Revenge porn and sharing other non-consensual intimate images can land you a $75,000 fine in B.C. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability reported a 26% increase in male-accused killings of women and girls from 2019 to 2024. Yet funding for services addressing gender based violence have stagnated. Here's what we can do about it vafcs.org/frontline-wo...

Amnesty International is decrying Ontario's work to close overdose prevention sites amidst the ongoing deadly toxic drug overdose crisis. Harm reduction saves lives, closing these needed services can kill people. More info on the campaign to pressure gov here: takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/183628/...

Hey fam, the BC Rural Health Network is running a study that is trying to understand what barriers families in rural and remote BC have when accessing autism services. Please participate if you've had experience! The study: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Babies exposed to opioids before they're born have harder lives than babies who were never exposed to opioids. Pre-natal exposure to opioids can impact health, school, and odds of interacting with child protective services for entire childhood. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Alcohol causes cancer (we hate to hear it, but the science is sound). Slapping warning labels on bottles of booze could help reduce the number of people developing and dying from cancer. Consumer power! news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

People who turn to AI for medical advice are more likely to be harmed than those who do nothing, according to a recent survey from the Canadian Medical Association www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...

Back at work! That bug was absolutely brutal and apparently it’s going around. The first three days were a mild cold so for the love of god please stay home/ cancel social plans if someone ‘just has a mild cold.’ It morphed into 10 days of hell and kicked the shit out of my lungs. I’m still coughing

Hello Bsky, I'm home sick with a bad cough. Send me your best witchy brews or TV or movie recommendations. This is day five of illness and I'm starting to worry about bronchitis.

The Tyee has spent over half a year trying to figure out how many people are overdosing while they are patients at B.C.’s hospitals, but, “It’s really challenging to pin down a number,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry. @michellegamage.bsky.social interviewed the provincial health officer to figure out why.

In today's roundup: Tracking Hospital Overdoses Isn't Easy as It Seems: Dr. Bonnie Henry https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/10/Tracking-Hospital-Overdoses-Bonnie-Henry/ @michellegamage.bsky.social @thetyee.ca ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

Overdose "numbers are down compared to last year, but these aren't numbers, these are people, and it's a new person dying every time." "This emergency is much bigger than any of us can imagine — mass death on this scale is incomprehensible." #BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare

Our First Look at the New St. Paul's Hospital https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/09/First-Look-New-St-Pauls-Hospital/ @michellegamage.bsky.social @thetyee.ca ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

‘Mass Death on This Scale Is Incomprehensible’ “Are we going to let [this crisis] continue indefinitely? Because it won’t change by itself” An important read from @kwardvancouver.bsky.social and @michellegamage.bsky.social #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

‘Mass Death on This Scale Is Incomprehensible’ -- Overdose deaths are trending down, but BC is still in the thick of a crisis. Here’s what the data tells us, by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2026/03... via @thetyee.ca

Ahahaha yesssss Katie!

Who You Gonna Call? Not 911 on BC's Central Coast via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

Ah! So good!

Soy fucking slaps. It’s a bit funny to see the (full of shit) narrative that started anti-Asian (ew, people who eat soy are weird!), then anti-women (ew, this food will feminize you!) is now creeping into the health realm where it’s being rebranded as a high-protein boost. Patriarchy is so silly

BC Coroners Service will direct an inquest into the Tumbler Ridge shooting. Dates tbd. This will be heavy and sad but I’m glad they’re doing this. Inquests are a great way to review what happened and find lessons amongst the tragedy news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Fun fact part of this change is a middle finger to the US. BC previously said ‘we’ll ditch the time change once our US neighbours do.” Then Trump 2.0 came in. Now BC says: "Recent actions from the U.S. have shifted how B.C. approaches decisions that merit alignment, including on time zones."

BC is ditching Daylight Saving Time after springing forward one more time. I am SO EXCITED for this. Losing or gaining an hour is super dangerous and car crashes/ heart attacks and strokes jump when it happens. Also, think of nurses keeping patients on meds schedules tied to meal times.

Any lawyers out there who could comment on if this protest art project (dumping gravel on the road to encourage people to follow the 40 km/h speed limit) could have legal consequences? I could see a charge of mischief maybe, but I am very much not a lawyer.

I complain about CBC, because it’s not perfect, and fair criticism is allowed and appropriate. But seriously, thank God for CBC in Canada. It needs to be protected.

Kansas sent letters to all trans people in state letting them know as of Thursday they no longer have a driver's lisence. No appeal possible, no grace period. A new driver's lisence must have their assigned sex at birth. What. The. Actual. Fuck. America. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

The Health Employers Association of BC has reached a tentative agreement with members of the Community Bargaining Association. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

It blows my mind that anyone could ban this book. I guess some man read it and was scared that it could teach little girls how to use his ego against him? Give this book to all little kids, share it widely.

