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.
What will the U.S. election do to hate in Canada?
Whether Trump is re-elected or not, the racism he tapped into isn’t going away any time soon in the U.S or in Canada, experts say.
Trump has few friends left in Canada. What happens if he wins?
The U.S president was never popular in Canada, but after four years under Donald Trump, relations between our two countries have soured. Trump is now trailing in the polls, but he still has a narrow path to victory on Nov. 3.
A ‘perfect storm’ of pre-election uncertainty along the U.S.-Canada border
The tight relationship between cross-border cities like Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., was upended when Canada and the U.S. halted non-essential travel in March. Throw in a contentious presidential election, and all of a sudden, a lot seems to be in limbo.
America’s QAnon problem is infecting Canada. What can we do about it?
Though the unfortunate cultural import from the United States has been kicking around Canada for years, QAnon has gained new prevalence this year. How bad is it, and what can be done to stop it?
How America’s climate crossroads can shape Canada’s future
“If Trump wins ... I think it would be disastrous for the planet, for people’s health,” said Kathryn Harrison, a University of British Columbia political scientist who specializes in climate policy. “That would be a very distressing outcome.”
Alberta’s pipeline dreams could be riding on the U.S. election
Donald Trump approved Keystone XL, but Joe Biden says he’d cancel it. Meanwhile, Alberta has invested $1.5 billion that it likely won’t get back if the pipeline fails. Experts say it's a high-risk gamble.
First Nations file suit against Ford government over forestry changes
“Our efforts to engage with Ontario have not worked, and the current approach to forestry in Ontario is resulting in the death of the boreal forest by a thousand cuts,” said Brunswick House First Nation Chief Cheryl St. Denis.
Facebook bans, reinstates accounts linked to anti-pipeline event
The social media giant said the suspensions were done by mistake and that it had reinstated the accounts Monday. But it didn’t explain how the incident happened, and some said they still weren’t able to access their accounts.
Ottawa reluctantly signs off on Ford’s ‘weaker’ industrial carbon pricing plan
In a statement Monday, federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Premier Doug Ford’s program “meets the minimum stringency requirements” to replace Ottawa’s version and the government is “required” to sign off. He also said the government intends to make its threshold more stringent after 2022.
Doug Ford facing second lawsuit over environmental assessment changes
The government passed Bill 197 last month without holding public consultations, which are required under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights. Environmental advocates filed a first challenge last month, and a group of First Nations are planning a third.