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.
Ottawa sending military to help in Ontario nursing homes hit by COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford said Thursday the province’s long-term care system is “broken,” at one point looking visibly emotional. Later, his office confirmed that his mother-in-law, who lives in a long-term care facility, has tested positive for the virus.
Ontario calls on military for help as COVID-19 ravages long-term care
It wasn’t immediately clear if the Canadian Armed Forces would agree to the government’s request. Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton declined to say where the extra help would be deployed, saying only that they would go to five homes that have been hit particularly hard by the virus.
Oil price plunge deals blow to Canada’s coffers
Every US$15 per barrel drop in the price of oil translates to a dent of roughly $3.5 billion in federal deficit, said Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux. And with a flood of unwanted oil hitting the market at the same time as a drop in demand caused by the pandemic, prices for the commodity are spiralling, with U.S. oil hitting negative Monday.
COVID-19 may be peaking in Ontario, but it can't re-open without better testing
Ontario's COVID-19 testing program is still lagging behind other provinces after more than a month of issues. Though there are early signs of hope, the province can't safely restart its economy until it understands the full scope of the outbreak, experts say.
Long-term care is now the front line of Ontario’s COVID-19 battle
The Ontario government says it has acted quickly and often to stop the spread of the virus in long-term care. But B.C. acted weeks earlier, and critics say key problems should have been addressed a month ago.
NDP says Ford's plan for COVID-19 in long-term care has 'loopholes'
Critics have sounded the alarm over long-term care in Ontario for years, with medical workers’ associations and unions calling for fixes to chronic understaffing issues in long-term care homes.
Ford to release plan to halt COVID-19 ‘wildfire’ in Ontario long-term care
The Ontario legislature also convened Tuesday to extend the province's state of emergency for another month, and to pass another emergency bill.
Ontario’s COVID-19 cases likely to peak this week
Though the numbers show a "glimmer of hope," Ontario isn't out of the woods yet, Premier Doug Ford said. On Tuesday, the government is expected to extend Ontario's state of emergency for another month.
COVID-19 has halted most facets of life — but not debt collection
Borrowers say they need relief. Lenders say their business model relies on people paying if they’re able.
Ontario suspends environmental oversight rules, citing COVID-19
“At this point I will give the benefit of the doubt to the government… but we will be watching very closely,” said Ontario NDP environment critic Ian Arthur.