The Politicization of BC’s Overdose Crisis was a Top Issue in 2023 Published December 27, 2023 Analysis How right-wing politicians and media outlets exploited a crisis impacting the health of vulnerable drug users for their own political gain
PressProgress Investigation of International Students Dying From Overdoses Selected as Finalist Published December 6, 2023 ANNOUNCEMENT PressProgress has been shortlisted for “Best Investigative Article” at the 2023 COPA awards
BC Passed an Anti-Drug Law. Community Groups Say It Will Target Unhoused and Racialized People. Published November 17, 2023 News Groups warn BC’s Bill 34 will have unintended consequences and disproportionately impact vulnerable communities
Expert Panel Warns People Will ‘Die At Unprecedented Rates’ Unless BC Government Changes Approach on Drug Policies Published November 3, 2023 News Impacted communities are ‘mobilizing politically’ and engaging in ‘acts of civil disobedience’ in the face of unprecedented deaths
Numbers Show BC’s Response to Drug Poisoning Crisis is ‘Fatally Inadequate’, Experts Say Published October 20, 2023 Analysis Ministry of Health numbers at odds with talking points in government press releases
Heather Stefanson Has ‘No Plan’ To Fix Manitoba’s Healthcare System, Advocates Say Published September 29, 2023 Analysis Staffing strategy nothing more than “numbers on a website”