Krystle Alarcon
About Krystle Alarcon
Krystle Alarcon is an award-winning, multimedia reporter based in Montreal, Quebec. She was nominated for two awards by the Canadian Association of Journalists in 2014, for her investigative pieces on a prostitute trying to exit the industry in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and the abuse of temporary foreign workers in Canada. She won an award for the latter. Fluent in French and Tagalog, she enjoys reporting on social justice issues and increasing the representation of minorities in media. She loves cooking, playing with dogs with squashed noses, and trying to spike a volleyball.
Philippe Couillard reflects about his future after losing Quebec election
It was a somber, teary night in Montreal's Old Port Monday, as Liberal supporters in the Quebec's most populous city watched upstart parties on the left and right of the political spectrum surge, pushing the party that had held power for the better part of 15 years to the ranks of official Opposition.
François Legault to form next Quebec government
Quebec voters made history on Monday evening, electing the right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec to form its first ever government. The CAQ defeated the ruling Liberals in the province's Oct. 1 general election.
This Montrealer wants to shatter Islamophobia with his documentaries
Waël Kabbani, a Syrian-Saudi Arabian filmmaker/producer, in Montreal hopes his documentary films break down stereotypes of Muslim people.
Federal ministers say asylum claimants do not get 'free ticket' to Canada
Immigration minister heading to Nigeria to discuss influx of Nigerians on tourist visas entering Canada from the United States at unofficial entry points in Quebec to claim asylum.
Politicians leave Quebec funeral with mission to change image of Islam in media
Thousands of people sent thousands of blessings to the deceased on Thursday, said Montreal resident Lina Zaidi, standing in a stadium packed to the brim.
Trudeau government reviewing law as migrant workers treated 'like slaves'
Fifteen migrant workers from Guatemala were arrested on Oct. 26, 2016 and now face deportation. National Observer interviewed some of them to hear their story.
This isn't Big Bang Theory, but ordinary citizens are getting their hands on science
Citizen science, the practice of crowd-sourcing data from non-scientists, is becoming a popular trend in Canada — allowing scientists to help endangered and at-risk species survive.
D’Alep à Ville Saint-Laurent : la nouvelle vie de Hrant Basmajian
Hrant Basmajian a dû abandonner deux maisons et deux restaurants pour s’échapper de sa ville natale ravagée par la guerre, mais il n’a pas l’air d’un homme avec qui la vie n’a pas été tendre.
From Aleppo to Ville Saint-Laurent, Hrant Basmajian's new Canadian life
Fifty per cent of the students at one French school in Montreal are Syrian refugees. National Observer takes you inside of one of them through the eyes of a student.
In Lac-Mégantic, summer brings painful memories of oil train disaster
Summer is a tough time for Diane Bélanger. While most people celebrate shorts weather and the sweet smell of new grass, the season brings back painful memories of her 20-year old daughter.