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Moira Wyton
‘Something so sacred has been taken away from me’: For some, the devastating sexual side-effect of antidepressants
Emily had taken the antidepressant Citalopram since she was 17, before sex even entered the…
Child COVID cases dropping in B.C. after back-to-school spike
After a big jump in child COVID-19 cases following the return to school, British Columbia…
He went to the ER in Victoria for help and instead ended up battered
Tawnee Chipps knows pain and the hopelessness it can bring. For more than a year,…
Where the federal leaders stand on the toxic drug crisis
When drug policy advocate Leslie McBain looks through the platforms of Canada’s major political parties,…
B.C. hospitals face crisis, must toughen COVID restrictions: experts
Hospitals across B.C. could soon be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients unless tougher public health measures…
As campus life returns in B.C. will toxic drug deaths increase?
Students returning to the post-secondary party scene this fall will be at a greater risk…
‘I shouldn’t have to beg for my life’: B.C. woman can’t afford treatment for painful disorder
On a warm Saturday afternoon in May, Madeline was watching her friend’s young daughter open…
‘Don’t overthink it’: A guide to getting your 2nd dose in B.C.
If you’re among the 280,000 British Columbians who received AstraZeneca as their first vaccine dose,…
Surgery is more dangerous for Indigenous people and it needn’t be
Indigenous patients in Canada are 30 per cent more likely to die after surgery than…
BC’s opioid substitution system isn’t a system at all, say frontliners
Laura Shaver’s phone rings at all hours. It rings when she and her partner are…
‘A Matter of Trust’: The grim reality behind Indigenous vaccine fears
Devin Sampare is clear that he’s not an anti-vaxxer. “My children got all the same…
‘This can really save someone’s life’: Some B.C. nurses soon able to prescribe opioid substitute
Working in small northern and interior First Nations communities scattered across hills and winding valleys,…
BC’s safer drug supply program too slow to start and not working, users say
On Christmas Day, Jess Lamb needed three injectable vials of naloxone to revive her partner…
B.C.’s midwives on brink of burnout crisis
British Columbia’s 300 midwives are calling on the province for support and better pay as…
B.C. researchers call for plan to keep COVID-19 patients in ICU from ending up back in hospital
British Columbia needs to act now to ensure people released from intensive care after COVID-19…