Learning during the pandemic was a big issue even before the return to classrooms. With the recent national case spike, B.C. has decided to stay the course and keep schools open.

We've followed concerns of parents and teachers since schools were first shuttered. Many have felt their needs are not being accommodated, and parent-teacher networks have arisen to follow outbreaks in schools. Parents have highlighted the difficulties of remote learning for their families, and some have faced tough choices about sending their kids back to school.

Educators have wondered how to adapt their teaching to a pandemic environment, from remote learning to self-directed education to the curriculum. Kids' long-term mental health is a growing concern.

Deep dive to learn more from parents, teachers, students and health and education experts.

B.C.'s overdose crisis is taking many more lives than the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three years after the provincial NDP government created a ministry to focus on mental health and addictions, we probed how it was working.

In recent years, The Tyee has covered solutions, including prescription street drugs and opioid-assisted treatment. And we’ve said how Vancouver’s mayor could help end the opioid crisis.

In September, Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a public health order for nurses to prescribe controlled substances. Last month Vancouver city council approved the first permanent OPS outside the Downtown Eastside,

Much more can be done. Dive deep to understand how.