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.
Teen sisters school big brands on selling to Gen Z
Peyton Verhoeven and her equally business-minded sister Ella noticed a few years ago that brands had no idea how to talk to Generation Z, so they built a consultancy to help them tap into the vibe of young consumers seeking authenticity.
Environmental, Indigenous and parent groups can join youth climate case, Ontario court says
The Ontario court hearing a climate lawsuit filed by seven youth against the provincial government has granted intervenor status to six groups, meaning Indigenous voices and those of environmental groups and parents will also be heard in court starting in September.
Toronto students want to get blood where it’s needed in India to reduce rural deaths
Blood is often out of reach for patients in India's rural or overburdened hospitals. A Toronto teen wants to use technology to help.
Big ideas and a global network help Toronto teens try to solve India’s air pollution problem
Aleeza Jahan wants to help reduce India’s chronic air pollution, and the 16-year-old high school student from Vaughan is tapping into a global network of other engaged teens to try to make it happen.
Tungsten’s teenagers want to turn lights on where electricity doesn’t reach
Toronto-area teenagers Anya Singh and Ella Ceroni want to turn the lights on for some of the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who live without electricity, but first they need to find a lab to help them develop their radio-wave solution.
Youth activist works hard so climate facts don’t get lost in translation
American youth climate activist Sophia Kianni tells a Toronto audience about the climate strike movement’s strategic shift to policy as her Climate Cardinals translation service proves the need for environmental and climate literacy in the Global South.
Toronto teens seek male birth control pill that avoids the hormonal side-effects of female versions
Most teens don't spend their after-school hours searching for the key to male birth control, but Simran Saxena and Diba Dindoust aren't most teens.
Ready, set, startups: Collision hitting Toronto next week
Collision, a major global tech event that migrated to Toronto one year before COVID-19 hit, is opening its doors again next week, welcoming hundreds of speakers and tens of thousands of participants to a four-day confab.
Toronto school board celebrates opening of centre for Black excellence
The Toronto District School Board’s effort to stamp out anti-Black racism took another step forward this week with the launch of an educational centre celebrating Black achievements and uplifting a student population historically underserved and unseen.
Young workers, women and Albertans lead May jobs gains as wage growth quickens
Many young workers found full-time work in May, Canadian jobs data showed on Friday, with women of all ages and Albertans also boosting overall employment numbers as wage growth velocity quickened.