Cuts | The Tyee
The model could save money that would otherwise be spent on police and jail, says founder.
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The fact that most of the wealthiest people in the world are awful illustrates that the key requirement for extreme, obscene wealth isn’t “genius.” It’s shamelessness/ruthlessness.
Please Advise! Are You Happy Elon Musk Is the First Trillionaire? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Please Advise! Are You Happy Elon Musk Is the First Trillionaire? | The Tyee
Dr. Steve is repulsed, depressed and filled with rage. Definitely not happy.
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