Dr. Rita McCracken, MD PhD🇨🇦
@ritamc.bsky.social
🇨🇦Family doctor & primary care researcher.
Uninvited Settler on traditional & sacred territory (aka Vancouver, BC)
Here to question health policy, share research, and push for real solutions in primary care.
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Uninvited Settler on traditional & sacred territory (aka Vancouver, BC)
Here to question health policy, share research, and push for real solutions in primary care.
Supporting 🏳️⚧️🌈 She/her
Posts my own.
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In a nutshell.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
In a nutshell.
Reposted by Dr. Rita McCracken, MD PhD🇨🇦
This post by JA Westenberg is so good. And it's forcing me to look again at my own site, PressThink.
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
January 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This post by JA Westenberg is so good. And it's forcing me to look again at my own site, PressThink.
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
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With headlines like this, it’s probably a good time to support independent journalism!
Here’s mine, if you’re so inclined:
rachelgilmore.substack.com
patreon.com/RachelGilmore
Here’s mine, if you’re so inclined:
rachelgilmore.substack.com
patreon.com/RachelGilmore
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
With headlines like this, it’s probably a good time to support independent journalism!
Here’s mine, if you’re so inclined:
rachelgilmore.substack.com
patreon.com/RachelGilmore
Here’s mine, if you’re so inclined:
rachelgilmore.substack.com
patreon.com/RachelGilmore
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This month's @megaphonemagazine.com features a media guide for journalists who cover the Downtown Eastside, created by people who have lived experience with poverty, homelessness, substance use, physical disabilities and other intersecting marginalizations.
▶️ megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
▶️ megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
January 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This month's @megaphonemagazine.com features a media guide for journalists who cover the Downtown Eastside, created by people who have lived experience with poverty, homelessness, substance use, physical disabilities and other intersecting marginalizations.
▶️ megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
▶️ megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
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Evil.
"Without continued PEPFAR programmes, models predict that by 2030, an additional 1 million children will become infected with HIV, 0·5 million additional children will die of AIDS, & 2·8 million children will additionally become orphaned by AIDS."
Study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"Without continued PEPFAR programmes, models predict that by 2030, an additional 1 million children will become infected with HIV, 0·5 million additional children will die of AIDS, & 2·8 million children will additionally become orphaned by AIDS."
Study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Protecting Africa's children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes
PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), a landmark US foreign health
policy, is recognised for saving 26 million lives from HIV. PEPFAR investments have
also had life-saving impacts for c...
www.thelancet.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Evil.
"Without continued PEPFAR programmes, models predict that by 2030, an additional 1 million children will become infected with HIV, 0·5 million additional children will die of AIDS, & 2·8 million children will additionally become orphaned by AIDS."
Study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"Without continued PEPFAR programmes, models predict that by 2030, an additional 1 million children will become infected with HIV, 0·5 million additional children will die of AIDS, & 2·8 million children will additionally become orphaned by AIDS."
Study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Story from CTV.
There are also TV cameras here from CBC and CityTV
There are also TV cameras here from CBC and CityTV
‘Once in a lifetime’: Crowds gather in Vancouver to look at bird never before seen in Canada
Birders are flocking to Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Park this weekend to take in an incredibly rare sight—the first time on record a particular species of bird has ever been seen in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Story from CTV.
There are also TV cameras here from CBC and CityTV
There are also TV cameras here from CBC and CityTV
canadian winter
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December 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
canadian winter
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1. Big, five-figure day. Maybe the second-busiest day we've ever had? Shortly to bed but thought I'd pop on here to say THANKS to those of you who keep showing up to buy books, or to drop off booze, or gingerbread, or - as yesterday! - to bring your NEW KITTEN in to be admired. Thanks, everyone!
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
1. Big, five-figure day. Maybe the second-busiest day we've ever had? Shortly to bed but thought I'd pop on here to say THANKS to those of you who keep showing up to buy books, or to drop off booze, or gingerbread, or - as yesterday! - to bring your NEW KITTEN in to be admired. Thanks, everyone!
interesting opportunity to comment on health care media
Join us February 10, 2026 in Ottawa or online for the launch our 2026 Health & Media Tracking Survey results with the Empire Club of Canada. We’ll examine the growing influence of health misinformation and the actions needed to respond.
Register here 👇
bit.ly/4oQmQsi
#HMTS2026
Register here 👇
bit.ly/4oQmQsi
#HMTS2026
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
interesting opportunity to comment on health care media
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stal̕əw̓asəm can be understood as “a space where you can view the river.” The English name is Riverview. While an English translation of the bridge name is provided, learning and using the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ name is encouraged.
stal̕əw̓asəm: Pronunciation
YouTube video by TI Corp
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
stal̕əw̓asəm can be understood as “a space where you can view the river.” The English name is Riverview. While an English translation of the bridge name is provided, learning and using the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ name is encouraged.
