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Missing and murdered inquiry emboldens those to move forward: chairwoman

Posted on April 6, 2018February 5, 2021 by Linda Givetash

RICHMOND, B.C. — Some of those who have told their harrowing stories at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls have since redoubled that courage by taking their complaints to police, getting treatment, or reuniting with family, said the head of the inquiry. Marion Buller said in an interview with The…

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Activist tells inquiry that women working in Vancouver sex trade were seen as ‘disposable’

Posted on April 4, 2018February 5, 2021 by Linda Givetash

A Vancouver sex-trade activist recounted the justice system’s failure to protect women who were killed or have disappeared as posters of missing persons were shown on screens Wednesday at a national inquiry. Jamie Lee Hamilton said sex workers from Vancouver’s “Downtown Eastside killing fields” deserved better. “I feel that the women were deemed as disposable,”…

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Lack of friends, language barriers can lead to social isolation, but this group is changing that

Posted on February 27, 2018January 19, 2021 by Linda Givetash

VANCOUVER — Amie Peacock describes her mother as “a social butterfly,” but when she came to visit her in Vancouver from the Philippines a lack of friends and a language barrier left her miserable and lonely. “I couldn’t imagine there are more people like her in our city and, sure enough, when I started looking…

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Fighting loneliness with a community of seniors

Posted on November 17, 2017January 13, 2021 by Linda Givetash
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B.C. outreach group hopes smartphone app will improve safety of sex workers

Posted on November 8, 2017January 20, 2021 by Linda Givetash

VANCOUVER—An outreach group supporting vulnerable women in British Columbia is hoping a cellphone app designed to monitor remote workers in resource industries will help keep sex workers safe. Hope Outreach, a non-profit group that provides support to homeless and exploited women in Kelowna, is partnering with the makers of YodelMe to launch a pilot project…

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B.C. First Nations evade evacuation orders to fight fires

Posted on July 13, 2017January 20, 2021 by Linda Givetash

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Emergency officials and police are urging British Columbia residents to respect evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires, but some First Nations are standing their ground, successfully protecting their homes and property. The chief of the Tl’etinqox First Nation said RCMP officers told them to leave or risk having their children taken away….

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B.C. First Nations say fentanyl crisis disproportionately affecting their communities

Posted on April 30, 2017March 11, 2019 by Linda Givetash

VANCOUVER — First Nations leaders in British Columbia say they suspect fentanyl is having a disproportionate impact on their communities, but they can’t get the numbers to prove it. Grand Chief Edward John of the First Nations Summit said he’s been asking the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and other provincial authorities for the data…

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B.C. Greens, riding high in polls, make election hard to call

Posted on April 29, 2017March 12, 2019 by Linda Givetash

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Green Party has turned the province’s election campaign into an unpredictable three-way race as polls show a phenomenal rise in support. The centre-right Liberal Party, led by Premier Christy Clark, is seeking to hang on to power after 16 years. Clark has repeatedly attacked the temperament of her main opponent, NDP Leader John Horgan,…

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Adults with fetal alcohol syndrome appear prone to health conditions, survey says

Posted on March 3, 2017February 5, 2021 by Linda Givetash
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How drug potency and online ordering are fuelling Canada’s opioid crisis

Posted on February 26, 2017March 12, 2019 by Linda Givetash

VANCOUVER — Illicit drugs have always been a problem in port cities, but experts say the emergence of highly potent synthetic opioids that are fuelling British Columbia’s overdose crisis are slipping through borders in new ways, presenting challenges for law enforcement. International regulations, online ordering and the potency of the drug are among the factors…

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Some sex workers choose industry due to benefits of occupation: study

Posted on February 9, 2017February 5, 2021 by Linda Givetash

Some sex workers are choosing the industry because it can be more lucrative and rewarding than low-paying service industry jobs, says a recent study by a researcher at the University of Victoria. Prof. Cecilia Benoit, a scientist at the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C., said she’s heard a variety of reasons why sex workers…

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Caregiving takes toll on finances, career, health

Posted on October 27, 2016January 19, 2021 by Linda Givetash

For three years, Heidi Hudson spent her days caring for her ailing father and her nights working on the few contracts she could pick up to support herself. Doctors would say her father, who suffered serious complications following a routine kidney operation, was dying. But as he enjoyed periods of recovery, her role as a…

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B.C. climate plan needs carbon tax hikes, major policy changes: experts

Posted on August 18, 2016September 10, 2019 by Linda Givetash

VANCOUVER — Experts say they’re not sure British Columbia’s overdue climate change plan will go far enough in increasing carbon taxes and tightening environmental policies to reach the province’s long term goals to reduce emissions. B.C.’s Liberal government is scheduled to announce its Climate Leadership Plan on Friday, but Green party Leader Andrew Weaver said…

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Male sex workers in Vancouver feel safer on the internet than on the street

Posted on July 7, 2016February 5, 2021 by Linda Givetash

A study on male sex workers in Vancouver has found that although the move to selling sex online rather than on the streets improved safety, a recent law prohibiting the advertisement of sex online may be driving the industry further underground. The study by the B.C. Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS and the outreach program Hustle surveyed 39 men…

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Uganda’s youth are choosing peace hashtags over violence as elections loom

Posted on February 10, 2016January 19, 2021 by Linda Givetash

KAMPALA — At a bustling Kampala market, Desire Karakire listens to a group of young men express their frustrations over the state of their country. Like most of their peers, they’re underemployed and extremely poor—and they feel the only way the situation will change is through violent revolution. “Leadership involves blood,” says Richard Ssenyoga, 23….

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How Uganda’s economy has received a boost from hosting refugees

Posted on November 13, 2015January 28, 2021 by Linda Givetash

On a small farm in northwestern Uganda, Nyantet Malual proudly shows off the cow she bought with earnings from her last harvest. The ability to own property and provide for her family was only a dream for the South Sudanese refugee when she arrived in the country two years ago. “Now I’m sitting here, I…

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Out of the shadows

Posted on October 29, 2015January 20, 2021 by Linda Givetash

In rural West Africa, this treatment takes its most violent form with those suffering from mental disorders often left outdoors in the elements, chained to trees for years on end and regularly whipped to force “evil spirits” to leave their bodies. — ALJAZEERA

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Praying for a cure

Posted on October 11, 2015January 19, 2021 by Linda Givetash

In West Africa, hundreds of people with mental illness live in awful conditions. One organization is fighting for a new approach to treatment.

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Rising to meet the demand for palliative care

Posted on October 5, 2015January 20, 2021 by Linda Givetash

ARUA, UGANDA — There were no health workers dedicated to palliative care in the West Nile region when Lucy Agaboru first learned of the treatment over 15 years ago — but that has since changed dramatically. Ms. Agaboru is now the head of a palliative care unit at Arua Regional Referral Hospital. It’s a role she…

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Canada needs to invest in new hospitals, says health care association

Posted on June 17, 2015August 5, 2016 by Linda Givetash

Dr. Richard Johnston knew the health care system was in trouble when he walked down a hallway at University of Alberta Hospital and saw an older woman housed in a linen closet instead of a proper room.

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