Journalist. Believer in reverse psychology...don't follow me. She/her. Reporting w/ @thenarwhalca
Joined July 2011
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9 Apr 2023
š§µClimate disasters are becoming more frequent and severe. What does that mean for people in BC?
.@vb_jens and I looked at the data and learned that people in BC are being evacuated for an average of 22 days.
Our safety net is not expanding accordingly
thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/03/Bā¦
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2 Aug 2025
Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJās history. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel.
Read more in CPJās #2024KilledReport: cpj.org/?p=451429
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4 Oct 2024
šØ JOBS ALERT šØ Weāre hiring a video producer and a web developer ā two brand new roles at The Narwhal. Come help make our award-winning journalism shine and reach more people in new ways, will you? Please share far and wide! thenarwhal.ca/work-for-us/
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16 Aug 2024
š§µA mine just outside Rossland, B.C., will require an environmental assessment. That was an uncertainty when we covered concerns that the Record Ridge mine could destroy habitat of the threatened mountain holly fern. #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-threatened-ā¦
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27 Jun 2024
The Gaza Project reveals a damning array of evidence against the Israeli government and calls into question their armyās denials about targeting the press since the war began.
forbiddenstories.org/projectā¦
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6 Jun 2024
š¢New fellowship alert!š¢
The Narwhal is excited to offer a new art and design fellowship for early to mid-career illustrators and/or designers who are Black, Indigenous or people of colour.
Deadline to apply: June 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. PT)
thenarwhal.ca/2024-bipoc-artā¦
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Update: This series just won the Canadian Association of Journalists and APTN's Truth and Reconciliation Award!
I would love for you to check it out, if you haven't already...
ICYMI: Over the past two weeks, Indigenous day-school survivors testified at a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal looking into RCMPās handling of historic abuse allegations at two northern BC schools.
Iāve been reporting their stories in @TheTyee. š§µ
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27 Feb 2024
.@ManishaKrishnan led the way on reporting on drugs and drug policy. For instance, this story about how heroin just isn't present in the drug supply anymore featured a rare interview with a dealer: vice.com/en/article/5dgzq8/fā¦
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30 Jan 2024
The rumours are true, weāre hiring for three (!!!) new roles at The Narwhal: a B.C. politics and environment reporter, an assistant editor and a membership and operations coordinator! The deadline to apply is Feb. 11. š§µ
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22 Jan 2024
Next Wed. Jan. 31 in Vancouver! Come for the vital industry chat f/ @SalmaanFarooqui @brish_ti @FrancescaFionda @overloaded_writ, stay for some drinks and hangs with these fine journos and many more like SB West Coast ambassador @MikePHager! RSVP >>> eventbrite.ca/e/shared-bylinā¦
19 Jan 2024
CALLING ALL BC JOURNOS: Announcing the first IRL Shared Bylines event in Vancouver!
Join us Wed. Jan 31 @ 7PM @facultybrewing for a FREE panel discussion on how to do great work in a challenging industry. Stick around after and hang with us!
RSVP >>> eventbrite.ca/e/shared-bylinā¦
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12 Dec 2023
Calling all journalists who want to report better on the #childwelfare system āĀ we've organized a series of workshops to support you, with teachings from advocates, lawyers and investigative journalists. #cdnmedia
Details/registration here: eventbrite.ca/e/former-youthā¦
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30 Nov 2023
Happy 20th Birthday @TheTyee ! š Hoping tonight's debate outcome is a vote for independent media to keep leaping forward.
Tonight we celebrate these heroes and milestones at our 20th birthday ā with a party and a raucous debate about whether journalism is a dead fish or alive and leaping forward. š£
There are still a few tickets left and everyone is invited. See you there!
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/11/ā¦
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10 Nov 2023
The CAJ is deeply disturbed by the scale of the reported threats and deaths to journalists working in Gaza.
In times of conflict, journalists must bear witness and be impartial observers of truth, not collateral damage. That's just Press Freedom 101 š§µ
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6 Nov 2023
"More journalists have reportedly been killed over a four-week period than in any conflict in at least three decades." -@UN @antonioguterres
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View CPJ's latest reporting on journalist casualties in the #Israel #Gaza war: cpj.org/2023/11/journalist-cā¦
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10 Oct 2023
What's the future of mining? Will humanity scrape the seafloor or harvest asteroids from outer space?
Join @C_Pollon and me at @VPL central branch this Thurs Oct 12 @ 7pm for a conversation about #Mining & his new book Pitfall (@thenarwhalca)
Register: vpl.bibliocommons.com/eventsā¦
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5 Oct 2023
New investigation from @fatimabsyed and me:
Internal provincial docs show the Ontario government expanded Hamiltonās urban boundary in large part because of requests from unnamed āthird partiesā ā and despite warnings from public servants. #onpoli
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26 Sep 2023
š¢THE CAJ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS BACK!
And like always, we have 30 of Canada's top journalists very ready to help you. ANYONE ā student journalists, those starting their career, those decades in their career ā can apply!
Apply by Oct. 6! caj.ca/mentorship
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New about here video next week, but in the meantime here's a video I helped produce on slugs and the surprisingly wholesome tradition of slug racing on Bowen Island for the @thenarwhalca with @FrancescaFionda! youtube.com/watch?v=RSitmPSVā¦
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5 Sep 2023
More than 90 per cent of heavy oil sites in Saskatchewan are not required to measure how much pollution theyāre generating. The high total could be why scientists believe the province is underestimating its methane by up to 40 per cent: thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-oā¦
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18 Aug 2023
Huge swaths of the Northwest Territories are burning in whatās the worst season for wildfires in Canadian history. In our latest newsletter, we highlight some of the journalists keeping residents informed. thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-norā¦
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18 Aug 2023
Residents & officials across NWT can't access reliable news about wildfires on Facebook, esp. as evacuation efforts get underway.
This is unacceptable.
We urge Meta to reverse its decision to prevent Canadians from viewing news on Facebook/Instagram.
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9 Aug 2023
just in awe of the depth and doggedness of @fatimabsyed & @EmmaMci's reporting on the Greenbelt; if you ever wonder why journalism is critical to a functioning democracy, look at the skills and resources required to expose the unethical machinations of the Ford government here.
8 Aug 2023
Tomorrow, Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk is releasing her report on the Doug Ford governmentās decision to open 3,000 hectares of the protected Greenbelt to development. @emmamci and @fatimabsyed have been all over this story: hereās what to read to catch up. #onpoli š§µ
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