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ICYMI: My story from Friday
The tenants of Park Beach have been fighting aggressive eviction threats for nearly two years.
Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
thetyee.ca
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
ICYMI: My story from Friday
The melted-snowman-cookie army is coming together nicely.
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The melted-snowman-cookie army is coming together nicely.
Family doctors need to allocate a portion of their pay for primary care infrastructure 🧐
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Family doctors need to allocate a portion of their pay for primary care infrastructure 🧐
Let’s make funding 🇨🇦 primary care a priority!
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Let’s make funding 🇨🇦 primary care a priority!
A 2023 long form take how public school structure can teach us about fixes needed for the 🇨🇦family doctor shortage.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A 2023 long form take how public school structure can teach us about fixes needed for the 🇨🇦family doctor shortage.
(journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...)
(journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...)
Why we should care about fixing the 🇨🇦PRIMARY CARE ACCESS GAP.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Why we should care about fixing the 🇨🇦PRIMARY CARE ACCESS GAP.
The 🇨🇦family doctor shortage has been around for a loooooong time.
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The 🇨🇦family doctor shortage has been around for a loooooong time.
Some facts to consider about the 🇨🇦 family doctor shortage.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Some facts to consider about the 🇨🇦 family doctor shortage.
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Hey, if you just can't get enough of me and @jmcelroy.bsky.social blabbing on about city budgets and the Vancouver mayor's race - then you need to hear our "This is Vancouver" podcast. This week's episode is epic.
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hey, if you just can't get enough of me and @jmcelroy.bsky.social blabbing on about city budgets and the Vancouver mayor's race - then you need to hear our "This is Vancouver" podcast. This week's episode is epic.
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
Hear it here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Or wherever you get your pods...
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Also, check out @jmcelroy.bsky.social 's budget story on CBC News Vancouver.
As usual, he digs deep into the numbers.
VPD budget 2022: $349.6 million
2026: $497.1 million.
His story is here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
As usual, he digs deep into the numbers.
VPD budget 2022: $349.6 million
2026: $497.1 million.
His story is here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Also, check out @jmcelroy.bsky.social 's budget story on CBC News Vancouver.
As usual, he digs deep into the numbers.
VPD budget 2022: $349.6 million
2026: $497.1 million.
His story is here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
As usual, he digs deep into the numbers.
VPD budget 2022: $349.6 million
2026: $497.1 million.
His story is here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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The City of Vancouver is changing its funding model for the city’s last drop-in space for vulnerable sex workers, leading to concerns it may have to close.
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring | The Tyee
The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The City of Vancouver is changing its funding model for the city’s last drop-in space for vulnerable sex workers, leading to concerns it may have to close.
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Kingsway Community Station supports some of the most marginalized people in our city. by @michellegamage.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Squamish. Nature. Gorgeous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Squamish. Nature. Gorgeous.
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The real impact of Canada’s doctor shortage, by @ianhanomansing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CI...
via @cbcnews.ca @ritamc.bsky.social @trevorjain.bsky.social
via @cbcnews.ca @ritamc.bsky.social @trevorjain.bsky.social
The real impact of Canada’s doctor shortage | Cross Country Checkup
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The real impact of Canada’s doctor shortage, by @ianhanomansing.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CI...
via @cbcnews.ca @ritamc.bsky.social @trevorjain.bsky.social
via @cbcnews.ca @ritamc.bsky.social @trevorjain.bsky.social
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Canada! Our professional women’s soccer league final is on 20 minutes.
Tune in to the CBC or TSN enjoy the competition and to support women’s sports in the country ⚽️🏆
Tune in to the CBC or TSN enjoy the competition and to support women’s sports in the country ⚽️🏆
Tomorrow! Vancouver Rise FC are the in @nsl.ca final. 11:00am on CBC, CBC Gem, and TSN.
Can we take a moment to appreciate that the trophy is named for a WOMEN's national team star and founder of the NSL, Canada's women's soccer league?
Can we take a moment to appreciate that the trophy is named for a WOMEN's national team star and founder of the NSL, Canada's women's soccer league?
NSL Final Vancouver Rise vs AFC Toronto
Vancouver Rise FC will play in the inaugural Northern Super League NSL final against Toronto on Saturday, November 15th in Toronto.
miss604.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Canada! Our professional women’s soccer league final is on 20 minutes.
Tune in to the CBC or TSN enjoy the competition and to support women’s sports in the country ⚽️🏆
Tune in to the CBC or TSN enjoy the competition and to support women’s sports in the country ⚽️🏆