Writing Portfolio

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The entirety of my bylines can be found on my author pages on CTVNews.ca, The StarMaclean’s, Canadaland, The Varsity, and The Varsity Magazine.

News

Trudeau accuses India of role in killing of Canadian Sikh leader — CTVNews.ca, September 2023

Economists divided on when the Bank of Canada could cut interest rates — CTVNews.ca, April 2023

Paralympian trying to get wheelchair ramp says Veterans Affairs employee offered her assisted dying — CTVNews.ca, December 2022

What this week’s big bank earnings say about the state of Canada’s economy ahead of a possible recession — CTVNews.ca, December 2022

Canada’s population could increase to 57M by 2068, posing challenges for housing, health care — CTVNews.ca, August 2022

Airline lost your bag? Here’s how to seek compensation — CTVNews.ca, July 2022

Nurses’ union calls on federal government to take lead in addressing nursing shortages — CTVNews.ca, September 2021

Used car prices in Canada up 12.8 per cent from last year as microchip shortage continues — CTVNews.ca, August 2021

Canadian entrepreneurs develop recovery program for COVID-19 patients who lost their smell — CTVNews.ca, August 2021

Heading back to campus this September? Here’s how to vote — CTVNews.ca, August 2021

‘Too little, too late’: Feds freeze student loan interest, but monthly repayments continue — CTVNews.ca, April 2021

Global chip shortage affecting game console stock, auto manufacturing — CTVNews.ca, March 2021

Sneaky Dee’s fans oppose development proposal that threatens popular venue — Toronto Star, September 2020

It’s official: This has been the hottest July in 84 years, according to Environment Canada — Toronto Star, July 2020

Video captures TTC passenger’s homophobic, racist tirade after he was asked to turn down music — Toronto Star, June 2020

Math students at Wilfrid Laurier furious after department orders them to buy external webcams for exams  — Toronto Star, May 2020

Western cancels classes until Mar. 18, as students petition Toronto universities amid coronavirus concerns — Toronto Star, March 2020

Giant rubber duck to return to Toronto’s waterfront this summer — Toronto Star, January 2020

She did ‘everything correctly.’ Mayor issues call to replace Queensway crosswalk after ‘horrifying’ video of pedestrian crash raises alarm — Toronto Star, May 2019

Toronto police seize $17 million in drugs in ‘Project Dos’ — Toronto Star, May 2019

‘The lower we got, the more blood we saw’: Canadians react to Sri Lankan bombs — Toronto Star, April 2019 (contributed reporting to)

Ontario’s experiment with vote-counting machines could change elections to come — Maclean’s, June 2018

Stormy Daniels vs. Donald Trump: Five ways the Trump camp has spun the $130,000 payment — Maclean’s, May 2018

Court rules in favour of UTMSU in lawsuit with anti-abortion student group — The Varsity, February 2018

Brampton Councillors Want City To Publish All Inquiries From Journalists — Canadaland, June 2017

SMCSU financial audit details kickbacks, falsified invoices, inappropriate expenditures — The Varsity, March 2017

SMCSU under fire after videos leaked — The Varsity, December 2016

U of T community responds to Jordan Peterson on gender identities — The Varsity, October 2016

U of T psychology prof decries “political correctness” in YouTube lecture — The Varsity, September 2016 (article that broke the Jordan Peterson controversy)

Victoria University avoids millions of dollars in property taxes, City of Toronto staff report says — The Varsity, June 2016

Analysis

What they’re saying about us: Masai Ujiri is a basketball seer — Toronto Star, June 2019

A patriot’s guide to shopping during a Canada-U.S. trade war — Maclean’s, June 2018 (had been the second-most read article in Maclean’s history and was also crossposted on Chatelaine and MoneySense)

Why the federal consultations on digital strategy matter: Exhibit A — Maclean’s, June 2018

Avoiding white elephants at the Olympics — The Varsity, February 2018

Annex residents speak out against fraternities — The Varsity, September 2017 (data analysis only)

Mapping Campus Data: Parking Enforcement — The Varsity, September 2017

Features

Canada is confronting a massive immigration backlog. This is what it looks like for those facing delays — CTVNews.ca, May 2022

The two ex-political staffers behind the Ontario election’s most digital-savvy outside groups — Maclean’s, May 2018

The people who rushed to help — ‘I hope the families know their loved ones weren’t alone’ — Maclean’s, April 2018 (contributed reporting to)

The value of a U of T degree — The Varsity Magazine, December 2017

Outside the circle: Inside the Toronto branch of Oasis, a secular congregation — The Varsity Magazine, February 2017

Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: The manifestation of a movement — The Varsity Magazine, April, 2016

Interviews

U.S. art installation representing plight of refugees now in Toronto harbour — Toronto Star — July 2019

In conversation with Meric Gertler — The Varsity, June 2017

Elizabeth Dowdeswell makes first official visit to U of T — The Varsity, June 2016

Bruce Kidd installed as vice-president, principal of UTSC — The Varsity, November 2015

Who is Justin Trottier? — The Varsity Magazine, November 2015