Emma McIntosh
Reporter | Toronto |
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About Emma McIntosh
Emma McIntosh has covered environment, energy and national news. She covered misinformation and disinformation in the 2019 federal election. She has reported for StarMetro Calgary, the Toronto Star and the Calgary Herald as well as Canada's National Observer. A former Seattle-ite and dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Emma graduated from Ryerson University's undergraduate journalism program in 2018.
She has focused on investigative journalism since 2017. Emma also covered the Alberta provincial election in April 2019. Projects she's worked on have been shortlisted for multiple national awards, including a National Newspaper Award, the Canadian Hillman Prize and CJF Jackman Award for Excellence.
What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded'
Wet’suwet’en Nation territory in northern British Columbia is just one example of a dispute over unceded land. Community members there are currently fighting to block the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
B.C. pipeline threatens healing centre in unceded Wet'suwet'en territory
The B.C government is considering whether to let the project proceed without looking at how it would affect the $2-million Unist'ot'en Healing Centre.
Worker killed in incident at Syncrude oilsands mine
The incident happened at Syncrude's Aurora site Sunday evening.
Three oilpatch companies charged in sour gas leak
The incident happened in February 2018 near Spirit River, in northwestern Alberta.
Is a clean energy reckoning drawing nearer for the oilpatch?
Short-term forecasts show a good year ahead for the energy sector. But long term, Canadians are pushing for clean energy and global demand for petroleum may peak sooner than expected.
Complaints filed against RCMP for blocking Wet'suwet'en access
“The whole experience was dehumanizing,” said Delee Alexis Nikal, one of the complainants, who is Wet’suwet’en from the Gidimt’en Clan.
Andrea Horwath slams Doug Ford for cancellation of a $230-million partially built wind farm
“Mr. Ford, the ball is in your court. If you believe this decision is not a waste of public money, and you did not use bogus evidence to justify it, let the auditor general prove it,” Horwath said.
Wildfires are getting worse. Australia and Canada must either act or burn
The climate crisis is making devastating wildfires more intense and more frequent. Both countries are facing increasingly urgent decisions about how to prepare.
How the loss of ice due to climate crisis could alter our way of life
Life in Canada and abroad is intertwined with ice. But the loss of winter could alter our traditions and livelihoods, a new study has found.
EXCLUSIVE: Wind farm owner launches court challenge against Ontario government
Earlier this month, the Ontario government cancelled the half-built Nation Rise Wind Farm, citing concerns about local bats. The company behind the project says that claim isn’t rooted in science.