Andrea Woo - The Globe and Mail

Staff
Reporter
Vancouver, Canada

andreawoo@globeandmail.com
http://andreawoo.com

Andrea Woo is a reporter for The Globe and Mail. She has a current focus on substance use, mental health and drug policy.

Years at The Globe and Mail

7

Honours & Awards

2017 CAJ award - Open Media category (Canada's Fentanyl Crisis)

2017 Jack Webster Award - Best Breaking News Reporting - Print (Cheque Day)

2016 Jack Webster Award - Excellence in Digital Journalism (Fentanyl's Deadly Path)

2012 Jack Webster Award - Best Reporting of the Year - Print (YVR Plane Crash series)

2012 Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Multimedia Journalism (The Gastown Project)

2003 Jack Webster Award for Student Journalism

Languages Spoken

English, Cantonese

Andrea Woo abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

Latest articles

British Columbia

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor defends supervised drug-consumption sites

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B.C. municipalities intent on banning single-use plastic bags asking province to take decisive action

All 46 people survive ‘nightmare scenario’ carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel

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RCMP reach settlement in second sexual-harassment lawsuit

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Researchers encouraged by return of killer whales to Salish Sea, but say food source must be replenished

Taseko Mines seeking court injunction after First Nation members block work at Fish Lake

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Possible social-housing project in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside raises concern among locals

June 30 Updated

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Ship with containers of Canadian garbage from Philippines to arrive at Burnaby this weekend

June 27 Updated

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Canadians protest against controversial extradition bill in solidarity with Hong Kong

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Richmond, B.C.-area Liberal MP calls for federal action to curb the practice of ‘birth tourism’

June 13 Updated

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Parliamentary health committee recommends decriminalization of simple possession of illicit substances

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Proposal for National Defence to pay for military ceremonies poorly timed, Victoria councillor says

Vancouver councillor wants project to provide cheap marijuana as an opioid substitute

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Unsanctioned overdose-prevention site opens in Maple Ridge, renewing debate over drug use and homelessness

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Trudeau accepts Indigenous inquiry’s finding of genocide

Trudeau announces hundreds of millions in foreign aid for women’s health, amid ‘attacks’ on abortion rights

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Flexibility in income-assistance payments is safest method for drug users, study suggests

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Overdose crises lowering life expectancy: Statistics Canada

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Indigenous overdose deaths in B.C. climbs up 21 per cent over last year

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Penticton’s bylaw to fine people sleeping on sidewalks criticized for targeting the homeless