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World News Beats

Peak Web September 7, 2018

Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer   Bob meets Donald Bob Woodward has announced that he will soon produce the latest instalment of published memoirs dedicated to revealing the innermost details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House. According to The Washington Post, Woodward, an associate editor at the publication, “sought an interview with President Trump as he was writing Fear, a book about Trump’s presidency”. The Washington Post claims that Trump, in an 11-minute phone call, vehemently denied that he ever received a request for an interview with Woodward in the midst of his investigative studies. Within this same phone…

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Local doctor speaks on B.C.’s opioid crisis

Peak Web August 31, 2018

Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   B.C. is experiencing the highest number of overdose deaths in Canada when it comes to the opioid crisis, says Dr. Seonaid Nolan, an Addiction Medicine Physician at St. Paul’s and research scientist…

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Metro Vancouver holds vigils for overdose awareness

EIC September 8, 2017

The Greater Vancouver region took part in International Overdose Awareness Day events honouring victims and fighting stigma along with other cities around the world on August 31. With an estimated minimum of 190,000 deaths due to opioid overdoses worldwide each…

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