Really honoured to see the Digital Publishing Awards recognize one of the most complicated and beautiful stories I've ever told — and one that stays with me. In Windsor, an incredible group of people are rewriting the blueprint of how you build a park.
thenarwhal.ca/windsor-ojibwa…

Tomorrow is the deadline for all the MAX scholarships, including one I have sponsored to encourage young Muslims to enter journalism and communications. Please share widely! Details can be found here. maxscholars.org

I've been this kid in the legislature. Politicians and legislative staff tell you 'welcome to your house.' It belongs to all Ontarians. But I wonder if these young girls feel that right now.

Look at those three young women watching. This picture is so symbolic.

SCOOP: Insiders' text messages, obtained by TheTrillium.ca, contradict testimony that a developer who 'had his hand' in 3/15 Greenbelt removals gave the integrity commissioner about his relationship with a longtime close aide to Premier Doug Ford. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

Here it is, my new chapter!

I'm thrilled to join the talented team The Narwhal

Looking forward to digging deeper into the big issues facing BC as we head into the next provincial election!
#bcpoli

.Wizard_bisan1 and AJ+ have been nominated for a Peabody Award for her coverage of Gaza.

For over 6 months, Bisan Owda has shown the world how life in Gaza has been through her eyes. She has told the story of Palestinian survival in the face of the Israeli genocide.

While this happened at Queen's Park, the UN confirmed the discovery of mass graves 'in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes'

news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

North Bay officials advised an international plastics company to “hold off” on granting journalists’ requests for a new factory tour after a 2023 Narwhal investigation, writing in an email “hopefully, the story dies” — docs obtained by Leah Borts-Kuperman show. thenarwhal.ca/pfas-factory-f…

My usual TV beat is food, but I'm also a current Columbia University student, and I'm so sad & so frustrated with the way student protests on our campus are being reported. This will be imperfect, but I can't watch things that are so contrary to what I've actually seen and stay silent. 🧵

NEW: Multiple PC MPPs shout “no” when asked for unanimous consent to overturn the keffiyeh ban at Queen’s Park.

#onpoli

'We live in a police state where cops value their right to take action, but not their responsibility to explain themselves ... We need to dismantle a policing system whose power is designed to dominate us, and build more equitable and reciprocal approaches to safety.'

Umar Zameer's wife set up a go fund me to help pay off their family's legal debt. People have donated almost 85% of the $200,000 goal just ~48 hours after a jury found him not guilty — an incredible display of humanity.

gofundme.com/f/all-i-hope-f…

Big day: the first episode of Paydirt, the inside story of Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal, is out now!

Find it here The Narwhal, or on The Big Story Podcast’s feed wherever you listen to podcasts 🎧🌳💰🏠🔎

thenarwhal.ca/paydirt-greenb…

For #EarthDay2024 , from the people who brought you Drilled and Hot Take, comes Spill: a climate pod covering news, culture, and once a month me and Mary Annaïse Heglar popping off about something. Today, what else? The intersection between Gaza and climate.
open.spotify.com/episode/36P4l3…

Doug Ford, John Tory and Patrick Brown all owe Umar Zameer their 'deepest apologies' as well thestar.com/opinion/star-c… via @torontostar

please consider donating to umar zameers legal fees. despite the not guilty verdict, he should have never been put in this situation in the first place and deserves to have some relief ❤️ gofund.me/fe0db7d7

Police have a monopoly on information when it comes to criminal investigations.

The question now is what kind of accountability do they face for labeling this an 'intentional and deliberate' act? And what of politicians who rushed to condemn a man who hadn’t even been tried?

We are being asked to be horrified and disgusted that people in this country are protesting this.

We are being told - by organizations, institutions, the news media, the Biden administration - that the real threat are those who stand & resist against this depravity.