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Moira Wyton Profile picture
Moira Wyton
@moirawyton
Vancouver-based journalist @CBCNewsBC interested in health, politics, social issues. Past @TheTyee @EdmontonJournal, ink/board @Ubyssey. EN/FR.
Mar 9, 2022 • 12 tweets • 8 min read
In a few minutes, the @bccoroners will report on the findings of its most recent death review panel on more than 6,000 toxic drug deaths in BC since 2017. It's a horrific magnitude of loss.

I will thread key findings here and have a story in @TheTyee later today #bcpoli @bccoroners @TheTyee Breaking: The @bccoroners death review panel is calling to rapidly expand safe supply, evidence-based treatment and develop a 30/60/90-day action plan to stop toxic drug deaths #bcpoli @TheTyee

Key findings about deaths in BC, which echo conclusions of recent monthly reports:
Mar 29, 2021 • 19 tweets • 9 min read
#BREAKING: Horgan says today's #COVID19 case count is higher than November's record of 911 cases in 24 hours. Dr. Henry about to brief on numbers and new measures #bcpoli Horgan is appealing to youth 20-39. "Do not blow this," the premier says as case numbers and hospitalizations rise among youth. Important to note these age groups (esp women and racialized people) are most likely to work in public-facing, essential roles #bcpoli
Nov 26, 2019 • 13 tweets • 14 min read
I'm at the Edmonton Catholic School Board meeting where a recess was called 11 minutes into the meeting after Board Chair Laura Thibert asked @BashirMohamed to leave for holding his hand and a petition in support Emmell + his mother #abed #yeg #ecsb

More:
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new… @BashirMohamed Mohamed refused to leave when asked by security, asking for a reason. Another board member asked for a recess and the entire board filed out of the room.

"You can keep hiding, but were going to keep coming here," said Mohamed as they left. #abed #yeg #ecsb
Sep 30, 2019 • 9 tweets • 10 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Indigenous transit riders are ticketed and warned at a rate more than seven times their share of Edmonton's population, recent statistics obtained by the @EdmontonJournal show.

#yeg #yegtransit #yegplan #yegcc #yegpoverty

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new… I spent the last month digging into the data and speaking to advocates about systemic racism on #yegtransit and the importance of mobility for equity. I'll be threading the urgent points I think this piece brings to light here throughout the day #yeg #yegcc #yegpoverty #yegplan