By Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The federal government has agreed to begin discussions about decriminalizing drug possession in Vancouver, Mayor Kennedy Stewart said today.
Continue reading Feds discuss decriminalizing drug possession in VancouverBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
COVID-19 cases in care homes with even the most stringent screening policies are going undetected, according to a new study, highlighting the need for B.C.’s universal and strict virus-control measures.
Continue reading Testing gaps result in the virus sometimes going undetectedBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
An Indigenous woman wakes up in a hospital far from her rural community in 2018 and again in 2019, dry heaving after both of her surgeries.
She thinks she could be allergic to the sedative, but the nurse assumes she is going through withdrawal, despite the fact she hadn’t been drinking before either surgery. “You people drink too much,” the nurse says, and moves the woman to a bed where she doesn’t get further care for three days.
Continue reading In Plain Sight: widespread racism in Health Care systemBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Vancouver could become the first Canadian city to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs in an effort to prevent increasing numbers of overdose deaths.
Continue reading Will Vancouver be the first Canadian city to decriminalize drugs?By Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia’s health minister says the province’s hospital capacity remains strong despite a significant rise of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 over the weekend.
Continue reading More British Columbians are being hospitalized due to COVID
