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Tracy Giesz-Ramsay

Tracy Giesz-Ramsay is a journalist currently focusing on the neuroscience of addiction and mental health, andhost of the conversation and portrait series Capture Queue.

Deputy Provincial Health Office and Vancouver Police Sergeant Call Addiction a Health Problem, not a Criminal One

An evening panel focused on addressing the opioid overdose crisis: a public health disaster that saw almost 1,500 deaths provincially in 2017.

Archaeologists define their role in climate change: Not Just an ecological problem but a social one, new research paper says

A large international network of archaeologists announced today that “the past will be key to understanding the future of climate change,” in a new research paper published from an emerging field...

Town Hall Meeting on fentanyl overdose crisis draws large crowd

A Town Hall Meeting Room at Vancouver’s City Hall filled from front to back for Mayor Gregor Robertson’s public forum on the province’s fentanyl overdose crisis. The meeting was called shortly after...