Morgan Sharp
Reporter | Toronto |
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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.
Schools in Ontario will stay closed until September
Ontario will keep its schools closed in June, Premier Doug Ford says, as he extends virtual-only learning until the summer break amid a waning third wave of COVID-19 infections and a vaccine rollout still in progress.
Meet the Ontario teen behind Canada’s economics Olympiad
High school student Andy Wei wants to get more of his peers engaged in economics, so he created the Canadian Economics Olympiad. Top participants in an upcoming event can secure a spot on a national team to compete in a virtual global competition.
What it's like to menstruate while trans or incarcerated
Bleed the North shares stories of incarcerated and trans menstruators and explains the sacred nature of "moon time" in Indigenous culture as its young leaders reach for menstrual justice.
Tackling anti-Black racism shouldn't just be a student's job
Efforts to address anti-Black racism in schools must involve shifting the curriculum and the approaches of teachers and other staff, advocates say, and principals and administrators should be encouraging the move as a response to a crisis.
Doug Ford just asked everyone for advice about schools
The premier of Ontario, where schools have been closed since early to mid April, laid out the facts he is considering on whether to reopen them in June or wait until September and asked for our advice.
Demi Lovato provides younger non-binary folk symbolic boost
Pop singer Demi Lovato came out as non-binary last week, providing a dose of visibility and affirmation for younger folks working out their own gender identity, LGBTQ+ advocates say.
Work-to-rule coming for Toronto Catholic elementary schools
Life is already tough for Toronto’s elementary students, who have been learning virtually since the city’s schools closed in early April. It may get even tougher for those in the Catholic system, where teachers will work-to-rule starting on Tuesday.
Toronto Jewish school sues province, city over lockdown
An orthodox Jewish religious school in north Toronto has filed a legal challenge against the provincial government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures and city additions, arguing they fail to account for its unique needs and obligations.
Some Daughters of the Vote want to fight anti-Asian racism
A group of young Asian Canadian women, seeing few role models who looked like them in politics or academia, met online at this year’s virtual Daughter of the Vote event and have since joined forces to raise their voices.
Class of 2021 prepares for a new chapter as COVID drags on
The Class of 2021 has had an almost completely virtual last two years of high school, and they’re exhausted.