The Local • 4th April 2023

The Realities of Renting While Black

Black renters have always faced discrimination in Toronto. The rental crisis makes it worse.

Broadview Magazine • 9th March 2023

Failed Canadian political candidates question who the selection process leaves out

All major parties do extensive background checks on their candidates, but researchers call the exercise of recruiting and picking candidates a "black box" with little public oversight.

The Globe and Mail • 28th October 2022

Canadians donating less as economy wanes, inflation rises

While there’s an increased need for charity organizations, research from CanadaHelps shows there has been a steady decline in the percentage of Canadians donating to them.

The Local • 17th October 2022

Councillor Michael Thompson Is Facing Sexual Assault Allegations… Now What?

With the councillor facing charges, five low-profile challengers in Ward 21 — Scarborough Centre are hoping to break through the inertia of incumbency.

The Narwhal • 20th September 2022

A former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals

Long waiting for new owner Bayshore Groups to clean up the site, residents have learned Ontario and city council kept suspicions of chemical leaks quiet for two years

The Globe and Mail • 11th August 2022

Running apps are great for motivation, but take note of privacy settings

In a month, Dhushan Puvanachandran runs at least 25 times. Whether he’s running through his neighbourhood in Brampton, Ont., or on a treadmill, it’s almost second nature for Mr. Puvanachandran to track his pace, heart rate and distance and share it with his friends. The ability to share highlights of successful runs via apps such as Nike Run Club is one way to motivate himself to keep going. “Getting those affirmations definitely helps when you share milestones,” said Mr. Puvanachandran. Fitne

TVO.org • 1st June 2022

‘Our voice is making a difference’: Five immigrant Ontarians on voting for the first time

TVO.org speaks with new citizens from across the province about democratic participation — and what issues are driving them to the ballot box

TVO.org • 25th May 2022

‘It’s political violence’: What women and racialized candidates face on the campaign trail

The Narwhal • 5th May 2022

Passenger rail in northeastern Ontario again? Three parties choo-choo-choose trains this election

Canada ranks as satisfactory on a global list of press freedom. Is that something to...

TVO.org • 8th April 2022

‘COVID acted like a minefield’: What we know about migrant-worker deaths

TVO.org • 25th March 2022

‘She waged a war’: A daughter’s intimate look at Nigeria’s most-decorated figure

TVO.org speaks with author Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr about her mother, Dora Akunyili, and how she battled discrimination and death threats to take on corruption

TVO.org • 24th February 2022

‘That’s how you do it’: Black women in Ontario politics — past, present, and future

What do we gain from having more Black women in politics, and why aren’t there as many as there could be?

Pulitzer Center • 17th December 2021

Two Years Later, has the NEMCHIC Initiative Reduced Maternal Deaths in Nigeria?

Dr. Shuaib, the executive director of Nigeria’s healthcare development agency, was serious about the state of maternal health, and wanted everyone to know. So he called a press conference and declared a state of emergency. “Having noted the high rate of maternal, newborn and under-five child mortality, and the insufficiency of our current efforts to reverse the trend, I hereby declare a state of public health concern on maternal, newborn, and child deaths occurring at the primary healthcare com

TVO.org • 19th October 2021

‘For us, by us’: How a new Caribbean exhibition is changing the AGO

Kenneth Montague was 10 years old when he first saw pictures from the Harlem Renaissance. A child of Jamaican immigrants in Windsor, he’d visited the Detroit Institute of Arts and been moved by the images of Black people in their Sunday best lounging in Harlem brownstones or sitting in Cadillacs. “It was definitely an eye-opener,” says Montague, who had before that seen mostly images that reflected negative stereotypes about people who looked like him.

Broadview Magazine • 20th September 2021

Chiamaka Okoli was a rarity in physics. She challenged norms until her untimely death.

On a brisk day in late May 2019, Chiamaka Okoli decided to go for a walk with her young son along the tree-lined streets of their Waterloo, Ont., neighbourhood. The 20-minute excursion had become a daily occurrence after her recovery from a near-fatal aneurysm the year before. But this time, the 31-year-old did not make it back to their third-floor apartment.

TVO.org • 26th August 2021

‘A very long journey’: Another challenge for newcomers — finding affordable housing

Tetiana Karbovanets and her family have moved three times in the past five years. Karbovanets, who works as an immigration consultant, moved with her husband and son from Ukraine, in 2016, as part of Canada’s express-entry program for skilled workers. The family arrived in June and rushed to find suitable housing in Toronto. After securing a short-term rental, they moved into an apartment, where they stayed for two and a half years. But when they started looking into buying a house, they realiz

TVO.org • 13th July 2021

Anatomy of an outbreak: How COVID-19 overran this Ontario prison

On April 14, 2020, employees at Brampton’s Ontario Correctional Institute received a memo informing them that a co-worker had tested positive for COVID-19. “It is important to note that the individual did not experience symptoms while at work,” wrote Mark Parisotto, director of the central region for the Ministry of the Solicitor General’s Institutional Services Division. “The employee remains in self-isolation and is following protocols recommended by health authorities.” Employees were advise

The Business of Fashion • 25th May 2021

African Entrepreneurs Are Banking on ‘A-Beauty’

African beauty doesn’t stop with shea butter, says Linda Gieskes-Mwamba. The beauty entrepreneur who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and raised between Brussels and Johannesburg has always been a fan of the fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. Growing up in a part of Central Africa where it wasn’t abundant, she was always sure to request some from anyone coming from West Africa.

TVO.org • 6th May 2021

Kids in crisis: Inside Ontario’s overloaded mental-health system

About two years ago, Suzanne noticed that her daughter was getting thinner and thinner. The Ottawa resident suspected that her daughter, then 14, had developed bulimia. By December 2019, she was struggling to get out of bed and looked gravely ill. Her parents were worried about her heart: purging — a symptom of bulimia that can involve self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, and other behaviours — can cause imbalances of the electrolytes that help maintain a regular heart rhythm. In January 202

The Business of Fashion • 22nd April 2021

Africa’s Powerhouse Is Rewriting the Fashion Week Playbook

Omoyemi Akerele had one thing on her mind ten years ago and she wanted the world to hear it loud and clear. “Business can be done here. And by here, I mean Lagos, and by Lagos, I mean, Nigeria, and by extension, I mean, West Africa,” she says. “It was important to send a consistent message.”