#GCLBestof2024: My once-vibrant dad emerged broken from the hospital. Then he was gone. buff.ly/3uCYnAE (Elizabeth Payne 🇨🇦 Ottawa Citizen)

#GCLBestof2024: Another Year, Another Encampment, Another Eviction: For years, unhoused people like Davit Sesisheili have gone from park to park, moving when the City evicts them. buff.ly/3NthCT9 (The Local Magazine (Archived Account) Bren Doherty)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: As rent becomes less affordable, a would-be mom searches for solutions buff.ly/4hVoOV7 (This Magazine Rachel Cairns)

Space is still available in my next Great Canadian Longform class, a three hour session on Business Journalism 101. I'll share the key tips and tricks I would have loved to have at the start of my career. Join me March 12, and learn more here. docs.google.com/document/d/12v…

GCL HIGHLIGHT: To address gambling-related suicide in Manitoba, addiction professionals say medical officials first need to get in the game when it comes to identifying and collecting data on such deaths buff.ly/0aBDnmI (Winnipeg Free Press Rob Csernyik 🏳️‍🌈)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: What happens after a death on campus thewalrus.ca/death-on-campu… (The Walrus Jadine Ngan (she/her) Tahmeed Shafiq)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: Clear and present danger: How I learned to be bodyguarded like a billionaire shorturl.at/KeG2q (ROB Magazine Sarah Treleaven)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: The ruthless tactician behind Pierre Poilievre’s campaign has spent decades shaping Canadian conservatism from behind the scenes. This year’s election will be her greatest achievement—or her undoing. buff.ly/As7Nd7D (Maclean’s Magazine Simon Lewsen)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: Replacing iconic provincial park signs blow to Saskatchewan’s heritage buff.ly/6NWcwdl Sask Dispatch Gemma Boothroyd)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run. buff.ly/smCU9It (Toronto Life Malcolm Johnston)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: How to make a living as a writer: Horse stories in the morning, erotica in the afternoon buff.ly/8O1X0Lk (The Walrus Gabrielle Drolet)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: A growing cohort of adults is saddled with the responsibility of caring for both children and aging parents. buff.ly/pF7N5WN (Maisonneuve Magazine Sheima Benembarek — شيماء ا بنمبارك)

Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Catching up on sharing a few recent favourite pieces today. Stay tuned.

GCL HIGHLIGHT: Keener linguists are compiling the latest English-language Canadianisms. What do their choices say about us? buff.ly/K7jrfjF (The Tyee Harrison Mooney 🫥)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: A Regina officer is accused of using police resources to prey on vulnerable women. These are their stories buff.ly/4Wzvq56 (The Globe and Mail Jana G. Pruden)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: My father spent a career decoding how fireflies make light. Now, as dementia sets in, he is grappling with life’s final mystery buff.ly/4Qzanua (The Walrus Arno Kopecky)

GCL HIGHLIGHT: Experience, name recognition and a lifetime of service couldn't save Amarjeet Sohi from a harsh political reckoning. buff.ly/l94CDyk (Edify Magazine Curtis Gillespie)