Morgan Sharp
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About Morgan Sharp
Morgan Sharp is a non-binary trans journalist who wrote about youth and young people in and around Toronto, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
She covered a wide range of subject areas over more than three years with National Observer and ten years with the Reuters news agency before that, including general and political news, the environment and sustainability, technology and the companies that sell it, financial markets and economics.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, they lived and worked in Cairo and London before settling in Toronto.
Ontario schools can offer high-contact sports, music again
Ontario school students can return to extracurricular activities including high-contact sports such as indoor basketball, as well as choir and wind instrument ensembles, the provincial government says, as the Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of COVID-19 starts to recede.
Law students call on York University to reverse planned cut to its Innocence Project
Students at York University’s Osgoode Hall law school have written an open letter to the dean regarding sharp cuts coming to its Innocence Project, which seeks to exonerate those who have been wrongfully convicted.
York University's problem-solving program gives students a lesson in collaboration
York University’s Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom program enables students to come together across disciplines to seek solutions for complex social issues.
Two more Indigenous land defenders face charges after Toronto rail blockade
Two more land defenders who took part in a Toronto rail blockade in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs last November have been charged or ticketed.
Youth jobs dried up again in January with the return of COVID lockdowns
Retail and accommodation jobs were hit hard by job losses in January, especially in Ontario and Quebec, as renewed public health restrictions hurt young workers and women the most.
Navigating life as a queer Muslim can be complicated. This Toronto network embraces people as they are
Summeiya Khamissa grew up feeling like the only queer Muslim around, just like all the others they’ve met since starting a mostly online network centred on Toronto that reaches out globally.
Toronto filmmaker Chase Joynt on how he framed and reframed Agnes
Chase Joynt seeks a more expansive and nuanced telling of trans stories, and he’s not afraid to experiment with genre in Framing Agnes, a mix of creative and documentary filmmaking that won two awards at Sundance on Friday.
Light shines on Toronto LGBTQ+ youth who stepped up to help
The efforts of youth in Toronto to create social connections and improve mental health in the LGBTQ+ community were recognized this month by a Vancouver-based non-profit.
Young Indigenous land defender heads to court
A well-known Indigenous environmental activist faced court on Wednesday in relation to her involvement in a Wet’suwet’en solidarity action in November. Her supporters say the legal battle is about silencing Indigenous dissent.
Ontario social services overhaul hurts young job seekers, report warns
The Ford government’s move to do away with youth-specific job search programs in Ontario has put the career growth and earning potential of young people at risk, a new report from advocacy network First Work warns.