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Five years into the overdose crisis, Victoria's street drugs are stronger than ever

By Nina Grossman
April 26, 2021

In the absence of widespread safe supply, drug checking is saving lives

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Many BC midwives had already reached their breaking point—then came COVID

By Jolene Rudisuela
December 18, 2020

The pandemic is only the latest pressure on the people who deliver a quarter of BC babies. Many are looking at the door.

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Two bucks an hour: pay for many BC paramedics stuck in a previous era

By Jolene Rudisuela
December 10, 2020

Many BC paramedics are paid on a system that only pays if they get a call—and they say it's driving people away

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The Vancouver Island doctor shortage, explained

By Sol Dolor
October 23, 2020

Thousands of Islanders have virtually no prospect of finding a primary physician, but the solution may not be more doctors

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Why Canada Doesn't Allow Private Healthcare

By Tristin Hopper
November 21, 2019

As a B.C. lawsuit to legalize private healthcare wraps up this week, we review how it got this way