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B.C. promised millions each year to help people with brain injuries. What happened?

Rick Hansen Foundation has devoted almost all of $2M/year neurotrauma fund to spinal cord injuries for more than a decade

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

11 Aug 2026 • 7 min read

An image of Sky Zazlov's brain is displayed on a monitor screen as she lies in a MRI machine for a focused ultrasound procedure, at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital.
Brain injuries are much more common in Canada than spinal cord injuries, but for more than a decade an annual B.C. fund to support both kinds of disabilities has mainly been allocated to spinal cord research and services. (The Canadian Press/Chris Young)

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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