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Annie Burns-Pieper

@annieburnspieper.bsky.social
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Investigative reporter. Past: managing editor of the Institute for Investigative Journalism @CU_IIJ, Michener Fellow, @globeandmail, @cbcfifth, @AJEnglish (not here often) annieburnspieper.com

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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When I started looking into alcohol industry lobbying something stood out: it wasn’t just Big Alcohol. I contacted almost 100 B.C. craft breweries to ask what they thought about their industry association pushing back against updated health guidance for the @thetyee.ca. Most wouldn’t speak to me.
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Does Your Local Craft Brewer Want to Hide Alcohol Risks? | The Tyee
Their major industry association is lobbying against new drinking guidelines and warning labels. Its members are split.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
U.S. Women Seeking Hormone-Free IUDs Head to Canada. More patients want nonhormonal methods of birth control. Yet only one copper IUD is currently available in the United States, by @annieburnspieper.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w... via @nytimes.com #BirthControl
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U.S. Women Seeking Hormone-Free IUDs Come Up Short
More patients want nonhormonal methods of birth control. Yet only one copper IUD is currently available in the United States.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 21/09/2026
Canada has eliminated its corporate watchdog, shifting corporate complaints to its National Contact Point. With only 10% of cases resolved since 2000, critics say the body lacks the independence and investigative power needed to hold mining firms accountable. By @annieburnspieper.bsky.social.
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Canada shuts down corporate watchdog. Critics say its replacement lacks teeth
When the Canadian government earlier this year shut down its independent watchdog responsible for investigating alleged human rights abuses including environmental pollution by Canada-based companies…
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 30/07/2026
The connection between alcohol and cancer is well known. So why are there no warning labels on bottles? By Annie Burns-Pieper. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerAwareness
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Why don't more Canadians know that alcohol increases the risk of cancer? My latest for the @theijf.org examines years of alcohol industry lobbying against public health measures, including warning labels. theijf.org/article/alco...
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The connection between alcohol and cancer is well known. So why are there no warning labels on bottles?
Lobbying records reveal years of organized opposition to cancer warning labels
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
As climate change fuels an expansion of tick-borne illnesses in Canada, why did funding end for a national research network studying these emerging risks? The latest from me in the @thestar.com www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Ticks are a growing threat. So why did federal funding for a Lyme research group end?
For seven years, Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network has focused on diagnostics, prevention and research.
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
When the @thestar.com asked me to report on Lyme disease this spring, I jumped at the chance because the rise of Lyme disease is one of the clearest examples of how a warming climate is changing health risks in Canada. My latest: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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He checked for ticks twice a day. How this Ontario runner still ended up in hospital with a heart complication
As cases of Lyme disease rise rapidly in Ontario, experts say ongoing gaps in diagnosis and treatment leave patients at risk.
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
ICYMI, Canada has just closed the office it created to investigate overseas human rights complaints against Canadian corporations. At least 24 active complaints remain open, complainants who took personal risks to submit these complaints say they were never informed. My latest for @mongabay.com
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Accountability advocates ‘shocked’ as Canadian government eliminates watchdog agency
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week that the government eliminated an office created to probe overseas human rights complaints about Canadian corporations, including mining conglom...
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
What happens when Canada's corporate accountability office goes leaderless for more than a year? For communities seeking answers about alleged harms linked to Canadian companies, the consequences are real. My latest @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/06/cana... #Mining #HumanRights #Canada
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Canada’s watchdog post vacant as overseas mining complaints mount
Leoncia Ramos has lived her 65 years in the lush Dominican Republic town of La Piñita, but now says she is fearful for her health and wants to leave. She’s among 450 families asking the government and...
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I started this story in 2021, trying to understand how Quebec’s religious symbols ban was being experienced day to day. Years later, this is where that reporting led. For @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #Bill21 #Journalism #Longform #Bill21 #canpoli
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For two Muslim teachers, the saga of Bill 21 is personal as well as political
For Nadia Naqvi and Fatima Ahmad, a Quebec secularism law was not the first time that change in the province would upend their public lives
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
My latest: Illegal abortion pill sellers operating across multiple Canadian cities, targeting vulnerable patients. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... #journalism #publichealth
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Unauthorized abortion pill sellers targeting vulnerable women, health-care providers warn
Health-care providers in British Columbia and Ontario say websites are offering unauthorized and potentially dangerous abortion pills from India by mail and in person.
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 10/12/2025
Are environmental risks making Canada's doctor shortage worse? thenarwhal.ca/canada-docto... @annieburnspieper.bsky.social @juliasawatzky.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
Julia Sawatzky says doctors who live where they practise have a "deeper understanding" of their community's needs. But her worries about the health risks posed by the fossil fuel industry make her unsure about settling in northern Alberta.
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
My story for The Narwhal looks at how environmental risks are shaping access to doctors in Canada. With physicians in high demand what keeps them in communities facing industrial air pollution and climate-driven hazards? thenarwhal.ca/canada-docto...
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Are environmental risks making Canada's doctor shortage worse? | The Narwhal
The doctor shortage is a national problem. Worries about health-care risks in industrial and disaster-prone areas may be a factor
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Ontario Drug Policy Research Network @odprn.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
“There’s a potential disconnect between how we pay for drugs and our supply chain,” says @mina-t.bsky.social, highlighting how the drug selection processes in Canada haven’t always considered how or where a drug is made. @annieburnspieper.bsky.social www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...
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Canada relies on foreign regulators for the majority of drug manufacturer inspections — but one of its biggest partners is falling behind
Data obtained by CTV News from Health Canada shows that 85 per cent of inspections of drug manufacturing sites supplying the Canadian market were conducted by international regulators — not Health Can...
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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 12/07/2025
Most of Canada’s drug manufacturing inspections are done by others, and experts say it's a big problem www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @annieburnspieper.bsky.social 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
New data from Health Canada shows that 85 per cent of inspections of drug manufacturing sites supplying the Canadian market were conducted by international regulators—not Health Canada.
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
My latest for CTV News Canada relies on foreign regulators for most drug manufacturer inspections — but one of its biggest partners, the U.S. FDA, is falling behind. Learn more about what’s at stake: www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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Canada relies on foreign regulators for the majority of drug manufacturer inspections — but one of its biggest partners is falling behind
Data obtained by CTV News from Health Canada shows that 85 per cent of inspections of drug manufacturing sites supplying the Canadian market were conducted by international regulators — not Health Can...
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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
It’s not just trade policy — U.S. decisions can affect drug and food safety in Canada, too. FDA cuts could mean less access to critical safety info for Canadians. My latest for @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social : www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... #cdnpoli #FDA #publichealth
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Amid deep cuts to the U.S. FDA, experts warn Canadians could lose vital safety information
Canadian health experts warn the fallout from thousands of job cuts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 1 could disrupt the flow of safety information on drugs, medical devices, and food...
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