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Heavy police response to woman in mental health crisis ends without violence
Police were on Pandora Ave for nearly eight hours on Sunday night
Brishti Basu·Sunday, August 28, 2022·3 min
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‘Near death experience’: Man left traumatized and evicted after Victoria Police mental health response
After police used an armoured truck, K9 unit, irritant gas, and more to take one unarmed Black man into custody, he spent a month and a half in the hospital and lost his home
Brishti Basu·Thursday, August 25, 2022·10 min
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Man dies of drug poisoning after substances laced with animal sedatives surface in Victoria
Six years into the toxic drug poisoning crisis, deaths on Pandora Avenue have become a weekly affair, an outreach worker says
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, August 17, 2022·3 min
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‘Tired of burying my friends’: Toxic drug deaths reach grim milestone in BC
It’s becoming more and more difficult for substance users in Victoria to avoid getting poisoned.
Brishti Basu·Monday, August 15, 2022·5 min
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Victoria peer mental health response team expected to hit the streets next month: CMHA
Peer Assisted Crisis Teams are designed as an alternative to police for certain mental health calls
Brishti Basu·Sunday, August 14, 2022·3 min
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An inside look at Victoria walk-in clinics as province mulls new family doctor pay structure
A family doctor who worked at nine clinics across Victoria tells us why she quit after eight months, and how a new fee structure could help save the system
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, August 9, 2022·8 min
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‘I put my staff first’: Langford pizzeria goes above and beyond for employees
MOD Pizza prioritizes hiring and supporting people who may face barriers to traditional employment, like developmental disabilities and past incarceration
Brishti Basu·Thursday, August 4, 2022·5 min
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Nearly 200 people left without long-term counselling, after VSAC cuts back services in February
Decision comes amid budget challenges, focus on crisis counselling services
Brishti Basu·Monday, August 1, 2022·2 min
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Vancouver Island COVID-19 hospitalization rates on the rise, BC data shows
Children under 5 can get vaccinated in Victoria starting next week
Brishti Basu·Thursday, July 28, 2022·3 min
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Former Camosun and Sprott Shaw nursing students allege bullying, discrimination, and wrongful dismissals
Amid a widespread nursing shortage, five students said they were dismissed or failed for minor mistakes, and some allege they faced discrimination from instructors at their institution.
Brishti Basu·Thursday, July 28, 2022·18 min
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‘Not worth the hassle’: Out-of-province doctor details bureaucratic nightmare trying to work in Vancouver Island hospital
Weeks of delays, mountains of paperwork, hundreds of dollars in fees, and still, Dr. Alexandra Dionisopoulos had to cut her intended stay in half, despite a dire need of more healthcare workers.
Brishti Basu·Friday, July 22, 2022·7 min
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Third Omicron wave will bring an onslaught of new COVID-19 patients by end of July: new expert report
A predicted rise in cases driven by BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants could see 40 to 60 new hospital admissions per day
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, July 13, 2022·4 min
Public Health
Victoria hospitals, long COVID clinic brace for summer wave of COVID-19 reinfections
New subvariants that can get past antibodies are on the rise in BC, while new research shows reinfections increase overall health risks
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, July 13, 2022·10 min
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Victoria nursing student kicked out of program for staying home while COVID-positive
Helen missed four days of clinical work at a long term care facility to protect vulnerable patients from the virus. Sprott Shaw College failed her for it.
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, July 12, 2022·7 min
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BC offers fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses this summer—but discourages uptake until fall
Meanwhile, province seeks spike in cases and hospitalizations due to Omicron surge
Brishti Basu·Thursday, July 7, 2022·3 min
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‘What they did was violent’: Witnesses decry VicPD treatment of mentally ill Black man
Last week, police were called to check on Michael, a 64-year-old Black immigrant from Grenada. What neighbours saw contradicts police reports about what happened next.
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·8 min
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‘They were trying to figure out how to stay alive’: Disability advocates slam heatwave response
A dissenting voice on the provincial heat dome review panel says measures for disabled people were minimized in the final report, while Human Rights Watch and others are calling for better protections for the next heatwave
Brishti Basu·Monday, June 6, 2022·6 min
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BC becomes first Canadian jurisdiction to decriminalize possessing small amounts of certain illicit drugs
Critics say the announcement is a step in the right direction but the maximum amount that can be carried is too low
Brishti Basu·Monday, May 30, 2022·5 min
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Police reform could have improved Victoria airport incident response
The airport shutdown earlier this week could’ve been handled better if police had shared information faster and used resources close at hand, says MLA Adam Olsen
Brishti Basu·Friday, May 27, 2022·4 min
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Patients and nurses are feeling the squeeze of staffing shortages—but they don't feel free to talk about it
Shortages have meant overworked staff, a slide in patient care, and even temporary hospital ward closures
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, May 18, 2022·9 min
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UPDATED: Greater Victoria hospitals considering hotels for patients as capacity limits reached
An unannounced COVID surge is blending with ongoing staff shortages to create an “extreme overcensus situation” in local hospitals, weeks after COVID measures and regular data sharing were scrapped
Brishti Basu·Sunday, April 24, 2022·5 min
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‘Never seen it this bad’: new long COVID clinic opens in Victoria, as emergency rooms fill up
At the Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER, a doctor says more patients without family doctors are showing up with post-COVID complications and other, worsening afflictions
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, April 13, 2022·5 min
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BC removing vaccine card, daily reports despite signs of 6th wave
Cases and hospitalizations are ticking upward, but BC is staying the course by removing restrictions and data sharing
Brishti Basu·Monday, April 4, 2022·5 min
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'On the verge of mental and physical breakdown': why a growing number of Victoria nurses are quitting
Victoria nurses cite short staffing, payroll issues, abuse as reasons for leaving the industry. Part 3 of our labour series, Pay Check
Brishti Basu·Thursday, March 24, 2022·9 min