@CTVVancouver journalist & coffee enthusiast. Reporting style: confrontation with a smile. On Threads, BlueSky, etc as @pennydaflos.
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What happens after someone goes through drug treatment for 30/60/90 days?
Some have nowhere to live and that’s why there’s now such an emphasis on housing in BC
Others have trouble finding work and most struggle w relapse
The final installmt in my series:
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It's true that BC needs more treatment beds for those seeking recovery from drug &alcohol addiction
It's also true that beds keep (slowly) coming online and wait times are dropping
With special thx to Jamie for her deeply personal story, pt 4 in my series:
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Harm reduction often gets conflated w treatment in discussions about addiction & toxic drugs
They aren’t the same thing
Countless lives have been saved thru clean needles & overdose prevention sites but BC’s policies are always shifting
Pt 3 in my series
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Why do people use illicit drugs, repeatedly risking their lives during the toxic drug crisis?
World-renowned addiction expert, @DrGaborMate, observed the links between trauma, poverty & addiction while practicing medicine in Vancouver
Pt 2 in my series:
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There's a common talking pt from govt critics along the lines of "they're not doing anything about toxic drugs or addiction"
That's not true
It may be slow, but in BC steps being taken, paused, reconsidered, & re-charted
Pt 1 of a @CTVVancouver series:
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NEW: Air Canada flights now starting to leave Vancouver International Airport for destinations across Canada and the world
I’ll have details on CTV News at 6 tonight
(Old post with typo deleted)
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I’m estimating the crowd has tripled since this rally started at YVR at 10am
This is only part of the group by the speakers and I’ve seen Teamsters, CUPW and other union representation here
Speaking to the unpaid work flight attendants do, interim federal NDP leader Don Davies says “slavery is illegal in this country” to wild applause
Goes on to say debate is needed in HoC about sec 107 of Labour Code (he’s a former labour lawyer)
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“You picked a fight with all of us,” says Unifor’s Gavin McGarrigle as he cites support from other unions and labour leaders across Canada
Outright rage against Carney Liberals here at YVR
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NEW: Speaker says the Liberals haven’t picked a fight with AC workers, but with all 750,000 CUPE members across Canada
She has just told them Air Canada is shutting down operations amid job action to deafening cheers
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Big rally underway at YVR as Air Canada flight attendants defy a federal back-to-work order
Flight attendants are very riled up and sending a message to the feds: butt out
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Not a headline I expected to write today
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Canada’s deadliest weather event took at least 619 lives
Four year later, there is no memorial to them — nor does the BC government have any plans for one
@CTVVancouver
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In BC we’ve had few measles cases compared to Alberta and Ontario but that may not last
Health officials are now bracing for a surge in infections as school ends and travel ramps up
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BC’s largest health authority is spending millions on 40+ AI programs — and they won’t discuss them
Why?
I don’t think the public is ever happy w a lack of accountability, but when it’s so hard to see a dr the secrecy around $ and priorities is…not good
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As AI tools begin to percolate into our healthcare system, privacy is a big concern for a lot of folks
I went to BC’s privacy watchdog to get the final word on several issues and found: it’s pretty complicated with a lot of nuance
Pt 2 in my series
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For many, the uses & potential benefits of AI are still theoretical, but for a lot of BC's healthcare providers it's already part of their daily medical practice
It's also going to be a foundational element at @SFU's new medical school
Part 1 in a series:
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The first day of @WebSummit is in the books and we now know:
🗺️100+ countries represented
🇺🇸More Americans than last time
🍀Vancouver’s timing to host this tech conference for the first time couldnt have been better
More 👇
@CTVVancouver
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One of the issues @Conservative_BC hammered @bcndp on during last fall’s provincial election was the exceptionally long process to find out if a new mine would be approved or denied
Today, @Dave_Eby took the 1st public step in addressing 10+ year waits👇
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