Brishti Basu is a reporter based in Victoria. She speaks English, Bengali, and Hindi. She is a generalist that primarily covers social issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues relevant to Victoria and Vancouver Island. Basu began her career in journalism as a reporter with Victoria Buzz in 2017, and has been published in places like VICE, The Tyee, National Geographic, BBC Future, and more. Her work so far covers a wide range of topics, from systematic racism to climate change, marine mammal welfare to culinary nomenclature, and beyond.
A dissenting voice on the provincial heat dome review panel says measures for disabled people were minimized in the final report, while Human Rights Watch and others are calling for better protections for the next heatwave
Critics say the announcement is a step in the right direction but the maximum amount that can be carried is too low
Shortages have meant overworked staff, a slide in patient care, and even temporary hospital ward closures
An unannounced COVID surge is blending with ongoing staff shortages to create an “extreme overcensus situation” in local hospitals, weeks after COVID measures and regular data sharing were scrapped
At the Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER, a doctor says more patients without family doctors are showing up with post-COVID complications and other, worsening afflictions
Victoria nurses cite short staffing, payroll issues, abuse as reasons for leaving the industry. Part 3 of our labour series, Pay Check
