Brandie Weikle

Toronto

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Senior Business Writer at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

CBCRadio writer/senior producer. Founder @thenewfamily. Former Canadian Family EIC, @TorontoStar parenting columnist. Exploring work, family, health and more.

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Want to be sedated (for surgery)? Anesthesia assistants could help shorten wait times

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

White Coat Black Art26:30Meet the people who help sedate youOne solution to a critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could lie with increasing the ranks of anesthesia assistants, advocates say. "In a situation where we have a serious ...
Gisèle Pelicot's daughter alleges her father, the convicted rapist, abused her, too

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

The Sunday Magazine46:04Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, tells her own storyWARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. The explosive mass rape trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men in Avignon, France, may have come to an end Dec. 19, but for his daughter, Caroline Darian, the story was nowhere near over.
Old-school networking key to landing a role in the 'hidden job market,' recruitment experts say | CBC Radio

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

Cost of Living·New In a world where online job applications appear to be the norm, it still takes in-person networking to reveal a significant portion of the opportunities in the "hidden job market." There are more job opportunities than meet the eye on job sites like LinkedIn and Indeed Brandie Weikle · CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 09, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago In a world where online job applications appear to be the norm, it still takes in-person networking to reveal a...
Palliative care doesn't mean a patient is at death's door. Here's why

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

White Coat Black Art26:30What if palliative care was about living better? Palliative care has an image problem. Despite what people think, it's not some kind of "Grim Reaper service," say two of Canada's leading experts in this field of medicine.
5 tips to help your child learn to love reading

Jan 26, 2025 | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

RadioThere’s no one silver bullet that will guarantee a child becomes a skilled and avid reader. But here are some things you can try to encourage your kids to fall in love with the written word.
The anesthesiologist shortage is now a 'full-blown crisis.' Should Canada use nurse anesthetists?

Jan 18, 2025 | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

White Coat Black Art26:30Should Canada have nurse anesthetists? The effects of a shortage of anesthesiologists could be improved if specially trained nurses were allowed to provide anesthesia care — something they do in the United States, nursing advocates say. But physicians' groups have pushed back against the idea in at least two provinces since it was raised more than 25 years ago, even as surgical wait times have grown since the pandemic.
Would you pay to see a family doctor faster? Quebeckers are, and critics are worried

Nov 23, 2024 | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

White Coat Black Art26:30$150 for 15 minutes, part 1Audrey Leveillé's four-month-old son, William, had been sick for about a week, running a fever on and off. Worried, the mom of two wanted to rule out infection, but couldn't face the prospect of an hours-long wait in a hospital emergency department, she said. So Leveillé took her baby to Clinique Santé Plus, a private family practice in Vaudreuil, Que., about 45 kilometres outside Montreal. "There's no infection today, which is great news.
Low libido, intercourse pain, orgasm problems? Sexual-health doctors are trying to help | CBC Radio

Nov 3, 2024 | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

While help for male sexual dysfunction has been widely available since erectile dysfunction drug Viagra burst onto the scene — it was approved for use in Canada in 1999 — women's sexual health has remained largely shrouded in secrecy.
Low libido, intercourse pain, orgasm problems? Sexual-health doctors are trying to help

Nov 2, 2024 | xpresschronicle.com | Brandie Weikle

A small number of Canadian doctors specializing in women’s sexual health is trying to address what they say is a near-total lack of support for those suffering from common problems such as low libido, difficulty achieving orgasm and pain during intercourse. “In terms of the juxtaposition with men’s sexual functioning, we are behind and it’s really frustrating,” said Dr. Stephanie Finn of Oakville, Ont.
Why wait to retire? These Canadians are embracing the adult gap year instead

Oct 20, 2024 | cbc.ca | Brandie Weikle

Cost of Living27:31Freedom 25, 35, and 45? Nick Thompson and his wife, Melanie, love to watch their kids swim in the river near a waterfall on the property where they live in southern Ecuador, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. "It's the land of eternal spring, so it never gets below 16 [C] and never gets over 27," Thompson told Cost of Living. "It's sunny every day and there's no bugs because we're just high enough in elevation.

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Articles

Want to be sedated (for surgery)? Anesthesia assistants could help shorten wait times

Gisèle Pelicot's daughter alleges her father, the convicted rapist, abused her, too

Old-school networking key to landing a role in the 'hidden job market,' recruitment experts say | CBC Radio

Palliative care doesn't mean a patient is at death's door. Here's why

5 tips to help your child learn to love reading

The anesthesiologist shortage is now a 'full-blown crisis.' Should Canada use nurse anesthetists?

Would you pay to see a family doctor faster? Quebeckers are, and critics are worried

Low libido, intercourse pain, orgasm problems? Sexual-health doctors are trying to help | CBC Radio

Low libido, intercourse pain, orgasm problems? Sexual-health doctors are trying to help

Why wait to retire? These Canadians are embracing the adult gap year instead

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