Katharine Lake Berz

Nov 30, 2024 | thespec.com | Katharine Lake Berz

One sunny afternoon, just weeks after Ontario announced its controversial plan to shift gears on its approach to the toxic drugs crisis that has claimed more than 10,000 lives in four years, a cluster of men and women laughed and chatted outside a window-lined complex on the edge of an East York forest. Some residents of the Bellwood residential addiction treatment centre appeared barely out of their teens, while others could be grandparents.

Nov 5, 2024 | thestar.com | Katharine Lake Berz

In all the anxiety about a possible second Donald Trump presidency, it’s easy to forget that America might, in a historic first, elect a woman as president. My female Generation X friends and I cannot forget this dream. We have booked our Washington hotel for the January inauguration weekend. We have waited long enough. We are ready to celebrate. But first, we need to apologize for the delay.  We are the women who were supposed to change the world. We were primed to overturn traditional gender roles.

Oct 14, 2024 | niagarafallsreview.ca | Katharine Lake Berz

LISBON—On a recent morning in Lisbon, Hugo Faria — a man who has spent his entire career working to solve an addiction crisis — was searching for a way to describe the astonishing reduction of drug use in Portugal. What could possibly sum up the achievement that, despite its challenges, has become the kind of triumph that’s offered hope across the globe?

Oct 14, 2024 | thestar.com | Katharine Lake Berz

LISBON—On a recent morning in Lisbon, Hugo Faria — a man who has spent his entire career working to solve an addiction crisis — was searching for a way to describe the astonishing reduction of drug use in Portugal. What could possibly sum up the achievement that, despite its challenges, has become the kind of triumph that’s offered hope across the globe?

Sep 18, 2024 | news-decoder.com | Katharine Lake Berz |Decoder Replay

With an influx of migrants over the past decade, Germany is reconciling to rapidly changing demographics. The idea of German identity is evolving. In a refuge for asylum seekers in Eichsfeld, Germany, a father hugs his son who has just returned from school, 24 April 2024.