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Past:
  • The Tyee
  • The Vancouver Sun
  • Edmonton Journal
  • Calgary Sun
  • Edmonton Sun
  • VICE
  • The Chronicle Herald

Past articles by Moira:

BC’s Toxic Drug Death Toll Is Not Budging

Nearly seven people a day died in January, more than in December and just under the year before. → Read More

Psychosis. Then Gunshots from Police. Inside Dani Cooper’s Death

The diminutive 27-year-old was in crisis. Their family and community want to know what went wrong. → Read More

Overdoses rarer in rural B.C., but much more deadly: study

A B.C. Centre for Disease Control study suggests rural dwellers are as much as 50% more likely to die if they overdose from tainted drugs. → Read More

Let health care worker set for deportation stay, Dix tells Ottawa

A Mexican family is scheduled for deportation on Dec. 19, despite the fact their application has not yet been processed by Immigration Canada → Read More

BC Outlines Plan to Begin Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions

The province will start to ease pandemic public health orders on Thursday. → Read More

BC Fails to Slow Rising Deaths from Toxic Drugs

Almost six years after declaring a public health emergency, more people died in 2021 than ever before. → Read More

BC Is in a ‘Worse Place than Ever’ for Toxic Drug Deaths

Minister defends the government’s response as lives lost reach new heights. → Read More

Vancouver’s Hospitals Already Near Crisis with COVID Surge Ahead

Doctor, nurse and internal communications detail the impact of staff exposures and exhaustion and more patients. → Read More

With Lack of COVID Testing, BC Is ‘Completely Flying Blind,’ Say Experts

Modelling group says that without reliable data, we know nothing about what’s coming. → Read More

BC Denies Public Health Care to Newcomers. We All Pay

Researchers say waiting period for MSP benefits stops people from getting needed care, adds to long-term costs and is seen as racist. → Read More

Government Policies Blamed as Toxic Drug Deaths Soar

Another 201 lives were lost in October, and 2021 is already BC’s deadliest year. → Read More

People Leaving Prison Need More Supports to Protect Against Overdose

A new study shows the critical value of access to the healthcare system. → Read More

Overdose Prevention Sites Bring Broad Health Benefits, Study Finds

‘Isolation is what kills drug users,’ says one advocate. → Read More

BC’s Toxic Drug Crisis Is Getting Worse

In nine months, 1,534 people have died. That’s 24 per cent more than last year. → Read More

Unvaccinated People Drive Up COVID Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths

They’re 46 times more likely to die, new BC modelling finds. → Read More

COVID Cases Now Overwhelming Northern BC’s Health-Care System

Low vaccination rates mean that critical care patients are being flown to southern and Island hospitals. → Read More

He Went to the ER for Help. Instead, He Ended Up Battered

Security staff at a Victoria hospital moved instantly to physical violence, says Indigenous man seeking care. → Read More

BC Orders Health-Care Workers to Be Vaccinated

As COVID-19 cases rise, the province introduces new measures to curb the spread. → Read More

Where They Stand: On the Toxic Drug Crisis

NDP and Greens want a national emergency declared, while Liberals tout safe supply ventures and Conservatives focus on treatment. → Read More

BC Reverses Course on Masks, Reveals Back-to-School Plans

Students Grade 4 and up will need masks in classrooms, but no mandatory vaccination plans for teachers, staff. → Read More