Daphne Bramham: Are public policy-makers making B.C.'s drug crisis worse?

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:24:32 +0000

Opinion: There’s no evidence that B.C.’s ‘safer supply’ of drugs to addicts outside a clinical setting is working. Could it be making things worse?

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Daphne Bramham: Crucial talk of validity of opioid safe supply falling on deaf ears

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:45:40 +0000

Opinion: Safe supply advocates say providing prescription drugs would solve Canada’s opioid overdose crisis. But Alberta policy-makers ask for proof.

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Immigrant Women of Inspiration 2022: Call for nominations

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:35:51 +0000

Canadian Immigrant is inviting nominations for our night annual Immigrant Women of Inspiration list to feature in the April 2022 issue of the Magazine. This year, the spotlight is on immigrant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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Police worry about rise of stranger assaults: What’s happening to Vancouver?

Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:27:54 +0000

Every day the city of Vancouver experiences an average of four stranger assaults. Fear, and the perception of danger, is growing. What’s behind the disturbing trend?

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Assemblywoman Visits Tesla For “Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day”

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:48:49 +0000

assemblywoman visits TeslaAssemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norries of Orange County, California, recently stopped by her local Tesla Delivery Center to show her support for young girls who could be tomorrow’s engineers

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Women who lead with excellence in SMX Convention Center

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 18:45:20 +0000

MEET the alpha females of SMX Convention Center who play crucial roles as VP-General Manager, VP-Finance, AVP-Operations and AVP-Sales. Agnes Pacis is a seasoned hotelier with over 31 years of sales and marketing background in various international hotel chains in Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Fiji Islands and Australia for hotel brands like Shangri-La, Sheraton and Hyatt. […]

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Daphne Bramham: It's not enough to just keep overdose victims alive

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:12:09 +0000

British Columbia’s overdose death numbers declined by a third last year. But that’s where the good news ends. With toxic brain injuries on the rise and gaping holes in the treatment system, the crisis is far from over as B.C. coroner emphasizes that it’s not enough to simply keep people alive.

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