Emma McIntosh
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About Emma McIntosh
Emma McIntosh has covered environment, energy and national news. She covered misinformation and disinformation in the 2019 federal election. She has reported for StarMetro Calgary, the Toronto Star and the Calgary Herald as well as Canada's National Observer. A former Seattle-ite and dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Emma graduated from Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2018.
She has focused on investigative journalism since 2017. Emma also covered the Alberta provincial election in April 2019. Projects she's worked on have been shortlisted for multiple national awards, including a National Newspaper Award, the Canadian Hillman Prize and CJF Jackman Award for Excellence.
Critics say Ontario’s new ‘ag-gag’ law could target journalists, whistleblowers
Bill 156 was opposed by journalistic organizations, animal rights groups and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Critics warn it could target journalists and whistleblowers.
Ontario restores environmental protections it suspended amid COVID-19
Critics and environmental groups had called the suspension an unnecessary overreach. As the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario continued to decline, the government undid the suspension Monday.
As Ontario reopens, why are environmental protections still suspended?
The Doug Ford government suspended environmental protections in April, saying they could hinder its response to COVID-19. “If people can congregate on patios while abiding by physical-distance guidelines, surely they can be consulted on environmental measures that affect their community,” Ontario Green party Leader Mike Schreiner said.
Doug Ford tests negative for COVID-19
The Ontario premier and his health minister got tested yesterday after another minister was in contact with someone who had the virus.
Left out of pandemic pay
Ontario’s pandemic pay left out many health-care workers who are on the front line of the pandemic. The province won’t explain how it chose who would get the top-up.
Doug Ford getting COVID-19 test after minister came in contact with virus
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce was tested for the virus Tuesday after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott hastily cancelled their daily press conference Wednesday, announcing that they would get tested as well.
Golden Horseshoe not included in Ontario’s stage two reopen — for now
The second stage of Ontario's reopen will start on June 12, allowing patios, hair salons and other services to reopen. But a stretch of southern Ontario that wraps around Lake Ontario — spanning from Durham to the Greater Toronto Area to Hamilton and Niagara — will have to wait a while longer, along with Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex.
Under fire from critics, Doug Ford creates anti-racism panel
The Ontario premier said earlier this week that "we’re different than the United States," then reversed course to acknowledge systemic racism in Ontario. Critics say the new anti-racism council is an attempt at damage control, pointing to Doug Ford's history of statements and actions that they say shows a fundamental lack of understanding of racism and its causes.
Here's every environmental protection that was rolled back amid COVID-19
Across Canada, governments have suspended, delayed and cancelled environmental protection measures as the country grapples with COVID-19. Here’s everything we know.
Union fires back after Ford says inspectors refused to enter infected homes
The Ontario premier accused inspectors of doing their job by phone instead of in-person during COVID-19. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union fired back, saying Doug Ford was misinformed and it was government managers who told inspectors not to go in.