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Andrea Woo

Andrea Woo

Multimedia Journalist at The Globe and Mail Online

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Andrea Woo
theglobeandmail.com

After five years drug-free, Vancouver man reflects on the rocky road to recovery

Trey Helten spent most of his 20s and some of his 30s struggling with homelessness, incarceration and addiction, but now shares his story to try help others at Vancouver’s Overdose Prevention Society
theglobeandmail.com

Variant that forced B.C. ski resort shut is rapidly spreading, send...

The P.1 variant, most commonly associated with Brazil, has already forced the closure of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort
theglobeandmail.com

Portraits of loss: One hundred lives, felled by an overdose crisis

An epidemic of drug overdoses has claimed more than 20,000 Canadians since 2016 — about the same number of victims as the coronavirus. Here, The Globe puts names and faces to those we lost, taking them out of the shadows of grief and shame
theglobeandmail.com

Some non-front-line hospital staff get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of v...

Dr. Wajid Ahmed says health care systems need to be meticulous in how they prioritize coronavirus vaccine rollouts to save as many lives as possible and not allow jumping of the queue
theglobeandmail.com

B.C. Supreme Court rules against private health care

The marathon legal battle, which started in 2009 and entered B.C. Supreme Court in 2016, is expected to continue with an appeal
theglobeandmail.com

Prof, former public health officer launch company to produce legal ...

More than 5,500 people in B.C. have died of illicit drug overdoses since 2016, including a record 170 in May
halifaxexaminer.ca

Grieving alone, together

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theglobeandmail.com

B.C. NDP members criticize their own party’s lack of action on drug...

A resolution urges the B.C. government to work with the Solicitor-General to decriminalize personal possession of all illicit drugs by amending the Police Act to limit enforcement
theglobeandmail.com

Drug checking takes on elevated role as illicit fentanyl sweeps cou...

Without significant changes to the highly toxic drug supply that is driving Canada’s overdose crisis, drug checking has become an important tool in at least identifying and mitigating some of its harms
theglobeandmail.com

On Cheque Day, a toxic mix of money and drugs in Vancouver’s Downto...

The prevalence of fentanyl and carfentanil means drug users in the Downtown Eastside are always at risk, but never more so than when social assistance cheques arrive every month. The Globe spent roughly 24 hours in the troubled neighbourhood for a first-hand look at the overdose crisis
vancouversun.com

Charges at Last Against Mother and Uncle of Jassi Sidhu

The RCMP’s E Division spokesperson, Cpl. Annie Linteau, broke some big news Friday evening – after 11 years, the mother of slain newlywed Jassi Sidhu, and…
thestranger.com

Pills ‘n’ Deals and Biker Gangs

How Canadian Hiphop Crew Swollen Members Hit Bottom and Bounced Back
straight.com

It’s nothing personal for rapper Nas

Nas admits he’s not perfect, but the rapper says he has skin thick enough to weather all the gossip about him.