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.
Ontario offers school staff pay hike far below union’s proposal
The Ford government’s proposal of annual pay raises up to two per cent for its public school system’s lowest-paid workers was “disheartening,” the union representing 55,000 education assistants, library workers, custodians and other school staff said.
Wild Outside gets young people into nature, wherever it’s found
More than two dozen teenagers paddle down the Humber River — some in a canoe for the first time — as Monica Chander and Jacob Parliament from the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Wild Outside program help them develop their appreciation and knowledge of nature.
Ford government offers more tutoring cash to parents as bargaining looms
The Ford government will give parents in Ontario cash for tutoring to help students recover from learning lost to more than two years of COVID-19 pandemic disruptions. Critics say they should adequately fund public education instead.
Teens boost Canada’s summer student job market in July
The summer student job market is tracking stronger than it was in 2019, jobs data for July shows, especially for males aged 15 and 16, as many of them picked up school holiday work in an otherwise shrinking retail sector and hospitality.
Statistics Canada fires up concerns over youth vaping
More than six in 10 Canadian teenagers and more than a quarter of young adults have never touched a cigarette, Statistics Canada says, but vaping is growing in popularity among the younger demographic.
Climate Reality Project creating collaborative poetry, murals for climate action
Teams from the Climate Reality Project from Canada, the Philippines and across Africa are working to create collaborative poetry about the environment and climate change that they will present at the upcoming COP27 global climate conference.
Roomies forever: Shared housing more common these days, especially among young adults
The number of roommate households has grown faster than any other living arrangement in Canada over the last decade, census data shows, and with home ownership in the Toronto area a distant dream, some young people are looking abroad for opportunities.
Higher prices hit different for young people
Young people are feeling the pinch of inflation more than their older counterparts, as the ever-increasing cost of living in Toronto is forcing some to rethink their plans.
Talaria helps high school students get into scientific research
The Talaria Summer Institute gives female and genderqueer high school students a chance to work on real-world scientific research, equipping them with a clearer view of career opportunities available in typically male-dominated fields.
Ontario’s education minister insists extracurriculars will be offered
Ontario’s education minister says the province wants to help its students deal with two years of learning loss by keeping its classrooms open and offering all extracurriculars, insisting education workers awaiting a new contract provide the voluntary time required.