Michelle Gamage
BC’s cops weren’t fully prepared for drug decriminalization
When British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot project came into force earlier this year, only two-thirds…
BC’s COVID pandemic health-care heroes
A new oral history project is documenting the personal stories of hardship and sacrifice endured…
How often are vulnerable adults unlawfully detained in BC?
A B.C. law meant to help vulnerable adults in emergency situations may have been unintentionally…
BC drug users and advocates issue a warning about xylazine
It took only one puff of drugs cut with xylazine to knock the tall, solidly…
BC updates its opioid use disorder treatment guidelines
Doctors in British Columbia have a new set of clinical guidelines for treating opioid use…
‘DULF, as we knew it, is dead’: BC compassion club raided by police
Before a police raid shut down a compassion club that offered tested heroine, cocaine and…
Green Party leader Elizabeth May on her stroke, and lack of family doctor
Elizabeth May was standing on the University of Victoria auditorium stage on June 29, congratulating…
Most British Columbians are way overdue for their COVID boosters
Right now the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends people get an updated COVID vaccine…
BC’s health-care worker shortage is hurting patients
Health-care worker shortages are impacting the well-being of patients and employees in British Columbia. More…
The potentially high risks of alternative healthcare in Canada
Alternative health care is on the rise in Canada, and with it, the risks associated…
Making it easier in Canada to talk about drinking too much
Canada has a drinking problem. The country is wealthy, has a culture of drinking, has…
Addiction psychiatrist says there’s ‘no sense of crisis’ in BC toxic drug crisis
Michael Krausz is a big name in addiction psychiatry. Before settling in Vancouver in 2007…
BC study shows selling tested drugs saves lives
A compassion club in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that has been breaking the law in order…
Changes are coming for 911 calls across BC
Get ready to be able to call, text or send videos to a 911 dispatcher…
Where municipalities are at with BC’s drug decriminalization pilot
Dr. Bonnie Henry met with local government representatives from across the province Monday to talk…