Christina Frangou

Calgary, United States

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Journalist. Words: Maclean's, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, The Narwhal. Contact: [email protected],

Articles

The What-Will-She-Do-Next Premier of Alberta

1 month ago | thewalrus.ca | Christina Frangou

O n a Saturday morning in February, Danielle Smith took questions from Albertans for forty-six minutes during her weekly radio talk show, Your Province. Your Premier. One of the first callers asked if a prohibition on the sale of raw milk could be eliminated now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the prominent vaccine skeptic who is US health secretary, may open sales south of the border.
How an artsy B.C. getaway designed for two empty nesters turned into a bustling family cabin

Dec 5, 2024 | cottagelife.com | Christina Frangou

By Christina FrangouPhotographs by Kamil Bialous Chessa Osburn was walking up a dirt path leading up from the dock and turned back to call out to me: “This might be my favourite view of the cabin!”I could see only a tangle of boulders and Douglas fir trees, with the edge of a slanted roof poking out behind. Her son, Barnaby, 8, still wearing his lifejacket, ran ahead of me, while her husband, Stephen Sims, and their daughter, Ophelia, 10, trailed behind.
A Hormone Therapy Scare, Then Silence. How Menopause Became a Health Crisis

Oct 17, 2024 | thekit.ca | Christina Frangou |Briony Smith

The year before she turned 40, two big things happened to Toronto’s Diane Hatch: she was promoted to a leadership role at a big Canadian bank, and her body began to revolt. She couldn’t sleep more than a few hours at a time. One strange symptom after another arrived: a burning tongue. Memory problems. Heart palpitations. Weight gain. The worst were what she called her “nuclear reactions”—heat bursts so intense that rivulets of sweat ran down her legs while she was giving presentations at work.
‘Women are gaslit.’ Menopause is a health crisis for Canadians. Why is relief out of reach?

Oct 17, 2024 | thestar.com | Christina Frangou

The year before she turned 40, two big things happened to Toronto’s Diane Hatch: she was promoted to a leadership role at a big Canadian bank, and her body began to revolt. She couldn’t sleep more than a few hours at a time. One strange symptom after another arrived: a burning tongue. Memory problems. Heart palpitations. Weight gain. The worst were what she called her “nuclear reactions” — heat bursts so intense that rivulets of sweat ran down her legs while she was giving presentations at work.
A study, a scare and a long silence. How menopause became a health crisis for Canadian women

Oct 16, 2024 | thestar.com | Christina Frangou

The year before she turned 40, two big things happened to Toronto’s Diane Hatch: she was promoted to a leadership role at a big Canadian bank, and her body began to revolt. She couldn’t sleep more than a few hours at a time. One strange symptom after another arrived: a burning tongue. Memory problems. Heart palpitations. Weight gain. The worst were what she called her “nuclear reactions” — heat bursts so intense that rivulets of sweat ran down her legs while she was giving presentations at work.
‘Women are gaslit’ Menopause symptoms can be debilitating. Here’s why relief is so hard to come by

Oct 16, 2024 | thestar.com | Christina Frangou

The year before she turned 40, two big things happened to Toronto’s Diane Hatch: she was promoted to a leadership role at a big Canadian bank, and her body began to revolt. She couldn’t sleep more than a few hours at a time. One strange symptom after another arrived: a burning tongue. Memory problems. Heart palpitations. Weight gain. The worst were what she called her “nuclear reactions” — heat bursts so intense that rivulets of sweat ran down her legs while she was giving presentations at work.
Poilievre Won’t Talk about Private Health Care—but He Should | The Walrus

Sep 17, 2024 | thewalrus.ca | Christina Frangou

POLITICS / NOVEMBER 2024Poilievre Won’t Talk about Private Health Care—but He ShouldBY CHRISTINA FRANGOUILLUSTRATION BY JAMIE BENNETT Published 7:43, SEPT. 18, 2024Pierre Poilievre never seems to talk about one of the biggest changes underway in Canadian health care: the growing private market. When asked by The Walrus about his plans vis-à-vis private health care, his team provided a statement that ignored the questions.
Meet The Woman Keeping Alberta Rat-Free

Jul 4, 2024 | chatelaine.com | Christina Frangou

(Photo: Allison Seto)On Easter Sunday in 2023, Karen Wickerson was at home in Airdrie, Alta., when an email arrived in her inbox. The sender got right to the point: There was a rat in her backyard. As evidence, she attached a photo of a large black roof rat eating out of a bird feeder. Wickerson pulled on her work boots and her Government of Alberta jacket and drove 25 minutes to meet the woman who sent the email.
Private Health Care Is Here - Newz9

May 16, 2024 | newz9.com | Christina Frangou

A rising variety of Canadians pay out of pocket for MRIs, hip replacements, even household physician visits. How a two-tiered system crept into Canada. Steven Goluboff has at all times been an previous-college physician. Over a many years-lengthy profession, he’s labored nights and weekends and, on his uncommon holidays, even taken his pc with him to trace sufferers’ take a look at outcomes. In 2019, at 71 years previous, he lastly started planning to retire from his Saskatoon household apply.
Private Health Care Is Here

May 16, 2024 | macleans.ca | Christina Frangou

A growing number of Canadians pay out of pocket for MRIs, hip replacements, even family doctor visits. How a two-tiered system crept into Canada. Steven Goluboff has always been an old-school doctor. Over a decades-long career, he’s worked nights and weekends and, on his rare vacations, even taken his computer with him to track patients’ test results. In 2019, at 71 years old, he finally began planning to retire from his Saskatoon family practice.