Associate producer for @cbcnews | formerly @TorontoStar @globeandmail @capitaldailyvic | tips: [email protected]
Victoria, British Columbia
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Emily Fagan retweeted
NEW: We got consent from 7 unhoused people sheltering on Pandora Ave to hide Apple AirTags in their possessions.
This is after years of City of Victoria denying allegations that bylaw don't follow their own policies.
Now we have proof. Part 1 of 2 ⬇️
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Emily Fagan retweeted
Difficult but essential reporting by @thatemfagan, who poured over court documents to find details that Saanich police would not provide in Canada’s most prolific voyeurism case.
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Emily Fagan retweeted
Important story: People dying homeless triples on Island. Thanks to @thatemfagan for covering & @RobShaw_BC for flagging on new podcast. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
Emily Fagan retweeted
“I feel like my family and the people who are being affected by this are being held hostage by a war between the govt and the unions.” @thatemfagan talks to a Vancouver woman about how the stalemate between the govt and BCGEU is impacting her IVF funding
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Emily Fagan retweeted
A Conservative MLA Represented Herself as a Medical Doctor. She Isn’t, by Michelle Gamage thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/29/C…
Emily Fagan retweeted
My latest for @Filtermag_org about a new hospital-based overdose prevention site on Vancouver Island, and growing interest in replicating these pop-ups across Canada.
#bcpoli #toxicdrugcrisis
The latest volunteer-run overdose prevention site to open is outside North Island Hospital Comox Valley on Vancouver Island.
By @brish_ti:
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Emily Fagan retweeted
SCOOP: A year after BC began using cutting-edge tech for early detection of cervical cancer, high-risk HPV patients are waiting 4x longer for secondary tests
Some are so anxious, they're paying 💰💰💰to US clinics to get seen on time
#bcpoli @CTVVancouver
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Emily Fagan retweeted
Victoria police disproportionately using force against Indigenous and Black people, data shows.
Important reporting here from @thatemfagan. #yyj #bcpoli
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Emily Fagan retweeted
Good story by @thatemfagan @CBCNews who obtained hundreds of pages of incident reports from the Greater Victoria Public Library which show a two fold increase in violent and threatening incidents since 2021. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
Emily Fagan retweeted
Incredible how many of our ostensibly insurmountable political issues could be solved by … listening to experts
Toronto can end tents in parks: Here's a city that solved street homelessness — and how we can do it too trib.al/ZMNUFCy
Emily Fagan retweeted
#NEW: Leaked internal reports from Island Health show detailed plans to launch overdose prevention sites at 3 hospitals: Victoria, Nanaimo and Campbell River.
Plans were scrapped in April, and now Island docs face pushback for their volunteer OPS.
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Emily Fagan retweeted
FULL STORY for @Filtermag_org including info from doctors in both Victoria and Nanaimo.
Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals
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#NEW: Doctors trying to set up volunteer OPS outside Royal Jubilee Hospital told to leave hospital grounds by security and Island Health reps. Docs say this is a life saving intervention that’d also address in hospital drug use.
Story TK for @Filtermag_org
Emily Fagan retweeted
VPD had the opportunity to respond to The Tyee's questions, first through an interview request and then via emailed questions — standard media accountability.
Instead, they waited for the article to publish and then post this misleading statement.
This article is misleading and factually incorrect. At a press conference on January 16, which The Tyee was invited to attend, Vancouver Police provided a comprehensive update on hate-crime trends across the city. The update coincided with the 100-day mark of the Israel-Hamas war, and the timing was in response to requests from media for information about hate crimes targeting the Muslim and Jewish communities since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel.
Although the troubling rise in anti-Semitism was a focus, we also provided information about how hate crimes have impacted other identifiable groups in our community. We specifically spoke about increases in incidents targeting the 2SLGBTQ+ and South Asian communities, and how hate-incidents against other identifiable groups may not be reflected in police statistics due to under-reporting.
We took time to answer questions from the media, and were careful to provide important context.
For a more complete and balanced perspective on this issue, please watch the full press conference, which has been available online since January 16: m.youtube.com/watch?v=WRSJLn…
You will find our January 16 press release here: bit.ly/4aXkUZm
Emily Fagan retweeted
UN analysis of Palestinians in Gaza killed by Israeli military between Nov. 2023 and April 2024:
“The ages most represented among the dead were five to nine-year-olds.”
“About 80% of victims were killed in residential buildings or similar housing, the agency added.”
Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says bbc.in/4fH3RfP
Emily Fagan retweeted
#NEW: In Jan @VancouverPD crafted a narrative about how antisemitism and the "Israel-Hamas war" were the biggest cause of spike in hate crimes.
Now, FOI data reveals other minority groups reported higher increases in hate crimes:
Lates for @TheTyee
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Emily Fagan retweeted
Here’s @Scaachi: “I can’t let myself sink too deep in my despair; there are simply too many of us to save.” slate.com/news-and-politics/…