Hi hi, here to share this absolutely beautiful video made by BC Parks about Liard River Hot Springs. No jump scare, no forest fires or jarring human impact. Just… really pretty. And six minutes long! It’s incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mfb...

Hey Bsky fam, I’m looking at writing about how people are getting injured on Lime scooters. Specifically, I hear people’s whole faces are getting broken. Know anyone who has been injured on a Lime scooter who would want to speak with me? HMU

Krill getting absolutely wrecked has never looked so good.

Me, whispering to the paint on the cold asphalt: please keep me safe. The painted bike lane: NO

More than 19,053 British Columbians have been killed since 2014, when fentanyl started being added to the unregulated drug supply. This is the first time since 2020 that less than 2,000 people per were killed. The death toll of this crisis is absolutely staggaring. Catestrophic. Horrific. Terrifying

1,826 British Columbians were killed in 2025 after being poisoned by an unregulated toxic drug supply. Regular users and first timers alike are at risk of being killed because the supply is so potent and unpredictable, which is why it’s often referred to as “toxic.” news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Companies spreading shit everywhere trying to say it smells like roses. Or, at least, that it doesn’t pollute waterways. Giant piles of shit by another name are still… giant piles of shit.

“This is only going to get worse unless we build the infrastructure needed,” says BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt. More than 7,200 seniors are waiting an average of 9.5 months for a bed in BC. This impacts hospitals, senior’s health, families caring for loved ones thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

BC pauses construction on seven new long-term care facilities. The minister says BC needs to figure out how to build for less than $1.8 million per bed. Saving money is good, but there’s an enormous need for these beds now. My latest for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

2S/LGBTQIA+ communities smoke more than their cis or het counterparts. This is in part due to targeted advertising and dealing with higher stressors like transphobia. Smoke Break is a queer-focused, judgement-free resource to quit smoking. It’s free. Check it out! mysmokebreak.ca

Also fun tidbit from the BC budget: BC has received thousands of applications from US health-care workers, and 140 of them have accepted job offers. The advertising campaign cost to recruit these workers was $5 million so that’s $35,714 spent per accepted job offer.

In a press conference Minister Jose Osborne says BC will be working to find a fair solution to the BC Ambulance Paramedics strike, after the 97 per cent vote in favour for job action that happened yesterday. #bcpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Health Minister Jose Osborne says BC is investing $50 million to distribute 60,000 nasal naloxone kits across the province over the next two years. Nasal naloxone is administered in the nose where its immediately absorbed by the mucus membrane which reverses an opioid overdose.

Hi hi so I finally watched the first episode of Heated Rivalry and yeah there’s great butts BUT also a physio friend pointed out how whenever the characters are shirtless they have very (very!) strange posture. Hips tilted so belly is pushed out and then leaning back. I can’t unsee it. WHY

Props to Jen who sits across from me at @thetyee.ca and would let me voice my frustration when, yet again, I was rebuffed when trying to access non-fatal overdose numbers at health care facilities. She sat through seven months of it.

I am still confused by (and strongly disagree with) the idea that reporting how many people survived an overdose at a hopsital in a given year violates any kind of patient privacy. But that's the excuse two health authorities used for not releasing overdose data. The rest largely ignored me.

Over the last seven months I've sent a bajillion emails, spent several hours arguing on the phone with people and followed every step of the legislated FOI process, including the complaint process. The health authorities largely ignored me or said aggregated overdose data violated patient privacy 🤦🤦

It's been seven months of battling with the gov to try and get them to release non-fatal overdose numbers. We still know next to nothing. What we did learn is there seems to be a patchwork process for reporting overdoses in health care facilities. My latest for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

"One meaningful response would be to do deliberate acts of kindness in our own communities. Check in on someone. Write a thank-you note to a teacher or a first responder, buy a stranger coffee for no reason, or simply tell someone you love them. Be kind. Offer grace instead of judgment."

A beautiful essay on how to respond to grief following the horrific Tumbler Ridge shooting. Respond to horror with kindness. Love, when they tell you to hate. Be thoughtful when they tell you not to think. Build community when they want you isolated. Hug your loved ones. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Hey friends. Everyone is sick right now. Do yourself a favour and wash your hands all the time. Lean into the sick days (get paid to rest and recover hell yeah) and stay home. If you're under the weather and can't stay home be the best neighbour and slap on an N95 when out and about. Love u

“For those who are just learning about Tumbler Ridge for the first time, know that it is so much more than the events of this week. The town is a portrait of resiliency. It has survived against the odds and emerged stronger.” @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

Indigenous photojournalist fellowship alert! Apply! Share! Tell your friends! It’s a a weeklong, bootcamp-style intensive for five to seven emerging Indigenous photojournalists, happening May 17 to 23 at the University of King’s College in Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, NS). indiginews.com/first-person...